On International Women’s Day 2019 I am delighted to be able to share the first part of my interview with the generous and inspiring playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. We talked at length about her play Emilia, which has its first preview at the Vaudeville tonight. The first preview for Emilia is on International Women’s Day, … Continue reading A Glimpse Inside with Morgan Lloyd Malcolm- Part 1
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Previews, glorious previews!
Image source: Almedia website Hello all, I'm back in the theatrical saddle again after a long break (reasons for this will be the subject of a separate post) and it feels great. As is often the way, after a long period of no theatre, I had two shows booked in on consecutive days (not to … Continue reading Previews, glorious previews!
The Greater Game review
Images courtesy of LAPA Last night I was invited to the press night of The Greater Game. Having already interviewed a lot of the cast, including the playwright, I felt nervous. What if I didn't like it? Well I needn't have worried, it was wonderful. In a way that only a play that reduces me … Continue reading The Greater Game review
The Greater Game Cast Interview Part 1
Image Courtesy of LAPA Last week I was lucky enough to be invited to Leyton Orient Stadium to have a chat with the cast of The Greater Game. Their rather unique rehearsal space is an old changing room in the stadium, and I was there on their 3rd day of rehearsals. I got to see … Continue reading The Greater Game Cast Interview Part 1
An epic case of theatre FOMO
As an avid theatre-goer who has been forced to scale back her theatre going, I'm suffering from serious theatre FOMO. I've been lucky enough to see some shows on their press nights, but generally my theatre going has been seriously curtailed. I know I have a fair few people who, much to my surprise, listen … Continue reading An epic case of theatre FOMO
3 Women at the Trafalgar Studios
Last night I scored a cheeky ticket to the press night of 3 Women at the Trafalgar Studios 2. Cheeky because I really wanted to see this show, so I asked if I could come and review it and they very kindly said yes. Why did I want to see this show so much? It … Continue reading 3 Women at the Trafalgar Studios
worth a flutter at the Hope theatre
As my regular readers will know, I don't tend to review in the traditional sense, keeping my blog focused on shows I've loved so much I've felt moved to write about them. So I was slightly nervous when the lovely folk from LAPA contacted me and asked if I would see and review their show. … Continue reading worth a flutter at the Hope theatre
Flash theatre recommendation: Kiss of the Spider Woman at The Menier Chocolate Factory
Last night I was lucky enough to see the final PREVIEW show of "Kiss of the Spider Woman" at the Menier Chocolate factory. I'm flagging I saw a preview show as, for those who may not familiar with the strange ways of theatre, a production will continue to be tweaked and changed until it opens … Continue reading Flash theatre recommendation: Kiss of the Spider Woman at The Menier Chocolate Factory
A theatre addict’s latest favourites
Photo: By me - Pippin at Southwark Playhouse While I'm having to scale back my theatre-going this year, the quality of the shows I've seen recently has made up for the reduction in volume. For anyone looking for inspiration, here are my latest recommendations Closing this Saturday (24th March 2018) The West End transfer of … Continue reading A theatre addict’s latest favourites
Looking forward in 2018
Today is the first day of a new year, and 2018 is the year I will have to scale back my theatre going (it was getting ridiculous to be fair). So I'm going to have to be a lot more selective about what I see. Looking at the year ahead (and with the occasional backward … Continue reading Looking forward in 2018
