Mark Senior
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Review: PINS AND NEEDLES, Kiln Theatre (Sep 26, 2024)
Photos: WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK In Rehearsal (Sep 17, 2024)
Review: ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Stratford East (Sep 13, 2024)
Review: PINS AND NEEDLES, Kiln Theatre (Sep 26, 2024)
Photos: WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK In Rehearsal (Sep 17, 2024)
Review: ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Stratford East (Sep 13, 2024)
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Photos/Video: In Rehearsal For THE WIZARD OF OZ at the Watermill Theatre
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Video/Photos: Full Cast Set and First Look at UK Tour of THERE'S A MONSTER IN MY SHOW
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Review: PINS AND NEEDLES, Kiln Theatre
New play packs plenty of ethical questions into an engaging and fascinating production that offers much to think about on the way home
New play packs plenty of ethical questions into an engaging and fascinating production that offers much to think about on the way home
Photos: WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK In Rehearsal
Go inside the rehearsal room for What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, a new serious comedy by Nathan Englander. See photos of the cast below.
Go inside the rehearsal room for What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, a new serious comedy by Nathan Englander. See photos of the cast below.
Review: ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Stratford East
The Seventies were a time for cheesy pineapple, bellbottom jeans, Elton John, and ABBA. Written in 1977, Mike Leigh’s darkly comic picture of the English middle class turns out to be an evergreen classic. Revived some ten miles from the story’s real-life setting, this is Nadia Fall’s last show as Artistic Director of the venue and features known ‘EastEnder’ Tamzin Outhwaite as Beverly Moss.
The Seventies were a time for cheesy pineapple, bellbottom jeans, Elton John, and ABBA. Written in 1977, Mike Leigh’s darkly comic picture of the English middle class turns out to be an evergreen classic. Revived some ten miles from the story’s real-life setting, this is Nadia Fall’s last show as Artistic Director of the venue and features known ‘EastEnder’ Tamzin Outhwaite as Beverly Moss.
Interview: Actor Richard Cant on Collaboration and Research in PINS AND NEEDLES at Kiln Theatre
Rob Drummond’s new play, Pins and Needles, will premiere in Amit Sharma’s inaugural season at the Kiln Theatre on Wednesday 25 September.
Rob Drummond’s new play, Pins and Needles, will premiere in Amit Sharma’s inaugural season at the Kiln Theatre on Wednesday 25 September.
Review: COME DINE WITH ME THE MUSICAL, Turbine Theatre
There’s potential for Come Dine With Me: The Musical to become a Michelin-starred delight, and its Edinburgh Fringe production has the foundations for it. The cast are all great, the writing has its laughs and the songs are catchy. It just needs more time to simmer and extra spice to give it that extra kick.
There’s potential for Come Dine With Me: The Musical to become a Michelin-starred delight, and its Edinburgh Fringe production has the foundations for it. The cast are all great, the writing has its laughs and the songs are catchy. It just needs more time to simmer and extra spice to give it that extra kick.
Review: THE 39 STEPS, Trafalgar Theatre
Patrick Barlow’s parody The 39 Steps creaks and groans in places but still has plenty of laughs. Wrapped around the central character of Richard Hannay, the story unfurls as we see him accused of murder, run from the police and then defeat a foreign cabal of spies.
Patrick Barlow’s parody The 39 Steps creaks and groans in places but still has plenty of laughs. Wrapped around the central character of Richard Hannay, the story unfurls as we see him accused of murder, run from the police and then defeat a foreign cabal of spies.
Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think of THE 39 STEPS at Trafalgar Theatre?
See what the critics are saying about The 39 Steps at Trafalgar Theatre. Learn more about the show and read the reviews.
See what the critics are saying about The 39 Steps at Trafalgar Theatre. Learn more about the show and read the reviews.
Photos: BACK TO THE FUTURE New West End Cast in Rehearsal
All new photos have been released of the new West End cast in rehearsals for the critically acclaimed BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical. Check out the photos here!
All new photos have been released of the new West End cast in rehearsals for the critically acclaimed BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical. Check out the photos here!
Review: THE 39 STEPS, Theatre Royal Brighton
A stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1930’s spy film (which was in turn was an adaptation of John Buchans novel), The 39 Steps is a madcap dramedy set in 1935 but many of its themes feel relevant today, despite the wacky premise of just four actors playing 139 characters.
A stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1930’s spy film (which was in turn was an adaptation of John Buchans novel), The 39 Steps is a madcap dramedy set in 1935 but many of its themes feel relevant today, despite the wacky premise of just four actors playing 139 characters.
Review: MISS JULIE, Park Theatre
Max Harrison’s production is a beautiful textbook revival that, while leaning into the comic side of the text (translated here by Michael Meyer) accordingly tips into the opposite range of emotional distress. This Miss Julie is funny one second, horrid the immediate next.
Max Harrison’s production is a beautiful textbook revival that, while leaning into the comic side of the text (translated here by Michael Meyer) accordingly tips into the opposite range of emotional distress. This Miss Julie is funny one second, horrid the immediate next.
Review: CLOSER TO HEAVEN, Turbine Theatre
The talented cast and creatives can only do so much to elevate the musical’s inherent camp, but Jonathan Harvey and the Pet Shop Boys' script and songs feel underbaked with characters who aren’t able to be fleshed out. With this in mind, it feels closer to hell.
The talented cast and creatives can only do so much to elevate the musical’s inherent camp, but Jonathan Harvey and the Pet Shop Boys' script and songs feel underbaked with characters who aren’t able to be fleshed out. With this in mind, it feels closer to hell.
Review: WEDDING BAND, Lyric Hammersmith
Interracial marriage has been legal in the United States for less than six decades. To put it into perspective, sliced bread was first sold forty years earlier. Set in 1918 South Carolina, Wedding Band is a blistering portrayal of unjust laws and discrimination, of conscious and unconscious bias, of finding love inside hopeless prejudice. Alice Childress’ American classic describes a Deep South riddled with hatred and stigma, a picture that’s uncomfortably close to a certain party’s opinions and that, sixty years later, remains unfortunately topical. A white baker and a black seamstress defy public opinion in this sombre drama.
Interracial marriage has been legal in the United States for less than six decades. To put it into perspective, sliced bread was first sold forty years earlier. Set in 1918 South Carolina, Wedding Band is a blistering portrayal of unjust laws and discrimination, of conscious and unconscious bias, of finding love inside hopeless prejudice. Alice Childress’ American classic describes a Deep South riddled with hatred and stigma, a picture that’s uncomfortably close to a certain party’s opinions and that, sixty years later, remains unfortunately topical. A white baker and a black seamstress defy public opinion in this sombre drama.
Photos: First Look at Wendi Peters in the UK and Ireland Tour of SISTER ACT
All new photos have been released of Wendi Peters as Mother Superior in the UK and Ireland tour of SISTER ACT, currently playing at the Buxton Opera House. Check out the photos here!
All new photos have been released of Wendi Peters as Mother Superior in the UK and Ireland tour of SISTER ACT, currently playing at the Buxton Opera House. Check out the photos here!
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsal for WEDDING BAND: A LOVE/HATE STORY IN BLACK AND WHITE
See photos from inside the rehearsal room for Wedding Band: A Love/Hate Story in Black and White, written by award-winning American playwright Alice Childress.
See photos from inside the rehearsal room for Wedding Band: A Love/Hate Story in Black and White, written by award-winning American playwright Alice Childress.
Frances Ruffelle-Led CLOSER TO HEAVEN and More Come to The Turbine Theatre This Year
The Turbine Theatre has announced three upcoming performances, including Closer to Heaven, led by Frances Ruffelle. Learn more about the shows here!
The Turbine Theatre has announced three upcoming performances, including Closer to Heaven, led by Frances Ruffelle. Learn more about the shows here!
Review: SISTER ACT, Kings Theatre Glasgow
This divine revival of the iconic movie follows nightclub singer Deloris van Cartier (Landi Oshinowo), whose life takes an unlikely turn after she witnesses a mobster murder. Seeking refuge in a holy convent, she poses as a nun revamping the sisters' struggling choir... despite protests from the austere Mother Superior (Coronation Street's Sue Cleaver).
This divine revival of the iconic movie follows nightclub singer Deloris van Cartier (Landi Oshinowo), whose life takes an unlikely turn after she witnesses a mobster murder. Seeking refuge in a holy convent, she poses as a nun revamping the sisters' struggling choir... despite protests from the austere Mother Superior (Coronation Street's Sue Cleaver).
Review: THE BALLAD OF HATTIE AND JAMES, Kiln Theatre
Somewhere in King’s Cross, a middle-aged woman sits at a piano and plays an original piece with surprising fluency. There begins Samuel Adamson’s tumultuous tale of two teenage musical prodigies whose lives become thoroughly entangled.
Somewhere in King’s Cross, a middle-aged woman sits at a piano and plays an original piece with surprising fluency. There begins Samuel Adamson’s tumultuous tale of two teenage musical prodigies whose lives become thoroughly entangled.
Review: COOL RIDER, London Palladium
Producers Christopher D Clegg and James Drury have had a remarkable journey with Cool Rider, the much-lauded Grease 2 stage adaption. From a supposed ‘one night only show’ back in 2014 at the Lyric Theatre, to record-breaking ticket sales, a flurry of last-minute additional dates, then a return run three months later at the Duchess Theatre…not to mention an original cast recording.
Producers Christopher D Clegg and James Drury have had a remarkable journey with Cool Rider, the much-lauded Grease 2 stage adaption. From a supposed ‘one night only show’ back in 2014 at the Lyric Theatre, to record-breaking ticket sales, a flurry of last-minute additional dates, then a return run three months later at the Duchess Theatre…not to mention an original cast recording.
Review: YOUR LIE IN APRIL �" THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
If Your Lie in April follows the same patterns as Death Note, it won’t be the last time we hear of this iteration. It would be absolutely wonderful to see both of them completely realised as full production at last. The demand is there and the West End should take note.
If Your Lie in April follows the same patterns as Death Note, it won’t be the last time we hear of this iteration. It would be absolutely wonderful to see both of them completely realised as full production at last. The demand is there and the West End should take note.
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