In the latest of a monthly series of Mischief Theatre post-show talks in the West End, I'll return to the Vaudeville Theatre, where, following Groan Ups, the company's year-long season of new work continues with a brand-new 'goes wrong' comedy.
COPS post-show video and photos: What is an “actor’s play” and why are there so few of them?
To me, COPS, set in 1950s Chicago, comes across as so authentically period that it feels like it must be a finely minted revival. But it’s not: it’s a new play. Even more surprising then that it’s written by an author I’d never heard of before.
COPS
Chicago. 1957. Four cops, of different ages, classes and races, all suspicious of each other, must grab a gangster turned state witness before the Mob can get him.
RAGS post-show video and photos: How do you repair a damaged musical?
After acclaim last year at Manchester's mighty Hope Mill Theatre, RAGS The Musical has transferred to the Park Theatre for a limited season. It's a Broadway musical with a long, chequered history and is premiering here in a newly reworked version with a lot of input from Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz.
Post-show video and photos: Jason Manford on why Kander & Ebb’s Curtains is made for the West End
Curtains, the murder mystery musical comedy by Chicago and Cabaret creators Kander & Ebb, had its Broadway premiere in 2007 in a production starring Frasier's David Hyde Pierce. Why has it taken so long for it to at last receive its West End premiere? And why is it so very perfect for the West End?
Curtains
Curtains runs at the West End's Wyndham's Theatre from 13 December 2019 to 11
The Signalman
The Signalman runs at London's Old Red Lion Theatre from 10 December 2019-4 January
Blood Orange post-show video and photos: How critical is the NHS in this General Election?
How worried are you about the myriad pressures on the NHS today? Will you be thinking about the future of the NHS when you go to the ballot box?
Blood Orange
Blood Orange runs from 10 December 2019 to 4 January 2020 at London's Old
Potted Panto post-show video and photos: Which is your favourite Christmas pantomime?
It's official! Christmas is coming up fast. And that, of course, means it's pantomime season. How do you choose which of the biggies to see this year? Why choose? See the seven (or maybe twelve) top pantomimes in one hilarious show care of Potted Panto.