Manchester's Aviva Studios Officially Opens
by Aliya Al-Hassan
- Oct 18, 2023
Manchester’s landmark new cultural venue, Aviva Studios, the permanent home of Factory International, officially opens today (18 October 2023) with the world premiere of Free Your Mind, a large-scale immersive performance based on The Matrix.
Review: RIGOLETTO, Royal Opera House
by Michael Higgs
- Oct 13, 2023
Mears’s production demonstrates a keen feel for drama and a genuinely brilliant reading of Verdi’s opera; when juxtaposed with a musical interpretation as potent as this, it’s a production not likely to be forgotten.
Photos: First Look at Frantic Assembly's Production of Franz Kafka's METAMORPHOSIS
by Aliya Al-Hassan
- Sep 14, 2023
Frantic Assembly is delighted to share production images for its electrifying new adaptation of Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis, a collaboration between BAFTA-nominated poet, playwright and broadcaster Lemn Sissay OBE (author of bestselling book My Name Is Why and soon to be published new poetry collection Let the Light Pour In – published by Canongate on 21 September) and Frantic Assembly’s Artistic Director Scott Graham (Othello, Lovesong, Beautiful Burnout).
Review: PRIVATE LIVES, Ambassadors Theatre
by Cheryl Markosky
- Sep 14, 2023
A still very debonair Nigel Havers as dashing Elyot, and Patricia Hodge, very much at the top of her game as sensational Amanda – aged 72 and 75 respectively – command the stage of the newly refurbished Ambassadors Theatre.
Review: CARLOS AT 50, Royal Opera House
by Matthew Paluch
- Jul 27, 2023
How do mere mortals celebrate their 50th birthday? By having a midlife crisis? Not dance royalty Carlos Acosta, who seems to literally turn back time by making a return to the stage as a dancer - having retired from performing in 2016 - in Carlos at 50 at the Royal Opera House (with five, basically sold out performances), his old stomping ground.
Review: PORCA MISERIA, Barbican Theatre
by Franco Milazzo
- May 15, 2023
Sometimes show titles are spot-on perfect, albeit unintentionally. Porca Miseria is, in the Italian vernacular, an expression of frustration, something I would use when losing a cufflink or after sitting through a three hour-plus triptych of dance works that is, in the English vernacular, patently bobbins.
Olivier Awards 2023: See All Award Winners!
by Aliya Al-Hassan
- Apr 2, 2023
The biggest night in theatre, the Olivier Awards, was celebrated at the Royal Albert Hall on 2 April. Hosted by renowned stage and screen actor Hannah Waddingham, a three-time Olivier Award nominee herself, the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London theatre, and are Britain's most prestigious stage honours. Here are this year's award winners!
Review: CINDERELLA, Royal Opera House
by Matthew Paluch
- Mar 28, 2023
Opening nights tend to be special. So what’s ‘A Gala Celebration’ opening night at the Royal Opera House going to feel like? Spontaneous combustion?! Perhaps from the ticket prices…
Richmond Theatre Announces Spring 2023 Season
by Aliya Al-Hassan
- Mar 27, 2023
With the weather beginning to warm up and the sun staying up for longer, Richmond Theatre is delighted to ‘spring’ into a new season. Filled with hilarious comedies, fun family shows and big names, audiences are encouraged to picnic on the Green prior to taking their seat in the beautiful Frank Matcham-designed theatre for an evening of entertainment.
Student Blog: Cabarets and Costumes
by Student Blogger: Allie Beckerman
- Mar 6, 2023
I took a trip down to the costume shop today to begin working on my costume for “Get Down”. I love the director’s vision for the number, which is to create costumes inspired by each character, but in the style of the performer. We don’t have to create our own, but as an amateur costume designer and cosplayer, I jumped at the chance.
Review: THE WINTER'S TALE, Shakespeare's Globe
by Debbie Gilpin
- Feb 23, 2023
“A sad tale’s best for winter.” There may be moments of poignancy and outright tragedy in this late Shakespeare play, but Sean Holmes’ vibrant production ensures that the audience is given more than their fair share of comedy and levity throughout.
2022 Year in Review: Franco Milazzo's Best of 2022
by Franco Milazzo
- Dec 28, 2022
If 2020 was the year theatre ground to a halt and 2021 was when it nervously found its legs again (only to fall over occasionally), then 2022 was when it blasted back to some kind of normal with many pandemic-delayed shows finally seeing the inside of a venue.
Review: SARAH, The Coronet Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina
- Nov 24, 2022
Oliver Reese, artistic director of the Berliner Ensemble, translates the tale for the stage transforming it into a one-man-show led by Jonathan Slinger. But do we need another white man’s poor-me point of view in 2022? The book has its merits, as does the play, but what is this show trying to say? It’s difficult to pinpoint.
Review: THE SNOWMAN, Peacock Theatre
by Franco Milazzo
- Nov 22, 2022
The Snowman and Christmas go together like bad weather and TfL apologies so it's unsurprising that this adaption by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre of Raymond Brigg's seminal 1978 graphic novel is returning to Sadler's Wells' Peacock Theatre.
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