The Mentor
The Mentor at Vaudeville Theatre The Mentor is originally a German play by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Christopher Hampton. It tells of young writer, Martin Wegner who is paired with the famed writer, Benjamin Rubin, through a mentoring scheme. Martin is thought to be the voice of his generation where as Benjamin’s great success was […]
Full Monty at The Orchard Theatre
The Full Monty at the Orchard Theatre The story of the Full Monty is a well known one thanks to the 1997 film. The play (not to be confused with the musical which is set in America), like the film tells of a group of unemployed Steel workers in Sheffield. Lead by Gaz who sees how […]
From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads at Waterloo East Theatre From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads is a play written and directed by Adrian Berry. It tells of Martin, an 18 year old who is struggling with mental health difficulties. His mother is an alcoholic and his father left when he was 2 but his obsession […]
The Greater Game
The Greater Game is a new play by Michael Head, adapted from the book ‘They Took The Lead’ by Stephen Jenkins. It is currently playing at the Southwark Playhouse. The play tells of the true story of the players from Clapton Orient (now Leyton Orient) who signed up to fight in the war. The show follows the […]
Pride And Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice Following its success at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Pride and Prejudice began its National Tour at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley. I was lucky enough to attend on Thursday 22nd September for the first press night of the tour. This adaption of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is by Simon Reade. […]
The Plough and the Stars
The Plough and the Stars by Sean O’Casey opened at the National Theatre last night (27th July). 2016 is the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, the background to this piece. The play tells of a group of people living in a tenement building. Act 1 opens in the lead up to the Easter Rising and spends […]
Stalking The Bogeyman
Stalking The Bogeyman at Southwark Playhouse held its press night on the 15th July. I was lucky enough to be invited along via London Theatre Bloggers to review it. Stalking The Bogeyman Stalking The Bogeyman is the true story of David who gets raped by the ‘Bogeyman,’ aged 7. The Bogeyman is his parent’s friends […]
Tickets Tips and Tricks
So as you can probably gather I go to the theatre a lot and not all of the tickets I get through the blog. People are therefore constantly asking me how I afford it so I thought I would share with you some tips. Day Seats… Day seats allows you to turn up on the […]
The Perfect Murder
The Perfect Murder: The Perfect Murder is a play based on Peter James novella which tells of a couple, Victor and Joan both dreaming of a new life without the other, but neither realising the others fantasy and the lengths they will go to in order to get it. I don’t want to go into […]
Pornography (The Play) by SEDOS
Pornography For those of you that don’t know SEDOS they are one of the countries best amateur dramatic groups. After seeing several of their productions and reviewing their shows for other publications I was thrilled when they asked me to come along and review Pornography by Simon Stephens, for this blog. In coming to watch […]