Friday, February 9, 2018
Directed by Emma Rice, Kneehigh’s Brief Encounter is a fast-paced, superbly powerful, moving and yet hilarious piece of theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThursday, February 8, 2018
The Hope Theatre continues to programme top rate Fringe theatre and Moments & Empty Beds, two bijou theatrical nuggets from Pennyworth, are no exception.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMTuesday, January 23, 2018
Gallowglass, the world premiere stage adaptation of one of Ruth Rendell’s classics, has wowed me to the point where I’m keen to see the production again.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFriday, January 19, 2018
It’s a real delight and breath of fresh air to see such a beautifully written and performed new play from seasoned actors. I very much hope Louise Jameson and Nigel Fairs write and perform…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMTuesday, January 9, 2018
Choosing my top five favourites from amongst the pantomimes I had the great pleasure and privilege of watching has been really easy! Here they are…. oh yes, they are…. (I need to stop th…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMMonday, January 8, 2018
2018 – a new year to embrace new shows and experiences in the theatrical bubble I often find myself mooching around in. As I’ve said in my previous more personal blog posts, I ra…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMFriday, January 5, 2018
2017 has been a bumper year for Break A Leg, we’ve literally been all over the place in as many theatres as possible and loving every minute.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMWednesday, January 3, 2018
With a small cast of lead roles, an extremely able ensemble and a set to rival most of the pantomimes I’ve seen this season – it’s one to bag a ticket for if you can.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMI’ve seen more than my fair share of Pantomimes this season – oh yes I have! I’m having a ball and I’ve liberally dished out the stars which have been richly deserved.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMFriday, December 29, 2017
It’s been a long time since I last saw Robin Hood And The Babes In The Wood performed, and it was a very different incarnation to the Rock ‘N’ Roll version currently being staged at St…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMSunday, December 24, 2017
'I just love the festive season anyway, it’s something which doesn’t take itself too seriously – you know what you’re going to get with a pantomime.'
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThursday, December 21, 2017
As pantomimes go, Cinderella is up there with the most renowned and the magic of the fairy tale has been brought to life superbly at Malvern Theatres.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMMonday, December 18, 2017
He can now be seen treading the boards as Fleshcreep in Jack And The Beanstalk at Cambridge Arts Theatre and he’s appearing with a stellar cast. I caught up with Stephen to find out all ab…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMSunday, December 17, 2017
Last year’s pantomime at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre was exceptional – this season they’ve only gone and topped it!
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMSaturday, December 9, 2017
101 Dalmatians – no easy feat for a stage production, one might imagine, getting all those dalmatians up on stage in one go with no unruly canine behaviour, etc. What’s the answer? Use p…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMTuesday, November 28, 2017
It’s the first pantomime of Break A Leg’s busy season – oh yes it is! What better way to kick start it than with Cinderella at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMMonday, November 13, 2017
'Follies has been an incredible experience so far. At 24 having the opportunity to work with such fantastic people and in The National Theatre of all places is so overwhelming. I honestly pi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AMSaturday, November 11, 2017
Next year he’ll be treading the boards as Claudius in Hamlet, you can catch him in a web series called A Lesson Learnt and he also appears in a short film, Saving Me From Me.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFriday, November 10, 2017
Having reviewed The Hollow at Stoke Repertory Theatre earlier this year, also care of United National Productions Limited, and thoroughly enjoyed the exceptional staging of one of Agatha Chr…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMThursday, November 2, 2017
This show has been on my son’s radar since it’s regular advertising on Channel Five each morning. It’s a favourite of his and the selection of programmes all meet with his approval, so…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWednesday, November 1, 2017
It’s a brave individual who takes up a career in stand up comedy, however Sallyann Fellowes has just done that having left careers in both the police and as a nurse behind her.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMSunday, October 22, 2017
The opening scene is set in one of Henry’s (Laurence Fox) productions, although that’s not evident until the action moves on from the set to which Charlotte (Rebecca Johnson) and Max (Ad…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMSaturday, October 21, 2017
Mrs Johnstone is the lynchpin in the story, there wouldn’t be a tale to tell without her, after all. The musical numbers that she sings are classics, from Tell Me It’s Not True to Easy T…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMWednesday, October 18, 2017
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SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:00PMMonday, October 16, 2017
Inspired by Lewis Carroll, The Hunting Of The Snark is a musical cornucopia of delights, silliness and adventure. A fantastic show for kids and adults alike and engaging from beginning to end
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMTuesday, October 10, 2017
I confess that The Wedding Singer is one of my favourite films, it is not even a guilty pleasure, it is just sheer eighties throwback joy and cast brilliantly. It definitely works though, th…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThursday, October 5, 2017
In my humble opinion, the ultimate specialist in farce is Alan Ayckbourn and nowhere is my point more finely demonstrated than in How The Other Half Loves. A classic, fast-paced, quick-humou…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMSunday, October 1, 2017
"I’d not seen The Addams Family as a live performance before, not even an amateur version. I was pretty much unaware that the musical version even existed until the audition came along."
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMFriday, September 29, 2017
"Caroline Langrishe is playing the role of my wife [in Alan Ayckbourn's How the Other Half Loves] and I filmed a Midsomer Murders episode with her last December!"
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMThursday, September 21, 2017
'The ethos behind this production is really the ethos on which the school was built: inclusivity, opportunity and the importance sharing the beauty of ballet.'
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMTuesday, September 12, 2017
9 to 5 the musical is based on the popular film and features an uplifting selection of musical theatre numbers, an excellent showcase for the actresses taking the lead roles. This particular…
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