Missed The Boat: Girls & Boys

Earlier this year, award-winning actress Carey Mulligan made her return to the London stage in this new one-woman play by Dennis Kelly. It ran at the Royal Court from 8 February until 17 March, and has now transferred across to New York’s Minetta Lane Theater for a limited engagement there. Somehow it missed out on […]

Missed The Boat: Candide

I reckon I’d be quite accurate in thinking that not many (if any) of you reading this post have ever read Candide – even fewer in the original Old French. Well, I have. And it was bloody hard work, believe me! When you choose to study A Level French you know you’re probably giving yourself […]

Missed The Boat: Photograph 51

In 2015, Anna Ziegler’s play Photograph 51 was brought to London’s West End by the Michael Grandage Company, running at the Noel Coward Theatre from 5 September until 21 November. It was in development for many years prior to this run, however, receiving its première in Maryland in February 2008, winning the STAGE International Script […]

Missed The Boat: Something Rotten

The West End definitely missed a trick with this one in 2016. When everywhere else was cashing in on it being the 200th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, London’s big theatres missed the opportunity to bring Karey & Wayne Kirkpatrick’s Bard-based musical to a new audience. And, as my luck always seems to go, it closed […]

Missed The Boat: Pride and Prejudice (Sara Pascoe)

Last year was the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death, therefore (understandably) quite a few related events & shows popped up over the course of 12 months. I love Austen’s work and am fascinated by the times in which she lived, so I managed to get to one or two things to mark the anniversary, […]

Missed The Boat: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

One of my big regrets of last year’s trip to New York was not managing to see this show – I nearly booked a ticket in advance, but naïvely thought I’d be fine to get up and buy a rush ticket when I was over there… Of course then location, time and financial issues got […]