The Pitchfork Disney still shocks audiences

Over 20 years ago Philip Ridley created a play called ‘The Pitchfork Disney’ that was regarded as so shocking that many people left the theatre while it was going on.

What is most astonishing is that today the production is just as hard-hitting and horrifying as it was when it first came out.

The play stars Chris New [...]

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One Man, Two Guvnors heads to Broadway

‘Gavin and Stacey’ star James Corden is set to make the difficult transition from theWest Endto Broadway with his critically-acclaimed performance in the comedy ‘One Man, Two Guv’nors’.

However, it’s not all good news for the Corden clan as the April opening inNew Yorkmeans that James has had to delay plans to marry his fiancée Julia Carey, [...]

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Movie sparks more interest in Warhorse on stage

Audiences are expected to flock to the big-screen adaptation of Michael Morpugo’s successful children’s novel “War Horse” when it opens this week at cinemas across the country. Directed by Steven Spielberg and featuring acting stars from acrossEurope, the film has already received rave reviews from many critics.

One man who is not so impressed by multi-million dollar [...]

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Royal Marines play the West End

A play is to take to the stage in the West End that has been written by, and will star, a company of injured servicemen and women who wrote it as part of their long roads to recovery. The sailors, soldiers and Royal Marines, all of whom were injured in the line of duty, will be [...]

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London’s theatre district faces bleak Olympics

London’s theatre district is facing a bit of a conundrum with the Summer Olympics coming up.  According to the European Tour Operators Association, it looks like there will be a combination of low demand, low availability and high prices – not an encouraging picture.  Based on a survey of  its members, the ETOA says that bookings [...]

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Zach Braff All New People

All New People is a West End production that has been written by Zach Braff and he has said that it has been a long-time dream of his to star in a production in the West End. Braff is most known for appearing in the hit US comedy Scrubs. The production will also be being shown [...]

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Waterloo Station hosts The Railway Children

There are many unusual places where theatrical performances have been held over the years, but none are perhaps as innovative as the artistic decision to put on a production of the classic “The Railway Children” actually inside Waterloo Station.

A section of the station, where Eurostar trains used to depart to the continent, has now been transformed [...]

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Gavin and Stacey the stage show

‘Gavin and Stacey’ is headed for the stage, and what a relief for fans of the BBC romantic comedy series who were dismayed that the proposed Christmas Special will not be forthcoming.  Ruth Jones and co-writer James Corden are reportedly planning to collaborate on a musical version of the hit TV show, and the general opinion [...]

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Sharon Gless is A Round Heeled Woman

Sharon Gless, the Golden Globe and Emmy winning actress is soon to perform in London’s West End. A Round Heeled Woman is the production that she has been starring in and recently it has been announced that it will move from its current location at Riverside Studios to the Aldwych Theatre. The play has been based [...]

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RIP Shelagh Delaney

Shelagh Delaney is the award-winning screenwriter and playwright who is best known for her play A Taste of Honey, which was made in 1958. Delaney has recently died at age 72. She was born inTelfordin 1939 which is where A Taste of Honey is set, she wrote this play when she was only 18 years old [...]

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