The Park theatre offers the chance to see some top class celebrities. Every performance of Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 3 features the voice of Ian McKellen with a different celebrity in each performance stepping in as the Inspector without any rehearsal and without ever having seen the script! Possible celebrities include: Amanda Abbington, Clive Anderson, Gillian Anderson, David Baddiel, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Christopher Biggins, Marcus Brigstocke, Simon Callow, Asim Chaudhry, Michelle Collins, Nina Conti, Victoria…
Spymonkey’s The Frogs, now running at the Kiln Theatre is a return after some years for the Spymonkey troupe. If you love physical theatre and are a Spymonkey fan who wants to see the next step on their journey, you will be in for a treat. The movement, timing and costumes are top class and had…
The Chichester Festival line up has just been announced and with it that burning question – do I make my way to Chichester or pray for a London transfer? Promised delights include a spectacular new production of Oliver!, fully reconceived by director and choreographer Matthew Bourne and Cameron Mackintosh. There are also two world premieres: The Other Boleyn Girl and Redlands…
Before After, now running at the Southwark Playhouse started life in workshops in 2014 and most famously was livestreamed from the Southwark in 2020. It is now a two-part musical with live band. Its start in life will no doubt draw in the curious as will its strong cast. Grace Mouat (SIX, Legally Blonde – Regent’s Park Open…
Abba Voyage is a ground-breaking spectacle and it would be remiss of me to suggest any less. The use of technology to recreate an Abba concert experience is nothing short of ground-breaking and almost impossible to wrap your head around. There are some changes I would have preferred – fewer slow songs, no songs that…
At Stratford East you can “pay what you can” (from as little as £6) on selected performances. https://www.stratfordeast.com/your-visit/pay-what-you-can/
The Almeida theatre have announced their new season with a video announcement. Two, Comeuppance and Alma Mater start booking to non members on Monday. This Playbill round-up of reviews for Comeuppance gives a sense of what this millennial Covid campus play brings. Alma Mater is a new play by Kendall Feaver which promises an inspection of…
** 2026: This scheme has been suspended and audiences have not yet been told what will replace it At Southwark Playhouse, you can spend £75 to get a block of 5 tickets. You can then buy up to 2 tickets on nay performance, meaning you and a friend could attend for £15 each. https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/#payg
If you have been meaning to take your little Ana or Else along to see Frozen the musical, it has been announced that the London run will end on September 8th. https://frozenthemusical.co.uk/