Rotterdam announces UK tour

Last seen in the UK back in June 2017, when it had a limited run at the Arts Theatre in London’s West End, Jon Brittain’s play Rotterdam is now set to embark on a nationwide tour; this announcement from Hartshorn-Hook Productions coincides with this year’s Transgender Awareness Week. The play has previously enjoyed two other […]

Challenge Week 2018: round-up

It was a busy old week, wasn’t it? I managed to stick to my plan of two blogs a day, and did what I could to start some conversations on social media. I also got as much out of my theatre-related clothing & accessories while I was at it! Linked to the day’s events, where […]

Day 6: “There’s a sort of greatness to your lateness”

Timings and delays are always hot topics – I know I spend a lot of time both internally stressing out about it, or ranting about to colleagues or on Twitter. There’s a special kind of ire reserved just for the theatre. With regular timings scheduled throughout a run, it really shouldn’t be difficult (under normal […]

Day 5: “I’ve got a golden ticket”

Since my first investigation into ticket prices back in 2016, things have continued to spiral almost out of control. With non-West End venue The Other Palace (still technically a studio theatre) charging silly money for a belatedly labelled ‘work-in-progress’ production of Heathers The Musical (and then transferring into a West End venue with a characteristically […]

Day 3: Featre shit

I’ve now seen Misty a total of four times (once, to my eternal smugness, at the Bush Theatre, and thrice at Trafalgar Studios), but have yet to write anything about it. I so wanted to review it, but if you’ve seen it then you’ll know what an undertaking that could be! Its groundbreaking, genre-bending nature […]

Day 3: “We dream in the dark”

In a show with a cast recording that boasts 46 tracks, it’s understandably hard to pick out a single song from Hamilton to call your favourite – or even the best. Despite the ‘hip-hopera’ label it’s occasionally given, there is a range of genres included which provides variety as well as an opportunity to bring […]

Day 1: Ticket to Ride

‘Tis the season… For a constant stream of new show announcements! Over recent weeks it definitely feels like we’re being bombarded with information about what’s coming up both in London and elsewhere in the country, as theatres announce their programming for winter and spring one after another. Add into this the hotly anticipated Broadway transfers […]

Pickle Jar

Maddie Rice (star of the recent tour of Fleabag) brings her debut play Pickle Jar to Soho Theatre, following on from an acclaimed engagement at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Kate Pesskin directs this 70-minute one woman show, which touches on victim-blaming, grief and being a responsible adult – it is currently in the middle […]

Never Mind The Blog… It’s November 2018

Looking back over my stats, it seems that there’s always a bit of a dip in November – just because it’s my birthday I start slacking! Hopefully that won’t be the case this year, as there is a wide variety of content coming your way. But what can you find to occupy yourselves? Well, if […]

Why should you see Come From Away?

So it’s been a week since we found out the incredible cast for the UK & Ireland runs of hit musical Come From Away. West End favourite Rachel Tucker returns to lead a company that also includes David Shannon, Clive Carter, Nathanael Campbell, Jonathan Andrew Hume, Emma Salvo, Mary Doherty, Harry Morrison, Robert Hands, Cat […]