There is a Relaxed Performance of the smash-hit National Theatre production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time this April! Lighting and special effects will be adapted for the performance, such as removing strobes and flashing lights and reducing very loud noises; and audience movement and interaction will be welcome. Parts of the Piccadilly … [Read more...]
London Plays: Best Plays in London - New Plays in London
Here is our guide to plays in London. From long-running West End plays such as The Mousetrap and The Woman in Black to new plays opening soon. Book London theatre tickets online for plays – click one of the images or the link below which shows all listings of plays currently on sale.
Guildhall presents Phoebe Eclair-Powell’s Fury
Fury is a modern reworking of Euripides’ classical Medea, a play which has become increasingly popular for contemporary, often feminist interpretations. Rachel Cusk’s adaptation played at The Almeida last September; Pecho Mama’s Medea Electronica opens next week at The Pleasance - Islington; International Theatre Amsterdam’s Medea runs 6-9 March at The Barbican. It … [Read more...]
I Would Like To Get To Know You | Vault Festival
I have never bothered with dating sites, and it is only through shows like I Would Like To Get To Know You that I even have the faintest idea of what it means to ‘swipe right’, or indeed left. There are more definitions in this show, projected onto a large screen, including the acronym ‘IRL’ – in real life – and a hilariously over-emotional definition of ‘ghosting’ … [Read more...]
Review of Lazarus Theatre Company’s The Tempest
How important is gender these days? Worry not, this is a review not a political commentary, but gender has recently been at the forefront of news around the world. The thing I, it's not a new phenomenon, back in William Shakespeare's day, only men were permitted to act on stage - bringing up the vision of a burly bearded bloke in a dress playing the teenage Juliet. … [Read more...]
Dracula at The London Library
Between 1890 and 1895, the Business Manager (Bram Stoker) from the Lyceum Theatre could be found in the London Library pouring over some very interesting books as diverse as “The Devil: His Origin, Greatness and Decadence” through to “A Glossary of Words used in the Neighbourhood of Whitby”. Subsequent research has shown that during this time, Bram Stoker was working … [Read more...]
Mancoin presented by Anna Fox & Felix Legge
As you enter the Studio Space at The Vaults, three girls dressed all in black are arranging things on desks, writing on a flipchart, talking to each other and taking the occasional swig of whisky. Then a young man in a suit enters, addresses the audience as if it’s a lecture and informs us that he’s Guy White (geddit?) and he’s “one of the good guys”. Guy’s into … [Read more...]
Th’Importance of Bein’ Earnest at Drayton Arms Theatre
In theatreland, the term “re-imagining” is a tricky beast, filling one with an uncomfortable mixture of hope and dread. If done well, it can breathe new life into a hackneyed production. If not, as is unfortunately often the case, you leave the theatre determined to hunt down the director and yell at him: “Why?? Why did you mess with it? Just leave it … [Read more...]
Sweat by Lynn Nottage at London’s Gielgud Theatre
The Donmar Warehouse’s sold-out production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Sweat by Lynn Nottage will transfer to London’s Gielgud Theatre for a limited 6 week run from Friday 7 June 2019. Martha Plimpton will reprise her role as Tracey in Lynette Linton’s acclaimed production, with further casting to be announced. Speaking about the transfer, Sweat Playwright … [Read more...]
A Slight Ache and The Dumb Waiter at the Harold Pinter Theatre
The clipped tones of Flora (Gemma Whelan) and Edward (John Heffernan) in A Slight Ache almost called to mind the Noel Coward comedies. This being a Harold Pinter play, it doesn’t quite match the rapidity and breeziness of Coward but is very much in the mould of the ‘Pinter at the Pinter’ series: the surrealness begins fairly early on, as it does in The Dumb Waiter … [Read more...]
Review of Cougar at the Orange Tree Theatre
Rose Lewenstein’s new two-hander, Cougar, is neatly staged in a series of hotel rooms, delineating the relationship between John (an earthy Mike Noble) and Leila (a sultry, mincing Charlotte Randle). What begins as a random encounter after a conference within the hosting hotel, unfolds into a lengthy liaison as Leila (a high- powered environmental expert) invites … [Read more...]
The Play That Goes Wrong new cast announced
The Play That Goes Wrong, the Olivier Award-winning box office hit, today announces that a new cast at the Duchess Theatre from Tuesday 26th February 2019. Awarded the 2014 Whatsonstage.com Best New Comedy, the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy and a Tony award for the Broadway transfer, The Play That Goes Wrong continues to delight audiences in the West End. … [Read more...]
The Night Of The Iguana London Tickets Noël Coward Theatre
Clive Owen returns to the West End for the first time in 18 years to play the Rev. T. Lawrence Shannon in THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA, in a new production directed by James Macdonald. Golden Globe-winner Owen (Closer, Children of Men) will be joined by Lia Williams (The Crown, Mary Stuart) as Hannah Jelkes, Anna Gunn (Breaking … [Read more...]