Saturday, February 11, 2023
DI John Rebus has retired, but his mind is never far from the job – even when he’s been invited as a plus one to a swanky dinner party. Rebus: A Game Called Malice takes the detective of…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMFriday, December 16, 2022
Though the title is a bit of a mouthful, Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol is an unexpectedly brilliant retelling of the Victorian tale. With Robert Bathurst as Scrooge and a l…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWednesday, December 14, 2022
Following a successful West End engagement at the Dominion back in 2019, White Christmas has been taken on the road for the 2022 festive season. This time round, the Irving Berlin classic mu…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMFriday, December 2, 2022
If you’re looking for a show with a happy ending, We Were Promised Honey! makes it clear from the outset that this isn’t something they’re going to provide. The audience will get to se…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMMonday, October 31, 2022
Too old for trick or treating? Local fireworks display cancelled? You could stay in and binge-watch a Netflix boxset, or plan a scary movie marathon – or you could try something a bit diff…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMTuesday, October 18, 2022
Fear and laughter often go hand-in-hand (you only have to look at work from the likes of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith to see that), so Tall Stories’ approach to the Oscar Wilde nov…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMFriday, October 7, 2022
The game is afoot once more, as Blackeyed Theatre hase adapted the Sherlock Holmes story The Valley of Fear into a brand new stage show. This production is currently touring the country, and…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, September 12, 2022
Following in the footsteps of the likes of David Suchet and Ian McKellen, celebrated Irish actor Gabriel Byrne brings his memoir, Walking With Ghosts, to the stage. This brief West End run c…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, September 5, 2022
Charlie Josephine’s play I, Joan at Shakespeare’s Globe does give Joan a feminist mantle; that is probably for the best, as the character would be pretty unbearable if focused solely on …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSunday, August 28, 2022
The Tempest at Shakespeare’s Globe is an unexpectedly hilarious production of a potentially tricky play, with vibrant direction from Sean Holmes – George Fouracres, Ralph Davis and Ciar…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMTuesday, August 16, 2022
Written in collaboration with John Fletcher, Henry VIII is quite possibly Shakespeare’s final play – but, despite this country’s continued obsession with all things Tudor, it remains a…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWednesday, May 4, 2022
Running in rep alongside Henry VI: Rebellion (a.k.a. Henry VI, part two), the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre is also currently home to Henry VI, part three. As with …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMTuesday, April 26, 2022
The story begins with Henry welcoming his new bride, Margaret of Anjou, with a boisterous feast that isn’t exactly suited to his calm and reserved temperament – though Margaret immediate…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMFriday, April 1, 2022
Watching Mike Bartlett’s play Cock today, it seems strange to think that it was actually written 13 years ago, as it covers themes that are so resonant with life in 2022.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMFriday, March 4, 2022
If you’ve seen Moulin Rouge! The Musical and loved it, I’d advise you to read no further – this is not going to be pleasant.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMTuesday, February 22, 2022
This is a piece of verbatim theatre, telling three stories of queer activism from the mid-20th century to the present day; Alexis Gregory conducted interviews with Michael-Anthony Nozzi (a s…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThursday, February 10, 2022
As soon as Hamlet was announced as part of the 2021-22 winter season my eyes rolled so hard I nearly saw the inside of my eye sockets. I was desperately disappointed. But then something magi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSunday, February 6, 2022
On the anniversary of Hollywood legend Ava Gardner’s death, she lived again in the form of Elizabeth McGovern, whose play AVA: The Secret Conversations has now opened at Hammersmith’s Ri…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSaturday, February 5, 2022
It seems like we’ve been made to wait an inordinately long time for this announcement, but it was definitely worth it as far as I’m concerned.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSunday, January 23, 2022
Despite the fact that theatres were once again up and running for about half the year (varying from place to place), there was still a massive appetite for digital productions going into 202…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMMonday, January 17, 2022
When I had a look through my list of shows, it wasn’t too hard to choose a top 10 – the hardest thing was getting them in the right order
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMTuesday, December 21, 2021
A theatrical experience that you will never forget – Eddie Redmayne revels in the role of the Emcee, but Jessie Buckley steals the show in Cabaret.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWednesday, December 15, 2021
Once you reach December, you don’t have to look far to find several adaptations of a certain Charles Dickens novella – the key is finding an original take on the story.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMarley was dead to begin with – and what of it? There’s still work to be done, and Bob Cratchit has to bear the brunt of his remaining master’s foul moods whilst remaining industrious.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMMonday, November 22, 2021
My first time back in Stratford-upon-Avon since February 2019, and roughly three years since I’d last stepped foot in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre – and after seeing some rehearsal foot…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWednesday, November 10, 2021
This GBM Productions musical version of DH Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover originally had a limited run at the Shaftesbury Theatre but has now been given a digital revival by Stream.T…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMMonday, October 25, 2021
What would you do if all the fish suddenly vanished? It’s a question that would have sounded faintly ridiculous a few years ago, but as climate change grips the world, a mass extinction ev…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMFriday, October 22, 2021
The RSC's brand-new musical, an adaptation of The Magician's Elephant, started performances this week at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Earlier this month, the company…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, October 18, 2021
Beth Underdown's debut novel The Witchfinder’s Sister, now adapted for the stage by Vickie Donoghue, gives a voice to a possible sister of Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins and interroga…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMSaturday, July 17, 2021
Dorian: A Rock Musical is an interesting take on the Oscar Wilde classic, probably better suited to live & in-person shows – Bart Lambert gives an arresting performance as Dorian Gray.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMSunday, July 11, 2021
Romeo & Juliet at Shakespeare’s Globe is a new and vital take on the classic Verona tale, contextualising the characters’ motives – this is not about romance, it’s about escape.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM 
