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There have been so many variations on The Full Monty—film, musical, TV series—it is considered necessary to advise potential customers that the current touring production is ‘The Play’. The company takes seriously their responsibility to the actors—choreographer Ian West doubles as intimacy co-ordinator and the audience is warned taking photos will result in possible legal action… Continue reading The Full Monty

While stage versions of old sitcoms aren’t uncommon—John Cleese has recently announced that Fawlty Towers will come to theatres later in the year, to join the likes of Porridge, Steptoe and Son, Yes, Prime Minister and several others—it is less common for almost the full original cast to be reassembled for a UK tour with a brand new script. Drop the… Continue reading Drop the Dead Donkey: The Reawakening!

Touching, funny, poignant, clever, insightful and technically flawless—this is a must-see show for anyone who enjoys theatre at its best and knows, supports or is someone who is neurodivergent, isolated or just finding life difficult to cope with. Vamos Theatre was founded by writer-director Rachael Savage in 2006 as a platform for masked, non verbal… Continue reading Boy On The Roof

A day can be a long time in politics these days, let alone a week, let alone the amount of time it took for this show to get from first draft to full production, a point acknowledged by the production team, which keeps in at least one quip about a former Cabinet minister. As it… Continue reading A Proper Working-Class Sausage Roll at The Bread & Roses Theatre

Past present and future come together to warn us of our impending doom in a remarkably funny piece about climate, feminism and intimacy. This new play by Flora Wilson Brown might not leave you hopeful by the end, but is a nicely told piece of theatre. Split across three different periods, from pre-civil war New… Continue reading The Beautiful Future Is Coming at Jermyn Street Theatre | Review

It’s set in America. It naturally follows there are guns: it’s their right to bear arms, y’see. The Bronco Billy of the show’s title (Tarinn Callender) heads up a troupe (his choice of word) that bears his own name and is themed around the Wild West, but – spoiler alert – none of them could… Continue reading Bronco Billy The Musical at Charing Cross Theatre

I have never gone skiing, and never will. Aside from the absurdity of dragging yourself up to the top of a mountain, then throwing yourself down again while standing on two planks of wood, virtually everyone I know who has been skiing has either been injured or knows someone who has. Accidents happen on ski… Continue reading Gwyneth Goes Skiing – The Pleasance & Awkward Productions