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Josie Rourke chose The Recruiting Officer for her first venture as the new Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse. George Farquhar’s play, originally penned in 1706, has all the best aspects of a Restoration comedy without the heartlessness of many others about the same time period, and Rourke has chosen well. The scene is early 18th century [...]  The London Paralympics and Olympics could help boost the box office sales in the West End, according to a survey that was conducted by Whatsonstage.com. The poll asked 32,000 theatre-goers that use the website if they would head down to the West End during the Olympics, out of which 70% said they would attend plays at [...] So Imogen marries Posthumus, going against the wishes of her father. Posthumus is then exiled and there he is told that he has lost the bet that his wife would remain faithful. He plots a reunion, borne out of both jealousy and revenge. Imogen is unaware of any of this and travels to meet him but [...] The debut play from Luke Norris was launched at the Young Writers Festival at the Royal Court and is certainly impressive for a first attempt. The play contains a hefty dose of both poignancy and bitterness in the tale of Frank, a 70 year old whose 40 year marriage is blown apart by his affair with [...] Hay Fever is a Noel Coward play that, while now slightly dated, has been revitalised on the West End with a fantastic cast. The play tells the story of a family that you would never want to spend much time with, as they are all entirely self-absorbed and don’t have any social niceties. The mother of the [...] Yes, in a hundred years or so, just about everyone here will be gone and there will be a whole new population; that’s the gist of a comment voiced by Kim, a call girl played by Susannah Fielding in the play All New People. Odds are they’ll still have the same difficulties that today’s crop has, [...] A witty and sardonic look at modern middle class angst, or an ideal venue for a super-model turned actress, or an overly cliche-ridden view of what used to be called ‘yuppies’ – the audience can take its pick; The Leisure Society is all of those things and more. The Leisure Society, playing at Trafalgar Studios 2 to [...] The stage version of The King’s Speech will soon be in the West End of London for those who want to see a live version of the Oscar winning film that featured Helena Bonham Carter, Colin Firth, and Geoffrey Rush. The play opened last week in Guildford, but due to its immense success it has already been [...] Mark Rylance, the star of Jerusalem, is set to return to the West End stage as part of the Shakespeare’s Globe productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III. Rylance will play the title role in the latter play and the role of Olivia from the Twelfth Night. Both shows will be directed by Tim Carroll and will [...] Paul Merton the team captain on Have I Got News for You, is going to be bringing his new stand-up show to the Vaudeville Theatre in the West End this October. The show is called Out of My Head and it is the first show that Mr Merton has done since retiring from stand-up around 13 years [...] |
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