London Theatre News and Reviews

Sam Mendes returns to direct year two of The Bridge Project, with another stellar transatlantic lineup including Michelle Beck, Christian Camargo, Ron Cephas Jones, Stephen Dillane, Juliet Rylance and Thomas Sadoski in an intriguing pairing of Shakepeare’s pastoral comedy As You Like It and his late masterpiece The Tempest.

Opened: 12-Jun-2010
Booking until: 21-Aug-2010
Performance Times: Matinees: Wednesday and Saturday 2pm Evenings: [...]

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Rain. Spain. An epic movie on location. Two actors, two egos. One leaking trailer.
 
Brad (Michael Brandon – Dempsey and Makepeace, Jerry Springer The Opera) and Stuart (Steve Furst – Lenny Beige, Little Britain)  are two actors from very different backgrounds, one American, one English, with seemingly very little in common.   Trapped together in a small leaking trailer on a [...]

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War Horse in New London Theatre which is based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo and directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris has been extened until 12 Feb 2011.

At the outbreak of World War One, Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. He’s soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes [...]

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Saltimbanco -from the Italian “saltare in banco”, which literally means “to jump on a bench”-explores the urban experience in all its myriad forms: the people who live there, their idiosyncrasies and likenesses, families and groups, the hustle and bustle of the street and the towering heights of skyscrapers. Between whirlwind and lull, prowess and poetry, Saltimbanco takes spectators on [...]

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Naked Boys Singing! is a musical comedy revue featuring an original score of 16 songs celebrating the splendours of male nudity is currently playing at Arts Theatre until Sunday, 5 September 2010.

This perfectly proportioned 70 minute review features 7 good-looking and talented male actors celebrating the glories of the naked make body through a series of catchy, pithy cabaret [...]

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After the 2009 season, E4 Udderbelly at Southbank Centre is back for its second year to graze on the banks of the Thames this summer from 13th May to 18th July 2010. In partnership with Southbank Centre, the hugely popular, giant inflatable 410-capacity cow, which established itself as one of the Edinburgh Festival’s most exciting and unique venues in [...]

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The music and lyrics of Avenue Q were created by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx.  It originally opened off-Broadway then transferred to Broadway in 2003, crossing the Atlantic in 2006 to entertain UK audiences where it thankfully continues now into its 5th year.  It resided at the Noël Coward Theatre, the Gielgud Theatre, and recently moved to Wyndham’s Theatre.

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Alex von Saxe Productions ʻWhen The Lilac Blooms, My Loveʼ, a new romantic play by acclaimed novelist Jane Huxley, is to get its world premiere, starring Judy Cornwell and Sally Farmiloe-Neville, at London’s Leicester Square Theatre from Wednesday April 14 to Saturday 1 May 2010.

Jane Huxley’s play is set in modern-day suburbia, Nicky is a young woman who returns to the family [...]

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Following its sold-out run on Broadway, the explosive 2008 production of TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is giving a chance to their Facebook Fans to win a pair of tickets.

ASK THE CAST A QUESTION & WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS FOR CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF!

They are running a Special Competition for their [...]

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The Laurence Olivier Awards are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre and are awarded to recognise excellence in professional theatre. Named after the renowned British actor Laurence Olivier and commonly known simply as the Olivier Awards, they are given for West End shows and other productions staged in London. The Olivier Awards are recognised internationally as the [...]

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