Great Expectations – Review
Despite numerous adaptations of Charles Dickens’ much-loved classic novel Great Expectations, the production at the Vaudeville Theatre is, surprisingly, the first time it has been staged in the West End. Condensing the story’s 28 years into just over two hours is no mean feat, but, Jo Clifford and Graham McLaren’s adaptation rises to the challenge … Read more
Two-Headed at The Rose Theatre – Review
Set amongst the backdrop of one of the most shocking tales of Mormon history, the Mountain Meadow Massacre in Utah in 1857, Julie Jensen’s play Two-Headed, tells the story of two best friends Lavinia and Hettie as they deal with the events in two very distinct ways. Two-Headed currently at The Rose Theatre at London’s … Read more
Ping-Pong, but not a bat in sight
When you think of dancing and ping-pong in the same sentence, the mind springs straight to Patpong in Bangkok. A new collaboration between choreographer Jonah Bokaer and creative studio, Snarkitecture is set to change your thoughts on the classic table tennis object by using thousands in a remarkable performance piece, ‘Why Patterns’, opening in the … Read more
Edinburgh Fringe Festival spotlight: ‘I See Simon’
Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the place that all aspiring actors go, a hub of creativity, the ‘new cool’ and a place where the hopes and dreams of young and old thespians alike can be made or broken. The August festival, of both the sublime and the ridiculous, serves up year after year some astounding fresh, … Read more
Leading UK personalities from stage and screen close this year’s Bath International Music Festival
The BBCs film critic Mark Kermode, award-winning actress Frances Ruffelle, Olivier-award winning stage actor Clive Rowe and popular Trigger from Only Fools & Horses actor Roger Lloyd-Pack will be headlining the closing event of this year’s Bath International Music Festival, on Sunday 5th June. Heading up the celebrations is Frances Ruffelle, who has just enjoyed … Read more
Dave St-Pierre takes naked on stage to new heights with ‘Un Peu De Tendresse Bordel De Merde!’
Canadian choreographer Dave St-Pierre has acquired a degree of notoriety: not only for the physical extremes to which he has pushed his choreographic language, but also for his mission to express the highs and lows of human experience. ‘Un Peu De Tendresse Bordel De Merde!’ (‘A Little Tenderness for Crying Out Loud!’) is the second … Read more
Last night: Flare Path, Theatre Royal Haymarket
Last night I went to the see Trevor Nunn’s magnificent revival of the Terence Rattigan play, Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London. Rattigan’s 1942 play centres around a Linconshire hotel in wartime Britain in the autumn of 1941, and the collective camaraderie of the bomber crews and the spirit of their partners. Part … Read more
John Sullivan, Only Fools and Horses creator, dies
Tributes have been paid to John Sullivan, the scriptwriter famous for creating Only Fools and Horses, who has been described as “the Dickens of his generation”. Sullivan, 64, who was awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to drama, died after a short illness, the BBC announced. In addition to creating one of Britain’s most popular … Read more
