Features
Babel - the world gathers in Caledonian Park
Babel is the new production from Battersea Arts Centre, a mysterious and engaging piece of theatre in Caledonian Park. It involves groups of people carrying out unusual activities beckon you through the park into an open space, with a central event telling the story of… Read More
London Calling’s Pick of West End Muscials
Matilda The musical version of Matilda, Roald Dahl’s lovable special schoolgirl has been wowing audiences since the show opened last November. Originally staged at The Courtyard theatre, it was a sell-out success. The story is translated beautifully by Denis Kelly and with music… Read More
Phantom of the Opera - up close and personal
Am I the last person in London to see the Olivier Award winning super musical, Phantom of the Opera? The musical, based on a story by Gaston Leroux, celebrated twenty-five years last year and over 10,000 performances at Her Majesty’s Theatre in the West… Read More
Evan Placey named as the winner of Brian Way Award
The 2012 winner of the Brian Way Award was announced on Thursday 19 April. Evan Placey won the award for his play ‘Holloway Jones’. He was presented the winning prize of £6,000 by last year’s winner Keith Saha at Shoreditch Town Hall. … Read More
London’s new smash musical Singin’ In The Rain has more than its fair share of memorable moments. And although the scene where Don Lockwood (Adam Cooper) joyfully splashes his way across the waterlogged stage wins out on feelgood factor, the funniest is… Read More
The shortlist for the Theatre Centre’s £6,000 prize Brian Way Award for Best Play for Young Audiences 2012 has just been announced. “The calibre of this year’s entries has exceeded our expectations and it’ll be tough to decide… Read More
West End Eurovision - The charity event of the year
If I were to ask what Cheryl Baker, Graeme Norton, Arlene Phillips and Justin Lee Collins had in common, then you may well struggle to come up with an answer that didn’t involve a mention of the 1980’s, dubious hair and a… Read More
LIFT 2012 - Festival of Theatre
‘The eyes of the world are on us this summer!’ A hackneyed phrase that’s been rolled out so many times about London and the Olympics this year it’s become disappointingly de rigueur. And yet on the odd occasion, there… Read More
Don Giovanni - Opera with a Twist
This bold new production sees Mozart's greatest opera as never before. In a completely new lease of life for the classic story, playboy Don Giovanni leaps out of the closet as a debaucherous nightclub owner and straight into the heady heyday of the Eighties… Read More
British Theatre At Its Best - Noises Off
There’s been something very refreshing about the West End in recent months, that amidst American imports such as Shrek, The Lion King and Legally Blonde there are clear signs that traditional English theatre still has its place in the market. First there… Read More
