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Saturday, April 29, 2023

Tim Minchin: ‘Politics affects my mental health … I feel gaslit’ by Tom Lamont

He’s the anarchic comedian behind the musicals Matilda and Groundhog Day. He talks about dashed Hollywood hopes, the dangers of modernising Roald Dahl and feeling out of step with his prog…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM
Sunday, June 13, 2021

Sir Ian McKellen: ‘What does old mean? Quite honestly I feel about 12’ by Tom Lamont

It’s half a century since Sir Ian McKellen first played Hamlet. Now he’s starring as the Dane again – at 82. He talks about his extraordinary life, why he’ll never write his memoir �…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM
Thursday, May 20, 2021

Nish Kumar: ‘Do they just hate my jokes?’ by Tom Lamont

Nish Kumar considers himself a mild-mannered British Asian man who does comedy. So why does he attract so much rage from the rightwing press and social media? Hide your commemorative Brexit …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM
Saturday, November 3, 2018

Sheridan Smith: ‘I just fell apart. I lost my mind for a time there’ by Tom Lamont

She was a rising star, but silently struggled with alcohol and panic attacks. The actor tells all about her breakdown and her hard-won recoverySheridan Smith arrives at the restaurant with a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PM
Monday, February 27, 2017

Tarell Alvin McCraney: 'I didn't know what "faggot" meant. I found out quickly' by Tom Lamont

Tarell Alvin McCraney's plays have seen him feted here and in America. And now he's turning his writer's eye on London lifeIn a room on the top floor of a rehearsal studio in south London, w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32AM
Sunday, August 30, 2015

Mission impossible? Meet the new chaplains by Tom Lamont

Could gamblers do with a little help from God? Would a rich spiritual life improve a rugby team? And does faith have a place in the theatre? With church attendance in decline, Tom Lamont mee…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:04AM
Saturday, August 15, 2015

Rupert Friend: I thought acting wasn’t for me by Tom Lamont

Three years ago the actor was on the verge of giving up. Then Homeland came calling. He talks about the CIA, leaving London for the US and why he really misses the pubThe sun is out in north…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:02AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Mat Horne: 'The recovery was always going to be quite lengthy' by Tom Lamont

Mat Horne has had a rocky time since Gavin & Stacey. A bit of Chekhov will cheer him up…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PM

Elisabeth Moss: 'We're not saving the world here' by Tom Lamont

The Mad Men star on being Peggy Olson, taking to the West End stage with Keira Knightley, and Ricky Gervais's winning ways at the Golden Globes

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PM
Sunday, March 1, 2015

Russell Tovey: ‘I was a scared, skinny little rat. Then I hit the gym…’ by Tom Lamont

It took the Essex actor a decade to fully regain his confidence after falling victim to a knife attack at 18. And a decade, too, to be comfortable portraying his own sexuality on stage and s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Saturday, August 16, 2014

Edinburgh festival 2014 theatre review dystopia in the dark by Tom Lamont

Running around in the dark, peeing on stage and not knowing your lines every single night makes for pretty riveting theatre Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Saturday, August 9, 2014

Edinburgh festival 2014 theatre review audience participation can be fun by Tom Lamont

The simple pleasures of going down the boozer, randomly selected protagonists and 1990s TV on an endless loop Stephanie Merritt's Edinburgh comedy round-up Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PM
Saturday, August 2, 2014

Edinburgh festival 2014 theatre review no gimmicks please by Tom Lamont

The myriad theatrical novelties of the fringe may be seductive, but they invariably leave you feeling disappointed. Surely this year would be different Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Saturday, August 10, 2013

Edinburgh fringe theatre round-up by Tom Lamont

Ballad of the Burning Star; Nirbhaya; Our Fathers; The Islanders; Have I No Mouth; On the One Hand; Stuart: A Life BackwardsNot a lot separates performers from spectators at the fringe. You …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PM
Saturday, August 3, 2013

Edinburgh fringe theatre round-up by Tom Lamont

Blam!; On the Beach; Kubrick3; High Plains; Oh My Irma; Gardening for the Unfulfilled and AlienatedGive or take the odd cancellation – a four-hander about a prison break, called off; an op…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Saturday, May 11, 2013

Adam Buxton: 'I was called a smarmy, greased-up dwarf' by Tom Lamont

Adam Buxton's solo show Bug pokes fun at the casual brutality of online discourse"It's a steep curve in the net age," says comedian Adam Buxton, "learning to deal with a new type of casual, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM
Saturday, April 6, 2013

Declan Bennett: 'You'd have to be dead not to appreciate the story of Once' by Tom Lamont

The young British actor loved the film and now stars in the musical. But his co-star took some persuading…Declan Bennett and Zrinka Cvitesic signed up to play the leads in Once, the acclai…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Saturday, March 30, 2013

Tim Minchin: the man who waltzed Matilda | Observer profile by Tom Lamont

His score for the stage version of Roald Dahl's Matilda has transformed the one-time struggling standup into a leftfield Andrew Lloyd Webber. Next month, the production reloca…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06PM
Saturday, January 12, 2013

Wouldn't it be loverly? Behind the scenes at My Fair Lady in Sheffield by Tom Lamont

After three weeks, the Crucible's production of My Fair Lady, starring Dominic West and the 24-year-old revelation Carly Bawden, has become one of the hottest tickets in the countryThe cast …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Saturday, December 29, 2012

Inspiration: how Peter McKintosh designed the set for Michael Frayn's Noises Off by Tom Lamont

The set designer reveals how his scribbled ideas in notebooks become the 'brains' of a hit West End productionPeter McKintosh designed the set for the recent revival of the Michael Frayn far…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

Judy Craymer: what inspires me to be be a producer by Tom Lamont

Why the woman behind the Spice Girls musical is indebted to the humble Post-ItCraymer produced Viva Forever!, the musical about the Spice Girls that opened at the Piccadilly theatre this mon…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM
Saturday, August 11, 2012

Edinburgh fringe theatre roundup by Tom Lamont

Boris and Sergey's Vaudevillian Adventure; The Fantasist; Grit; Rubies in the Attic; The Sewing Machine; Dirty Great Love StorySometimes a show has "a good Edinburgh". Enthusiastic early hou…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

Edinburgh festival diary: news and gossip by Stephanie Merritt and Tom Lamont

Tristan makes a stand for the NHS, facts and fictions on a walking tour, and there's life in Shopping Centre yetHow do you like your scones?Trouble on the World's Greatest Walking Tour of Ed…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM
Saturday, August 4, 2012

Edinburgh fringe theatre roundup by Tom Lamont

Peep; Still Life; Coalition; After the Rainfall; One Hour OnlyOn the first day of the Edinburgh festival fringe last week – "preview Wednesday", when venue staff are still wallpapering eve…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM
Saturday, June 23, 2012

Democracy – review by Tom Lamont

Old Vic, LondonPolitical coalitions come and go, a central character in Democracy is warned, but your party is for keeps; so don't ever be so foolish as to risk the latter for the former. Mi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM
Saturday, June 9, 2012

Cantina – review by Tom Lamont

Wonderground, London Is it risky to clap (a possible cause of distraction, disaster, death) when a circus performer is mid-routine? Balanced on a stiff, trembling arm over broken glass,&nbs…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Saturday, May 12, 2012

Three Kingdoms – review by Tom Lamont

Lyric, London W6Two British detectives, Stone and Lee, interrogate a suspect. The head of a decapitated prostitute has been found in the Thames, and this pair seek the killer. A procedural! …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Saturday, April 14, 2012

Johnny Flynn: 'I'd just had a kid and started having severe panic attacks' by Tom Lamont

Johnny Flynn on his role in the hit play Jerusalem, a troubled tour of the US and the problem of achieving a work-life balance…Hours back from a working trip to New York, hours away from a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM
Saturday, March 3, 2012

All New People – review by Tom Lamont

Duke of York's, LondonA study of personal discontent, written by and starring the American actor Zach Braff, All New People gets under way with a visual gag about suicide. Silent, delicate, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PM
Saturday, February 11, 2012

Sex With a Stranger – review by Tom Lamont

Trafalgar Studios 2, LondonA Saturday-night pull is the starting point for Stefan Golaszewski's new play, bleakly funny business when presented as forensically as this: a Lynx Africa-scented…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards