Matt Jopling

Photos: First Look at THE CANTERVILLE GHOST at the Southwark Playhouse

All new photos have been released from The Canterville Ghost at the photocall in London. Check them out below!

Review: THE CANTERVILLE GHOST, Southwark Playhouse

The Canterville Ghost is Oscar Wilde's short novella of an American family moving into a British mansion, to the annoyance of its resident ghost. Tall Stories, as part of their 25th anniversary celebrations, have adapted the narrative and given the tale a quirky treatment by intertwining the narrative with that of four Victorian music hall entertainers.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsal For THE CANTERVILLE GHOST At Southwark Playhouse

The cast of four valiant vaudevillians has been announced for Oscar Wilde's uproarious spectacular The Canterville Ghost, which will haunt and delight audiences at the Southwark Playhouse this autumn, as part of a wider UK Tour. The gloriously ghoulish show, directed by Olivia Jacobs, is part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the award-winning theatre company Tall Stories. See photos from inside rehearsal.

Cast Announced for THE CANTERVILLE GHOST at Southwark Playhouse

The cast of four valiant vaudevillians has been announced for Oscar Wilde's uproarious spectacular The Canterville Ghost, which will haunt and delight audiences at the Southwark Playhouse this autumn, as part of a wider UK Tour. The production will run Tuesday 11th October – Saturday 5th November 2022. 

BWW Review: ONCE UPON A TIME, Tobacco Factory Theatres

Once upon a time there lived two storytelling brothers, their younger sister and a very silly story. This hilarious and nonsensical fairy tale adventure, bursting with absurd jokes and physical comedy, was brought to the Spielman Theatre of the Bristol Tobacco Factory by Gonzo Moose, known best for their inventive way of presenting clowning on stage.

BWW Review: THE FALCON'S MALTESER, The Vaults

First seen touring in 2014, Anthony Horowitz's comic mystery The Falcon's Maltester was a hit at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival and now comes to London's The Vaults for a run that's ideal entertainment for the kids' summer holidays.

Tall Stories Celebrates 21st Birthday At Edinburgh Festival Fringe With The World Premiere of THE CANTERVILLE GHOST, and the Edinburgh Premiere of WILDE CREATURES

Tall Stories returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year with two Oscar Wilde adaptations, including the World Premiere of 'THE CANTERVILLE GHOST' and the Edinburgh premiere of 'WILDE CREATURES'. The shows play in rep at Pleasance Courtyard from 1-26 August 2018.

BWW Review: WILDE CREATURES, Vaudeville Theatre

Tall Stories are back as part of Vaudeville Theatre's celebration of Oscar Wilde. They condense the author's fairy tales in Wilde Creatures, exploring morality in a show tailor-made for young audiences.

BWW Interview: Olivia Jacobs Talks WILDE CREATURES

Olivia Jacobs is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Tall Stories, a registered charity internationally recognised for their high-quality family theatre. Olivia has directed shows in the West End, on Broadway, and at the Sydney Opera House, including multiple tours of The Gruffalo. This year, the company celebrates their 20th anniversary and presents a new show called Wilde Creatures that combines several of Oscar Wilde's fairy stories as part of Dominic Dromgoole's year-long Oscar Wilde celebration at the Vaudeville Theatre.

Photo Flash: Lydia Monks Hosts WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD Illustration Workshop

Lydia Monks, illustrator of bestselling picture book What the Ladybird Heard, hosted an exclusive illustration workshop at London's National Gallery to celebrate the West End show.

Photo Flash: WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD Author & Illustrator Taxi Around London to Celebrate West End Adaptation

To mark the launch of the third installment of What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard On Holiday, and the West End debut of the stage adaptation of the first book, author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Lydia Monks took to the streets in a ladybird taxicab, to celebrate the event. Check out photos below!

BWW Review: TEETH 'N' SMILES, Stockwell Playhouse

Teeth 'n' Smiles is an early work by Sir David Hare, tracking a punk band's disastrous night playing Jesus College Cambridge's 1978 May Ball.

Award Winning Book WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD Makes West End Debut

Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks' bestselling picture book What the Ladybird Heard makes its West End debut this summer.

Malpas Unveil Video and Cloud Boat Remix for 'Where The River Runs'; Album Out Today

London 'electro folk' duo Malpas have released their new video for 'Where The River Runs.' The track is taken from their forthcoming debut full-length album Rain, River, Sea, out July 31st via Killing Moon Records (with US distribution from Yebo Music.)

Cast Announced for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM IN NEW ORLEANS at Arts Theatre Upstairs

The cast has been announced for a musically infused version of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' which will play at The Arts Theatre Upstairs this Summer. Set in the 'Birthplace of Jazz', the tale unfolds from the crumbling New Orleans jazz clubs and out into the Louisiana Bayous - bringing to life Shakespeare's text amidst the dark imagination of the American Deep South.

Malpas Unveil Video and Cloud Boat Remix for 'Where The River Runs'; Album Out 7/31

London 'electro folk' duo Malpas have released their new video for 'Where The River Runs.' The track is taken from their forthcoming debut full-length album Rain, River, Sea, out July 31st via Killing Moon Records (with US distribution from Yebo Music.)

WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD Set for 2014 London Summer Season, Beg. Today

Based on the award winning picture book by Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks, WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD will kick off a UK and international tour in 2014, stopping at Richmond and Cadogan Hall for a London summer season.

WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD Set for 2014 London Summer Season, Followed by UK Tour

Based on the award winning picture book by Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks, WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD will kick off a UK and international tour in 2014, stopping at Richmond and Cadogan Hall for a London summer season.

Julia Donaldson's WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD Plays Richmond and Cadogan Hall For London Summer Season

From Julia Donaldson, the best-selling author of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom award-winning illustrator Lydia Monks, comes What the Ladybird Heard.