Bah! Humbug! Yet another version of Christmas Carol, you say? ‘Fraid so. Ah, but this version is at Theatre Delicatessen’s temporary stomping ground at Picton Place so we can expect something a little bit different.
This has been a great year for fringe theatre, something which The Offies (aka The Off West End Theatre Awards) aims to celebrate. Organised by OffWestEnd.com, the Offie Awards Ceremony on Sunday 27 February 2011 will be helmed by Sir Simon Callow and cover 17 categories.
If it’s a quiet night out at the theatre you’re after then you might be better off seeking out some other review, since The National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch is 110 minutes spent under near constant bombardment with mortars, IEDs and C-bombs.
This week’s Arts Ahead features plenty of festive fare for younger theatre audiences, as well as some Shakespeare, some schmaltz, an annual Snowman, and a touch of ventriloquism. There’s also a smattering of exciting new contemporary art shows, and a new Climate Change gallery opening at the Science Museum…
In which Gandhi, Shiva and Kali offer life tips to a lonely housewife. May not be based on actual events…
“Scalpel. Forceps. Drill.” Crunch. “Leucotome.” Screams.
And so begins the first of three stories from the Theatre Of The Damned who have brought their play Grand Guignol for its first full-length run.
Bringing the complex tale of Afrobeat’s creator, Nigerian political activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti to the stage isn’t an easy task.
We’ve got a confession to make: one of the reasons we went to see End of the Rainbow at the Trafalgar Studios last night was the promise of hearing some incredible songs sung live, rather than listening to recordings. We weren’t disappointed. But what a shame the script failed to live up to the singing.
The Good Life’s Margot hits the West End tonight as Mrs Malaprop in The Rivals. Other new theatre shows this week include two shows from the fantastic Little Angel Puppet Theatre, and the first of London’s big pantos for Christmas 2010. Our art recommendations include shows in Hampstead, at the ICA, and the National Maritime Museum…
Palace of the End, a triptych of monologues by the Canadian playwright Judith Thompson, deals with the disturbing and emotive subject of the Iraq war. It’s timely coming in the wake of new Wikileak revelations of torture and abuse in the country. Told through the …
Do not go expecting six miniature stage versions of The Shawshank Redemption. Charged at Soho Theatre is not Clean Break’s attempt to recreate that heartwarming tale of human dignity and male friendship for women. Instead, these six plays by women about women affected by the …
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