Occasionally, I have time to write about productions where I haven’t chaired post-show talks and perhaps even thoughts on topics that have nothing to do with theatre. You can find these ramblings here, including my still very popular What I Learned Today series.
Theatre bloggers unite for drinks and free tickets
On Monday night, I had the pleasure of attending the second official gathering of the London theatre bloggers, an amorphous
About time? Guy Fawkes inspires new musical
The creators of Guy Fawkes The Musical are seeking a producer My first thought when the folks behind
Must-see musicals: Memphis and Kinks-filled Sunny Afternoon
Killian Donnelly and Beverley Knight in Memphis at the Shaftesbury Theatre In my Theatre Diary last week, I
My theatre diary: The Distance, Electra, Lord of the Flies, Urinetown, Next Fall
Having escaped back to Mallorca for a week (god, I love that place, my little piece of heaven), there are
Simon Callow reaches 21 with The Man Jesus. What next?
Simon Callow in The Man Jesus, which premiered at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast in 2013 and played the Lyric
How to make your professional stage debut, aged 53
Old pros Jonathan D Ellis and Poppy Tierney play the devilish Mr Applegate and his homewrecking sidekick with newcomer
Have you voted yet in the West End Wilma Awards? Here’s why I have
Wicked vies with Miss Saigon, Matilda and Shakespeare in Love for Wilma's Best West End Show Award I
Spoiler alert: My favourite Forbidden Broadway spoofs
Forbidden Broadway was just what the doctor ordered for me the other night - I haven't laughed so hard in
My theatre diary: King Charles III, True West, Toast, Eye of a Needle and Breeders
Knowing that my theatregoing – and overall mental and emotional bandwidth – would be going into tailspin this week, I
All by myself: Solo theatre at the Face to Face Festival
Four of the nine Festival Highlights shows I worked on in August were solo pieces. And over the years of