Looking for something different to do over the bank holiday weekend? How about a trip to Milton Keynes Dons Stadium for CM:MK. Guests appear subject to work commitments. Charges will be made for autographs. Photographs of the guests will be available. Not all guests will be appearing on all days. AUTOGRAPHS: There will be a … Continue reading »
When David Bamber, Jonathan Hyde, Gregory Gudgeon and Iain Mitchell stepped onto the stage of The Menier Chocolate Factory all dressed in identical suits I wondered what I’d let myself in for. However the latest adaptation of Travels with My Aunt is clever, funny and well delivered thanks, for the most part, to the acting … Continue reading »
Peter Nichols’ Passion Play, a story about a strong 25 year marriage being blown apart by the appearance of a sexually adventurous young woman, has been revived at The Duke of York’s Theatre in the heart of Central London. The play tells the story of Eleanor (played by Zoë Wanamaker) and James (Owen Teale), as … Continue reading »
The Weir by Conor McPherson is the latest offering from the Donmar Warehouse. With stars such as Brian Cox, Ardal O’Hanlon and Peter McDonald attached to the production it is no surprise then that there were high expectations surrounding the opening night. This is the play’s first major revival in London since its premiere in 1997 … Continue reading »
April 23rd in literary circles is widely known as Shakespeare’s birth and death date, but I have a feeling that the date will soon be synonymous with something else. Yesterday, twenty thousand volunteers in the UK gave away 20 books to friends, family, co-workers, fellow bus travellers and random strangers on this one day, all … Continue reading »
Living the high life in 1980s Manhattan, Patrick Bateman has it all – looks, money, style and status. He and his entourage buy the most expensive designer clothes, eat at the most exclusive restaurants and party at the hottest clubs. But privately, Patrick indulges in another kind of transgression. And people – including those closest to him … Continue reading »
Doktor Glas is the latest production to be performed at the grand Wyndham’s Theatre in the heart of the bustling West End. The one-man show is performed in its original Swedish, with English surtitles, and is Krister Hernriksson’s West End debut following his success in the role in Sweden. Originally a novel by Hjalmar Söderberg, … Continue reading »
I have just carried a plastic carrier bag filled with twenty free books home on a crowded bus then proceeded to kill my hand, writing out twenty bookplates…all for World Book Night happening on the 23rd April. World book night is a special event dedicated to one day a year (incidentally Shakespeare’s birth and death … Continue reading »
The Jermyn Street Theatre’s latest offering is Frederick Lonsdale’s On Approval, a comedy about wealthy widow Maria Wislack (Sara Crowe), an exhausting and difficult woman who decides to trial her latest suitor, Richard Halton (Daniel Hill) for a month’s trial ‘on approval’ to determine their compatibility should she accept his offer of marriage. Richard’s best … Continue reading »
To say I am not the biggest fan of the adapted from a movie musical would be a bit of an understatement. I am generally sick to death of people taking a perfectly good film and turning it into a piece of dross on stage that is all style and no substance. When I found … Continue reading »
