CASES (cancelled)
A West End cast bring acclaimed new British musical CASES to life, with an updated score and new songs, in an intimate staging at The Other Palace for a limited season.
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (cancelled)
Two-time Olivier Award winner Janie Dee reprises her modern Chekhovian comic creation in the London premiere of the Tony Award-winning Best New Play, helmed by legendary Broadway director Walter Bobbie.
The House of the Spirits post-show video and photos: How does a country – and a family – recover from dictatorship?
Are you fans of Isabel Allende's The House of the Spirits? Allende's debut novel charts four generations of one family from the 1920s and the 1970s, and how tightly intertwined their personal fortunes are with political winds of change.
David Walliams on getting the RSC’s ‘stamp of approval’ with The Boy in the Dress musical
During rehearsals for The Boy in the Dress, I spoke to David Walliams about his inspiration for the original story, his burgeoning career as a children’s writer and how he feels having his work adapted by the RSC.
Groan Ups post-show video and photos: With the original Mischief Theatre company and co-writers
As part of an ongoing series, I've chaired post-show talks with various Mischief Theatre casts this year, all of whom waxed lyrical about the brilliance of the company founders. At Groan Ups, I had a chance to pose questions to those original mischief-makers themselves.
The Girl Who Fell post-show video and photos: How is social media affecting our mental health?
I feel like I've known writer Sarah Rutherford for years... that's one of the positives of social media. The irony is it's her new play, The Girl Who Fell, about some of the negatives of social media that finally precipitated my meeting her in person.
The Eyes of the Night Q&A video and photos: Using darkness to enlighten audiences about visual impairment
A middle-aged businesswoman hires a blind man to spend an hour with her in a hotel room. Why are they really there? Will she be able to experience the darkness in order to see the light?
At Last Q&A video and photos: How worried are you about the direction the UK is heading?
Are you worried about the state of politics and society in the UK today? That's the question I asked at the start of last night's post-show Q&A at London's Lion & Unicorn Theatre. The hands of all my panellists and nearly everyone sitting across from them in the audience shot up.
Queen of the Mist Q&A video and photos: Why should we have more Michael John LaChiusa in the UK?
Michael John LaChiusa was on his way back to the States by the time I chaired my post-show Q&A at the West End (and UK) premiere of his musical Queen Of The Mist - but I wonder if his ears were burning badly en route?
Q&A video and photos: How The Wardrobe Ensemble devised Education Education Education… to a 1990s soundtrack
Remember D:Ream's "Things Can Only Get Better"? I was bopping along in my seat to that New Labour anthem and so many other chart-topping hits from my youth before curtain up at Education Education Education last night at Trafalgar Studios.