Monday, 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 06:00AMMonday, July 5, 2021
Illuminating about both the craft of acting and the glorious show that is Hamilton, Giles Terera’s book Hamilton And Me takes the reader on a whirlwind journey through what was clearly an …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMTuesday, June 29, 2021
“I’m afraid of the skin I’m in.” Quick out of the blocks in Soho Theatre’s reopening season is Amanda Wilkin’s Verity Bargate Award-winning debut play, Shedding A Skin. The run h…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMMonday, April 5, 2021
The Temporal Society is another superb bit of escapism from the minds of CtrlAltRepeat, taking you back in time and keeping you on your toes – Rebekah Finch and Rachel Waring are the doubl…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSaturday, March 27, 2021
A superb hour of movies and dance, with a fun concept and brilliant choreography – Aljaž & Janette are absolutely in their element in Remembering the Oscars.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMFriday, March 26, 2021
Shane Richie follows in the footsteps of Pete Postlethwaite, taking on Justin Butcher’s one-man play Scaramouche Jones or the Seven White Masks for Ginger Quiff Media and Stream.Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:15AMWednesday, March 17, 2021
Not only does it work as a standalone piece of digital theatre, this adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray is also really intelligently linked to the original story.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThursday, December 24, 2020
An inventive and compelling retelling of a Christmas classic, the Polka Theatre’s A Christmas Carol is a great introduction to the tale of Mr Scrooge for audience members young and old.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWednesday, November 18, 2020
I may be woefully behind on my show write-ups, but I couldn’t not mark The Show Must Go Online coming to an end – at least until further notice.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMFriday, November 13, 2020
At a time when hatred seems to be the new norm (whether antisemitism, homophobia, or literally anything else), narratives like those discussed in Little Wars are more important than ever.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWednesday, November 4, 2020
Viper Squad is a highly entertaining and thoroughly engaging piece of interactive Zoom theatre, providing human connection and a welcome sense of escapism.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMSunday, August 16, 2020
I’ve really admired the work of Sydney Aldridge throughout the course of The Show Must Go Online, so who better to talk to about casting and her experiences with this innovative Zoom theat…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWednesday, August 12, 2020
From Rome to the Forest of Arden, as The Show Must Go Online next tackles As You Like It.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMThursday, July 30, 2020
I’m running out of superlatives for The Show Must Go Online. Each show is exceptional, including the latest staging of Henry V, and manages to improve upon the previous week in as many way…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMSunday, July 26, 2020
Platform 4’s Invisible Music presents a beautiful and thought-provoking soundscape that is a wonderful manifestation of creativity in this period of isolation.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, July 20, 2020
Nigel Slater’s Toast is a top quality production full of heartwarming moments and alimentary temptations – grab yourself a Walnut Whip and make yourself comfy.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMSaturday, July 11, 2020
Writers Henry Roadnight and Adam Johnson have set about adapting their musical Third Wheel into an online production.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMWednesday, July 8, 2020
Actress Lucy Aarden is part of #IsolationEnsemble, a company formed by director Abbie Riddell to raise urgent funds for theatres across the UK.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMTuesday, June 9, 2020
Reading that the Globe may struggle to come back from this current crisis without the help of donations and emergency funding didn’t seem quite real.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWednesday, June 3, 2020
The Show Must Go Online was firmly back in history mode with the beginning of Shakespeare’s second tetralogy in Richard II. Not quite as much bloodshed as the previous set of histories tha…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWednesday, May 6, 2020
I posed some questions to The Show Must Go Online returnees Luke Barton, Kristin Atherton, David Johnson and Lucy Aarden about their experiences with this weekly lockdown hit.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWednesday, April 29, 2020
Last week was Shakespeare’s birthday, so The Show Must Go Online went all out with their latest production, holding a Titus Andronicus party in the Bard’s honour.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMMonday, April 27, 2020
It feels slightly odd that my final show before the curtains came down wasn’t a play or musical – instead, it was a dance show.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThursday, April 9, 2020
Following on from the instant success of National Theatre At Home streaming event, it’s got me thinking about all the other wonderful NT Live screenings that I’d love to come to the smal…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMTuesday, March 31, 2020
The success of Show Must Go Online’s engrossing The Taming Of The Shrew is a real credit to the company’s creativity and the magic of this emerging art form.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMWednesday, March 25, 2020
Last week saw the first production of The Show Must Go Online, a series devised by Rob Myles (who Mind the Blog regulars will recognise from Merely Theatre’s Twelfth Night and his insight …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMWednesday, March 11, 2020
Can I Help You? is a sensitively and engagingly performed play that tells an all-too-familiar tale of the battle for hope when all seems lost.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMMonday, March 2, 2020
A bold production of the Scottish Play from Lazarus Theatre with a heavy focus on power and ambition – a great introduction to Macbeth and Shakespeare.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMSunday, March 1, 2020
Elton John: It’s A Little Bit Funny is a whistle-stop tour of Elton John’s outrageous life, with a soundtrack of some of his greatest hits performed by an excellent live band.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM 
