Sunday, October 31, 2021
So many questions to keep you engaged in this new iteration of an ancient legend. Although the actors apply their craft with commitment and skill, you are left sometimes confused and not cle…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMMonday, October 25, 2021
A fun-filled hour of horror-themed musical theatre numbers comes wonderfully unstuck as its creator can’t bring herself to share the spotlight with the other cast members.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWednesday, October 13, 2021
If like me you consider yourself somewhat of an expert on the original story of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, then you’ll be both fascinated and intrigued by Imitating the Dogs curveball of a t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSunday, October 10, 2021
At the end of Snowflakes' shocking road full of twists and turns, the tiny Old Red Lion Theatre expanded into this small universe full of female empowerment
Reviewed by Emily Cliff
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SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMWednesday, October 6, 2021
Upon the curtains opening you are immediately whisked away to the land of down under and the start of a truly wonderful tale. Immediately the show starts with a wonderful tune, you are immed…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:44AMMonday, October 4, 2021
The arrival of a trio of splashy big new musicals in the West End at roughly the same time – the others being Frozen and the ALW Cinderella – feels both like a brave move by producers b…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMSaturday, October 2, 2021
Matthew Bourne’s latest production, is described as “intoxicated tales from the darkest Soho” and based on the novels of Patrick Hamilton. All the action takes place at The Midnight Be…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:45AMFriday, September 24, 2021
I was very excited to see this classic film revived as a stage musical so that a new generation of children could enjoy it.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:30AMMonday, September 20, 2021
This ingenious adaptation is a fabulous, exhilarating slapstick romp combining theatrical invention and wonderfully comic performances.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMSaturday, September 18, 2021
When Grease hit our cinemas back in 1978 I was a wide-eyed 13 year old enthralled by the story, the music and the Grease feeling. So much so as I went to see the film six times. This was a t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThursday, September 16, 2021
If you wanna rock, then come on feel the noize and have nothing but a good time with the cast of Rock of Ages.
Reviewed by Joanne Hodge
5*****
Rock of Ages
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SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMMonday, September 13, 2021
Having been a fan of the film, I was more than delighted to accept the invitation to go along to the press night of East Is East, 25 years since the world premiere on the Birmingham REP’s …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMSaturday, September 11, 2021
Indulge in your inner child and open up your imagination to unlikely possibilities with ‘Love Beyond the Zoo’ – it’s not just a fictional story but also a fable which makes us questi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMFriday, September 10, 2021
This production of The Woman in Black at the Fortune Theatre is a great reminder of why theatre and the arts are so important and how they can take you to another place entirely
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMTuesday, September 7, 2021
A very excited audience gathered at the wonderful Leeds Playhouse to see David Nixon’s ballet adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos’ 18th-century highly-seductive novel, Les Liaisons Dangere…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMMonday, September 6, 2021
All-in-all, everybody SHOULD be talking about Jamie, and everyone – no matter colour gender, sexuality or anything else is welcome here – acceptance is the name of the game in this touri…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMSunday, September 5, 2021
A love of football – ideally the red side of north London – would definitely help to enjoy this play, but the universal themes of obsession, alienation and comradeship mean there’s ple…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSaturday, September 4, 2021
All stand for Queen Dolly! I have been waiting to see 9 to 5 The Musical this for a long time, I’m a huge fan of Dolly Parton, having even ticked DollyWood off my must do list. Finally it …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFriday, September 3, 2021
We can finally go to the ball, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella was well worth the wait. Emerald Fennell’s treatment of the fairy tale frames Cinderella as a social outcast in a town…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWednesday, September 1, 2021
The intimacy of Southwark Playhouse and some judicious rewriting by director Ricky Dukes creates a more focused, stylised production of Wilde’s scandalous take on the story of Salomé.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMSaturday, August 28, 2021
A very warm and Covid-friendly welcome was received from the Lyceum staff as they greeted an excited audience for the opening night of Looking Good Dead, a stage adaptation (Shaun McKenna) o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThursday, August 26, 2021
From the offset the atmosphere for When Darkness Falls had an eerie aura. The chemistry between John Blondel, portrayed by Will Barton, and the storyteller portrayed by Alex Phelps is impecc…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMMonday, August 23, 2021
If Mary Poppins is Practically Perfect then Miss Eglantine Price is Bobbing Along Beautifully. Fifty years after the film version of the Sherman Brothers classic hit the cinemas, Bedknobs an…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMFriday, August 20, 2021
Written and performed by Marcus Hercules, Prison Game is a monologue that tells the story of an innocent young man who finds himself in prison for a crime that he did not commit.
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SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:30AMMonday, August 16, 2021
I had a flash of a thought, ‘Oh please don’t let this be an anti-climax’, and in the safe hands of the Donmar Warehouse production team, I needn’t have worried. In fact, Constellatio…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSunday, August 15, 2021
Magic Goes Wrong is a highly entertaining comedy play, created through the combined talents of Mischief Theatre and Penn and Teller. It’s part of Mischief Theatre’s ‘Goes Wrong’ seri…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWednesday, August 4, 2021
The icing on the cake in Mind The Gap’s technically fantastic production of A Little Space is the fact it showcases performers who are often left out of mainstream theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMSunday, August 1, 2021
Tuck Shop West End is a two week takeover of the Garrick Theatre showcasing drag and queer performers. Joe Black is a Brighton-based cabaret and drag performer, most recently seen worldwide …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSaturday, February 6, 2021
Despite Coronavirus, 25-year-old award-nominated actor Beaux Harris continues to dance her way through lockdown and is encouraging others to keep going through her Instagram page and online …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThursday, December 24, 2020
Little Robin Redbreast is a wonderful Christmas musical, the socially-distanced crew is marvellous at portraying a festive wonder.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, December 14, 2020
A R Gurney’s gentle two-hander Love Letters is an ideal choice for re-opening TR Haymarket, with the actors never leaving their writing desks throughout the performance.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM 
