Theatre

The play Top Girls was highly topical when it was written, nearly 40 years ago. Feminism was fighting to carve out a place for women in the workplace, women were

Summer Street A new musical is hitting the stage this spring that promises to bring nostalgia, sun and songs to recaptures the glory days of the 90s Aussie soap opera

Three Emos presented by Smashing Mirrors Theatre Company at Greenwich Theatre on 12 May 2019. Emos Ruth, Nat and Liv spend their days working dead-end jobs in Hull, and nights

Passion is infectious. Just as laughter can start with one person in a room and gradually spread like a slow-burning fire to everyone else there, passion for a particular subject

Photo Credit: Robert Day Christopher Walker reviews “Tony’s Last Tape” by Andy Barrett. Playing at the Omnibus Theatre Clapham until April 20th. https://www.omnibus-clapham.org. Box Office 0207 622 4105 *** (Three

BY CHRISTOPHER WALKER If you haven’t yet discovered the Menier Chocolate Factory theatre, then now is the time to go. Their revival of David Hare’s play The Bay at Nice

Funeral Flowers A performance that combines spoken word poetry and floral arranging will explore trauma, grief and human relationships. Funeral Flowers, by Emma Dennis-Edwards, won the Filipa Bragança Award for

In 1892, rehearsals began for the premiere of a new play by Oscar Wilde – Salomé. A far cry from the apparently light social comedies like The Importance Of Being

James Haddrell is the artistic and executive director of Greenwich Theatre Working in theatre, I am privileged to have the opportunity to work with storytellers all year round. The tales

Shows are confirmed for: GREENWICH MUSIC TIME, LONDON: THURS 4 JULY SCARBOROUGH OPEN AIR THEATRE: FRI 5 JULY Some of the world’s most talented musical theatre stars, from Broadway and

Maya Chavvakula reviews “Wolfie” by Ross Willis. Playing at Theater 503, until April 13. **** (Four stars) Ross Willis’ debut play at Theater503 makes a poignant statement about the state

Four “monsters” are cooped up in a run-down house somewhere in the South of Chicago sprawl – “Downstate” Illinois, writes Christoper Walker. “Monsters?” Yes, all of them are convicted paedophiles.

A theatre company is preparing to present a giant piece of outdoor theatre for the whole family which includes a moving ‘baby’ that’s bigger than a double-decker bus. Mind the

7 May – 11 May 2019 When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth” Crammed full of adventure, romance, comedy and of course one

Nationalism, extremism, espionage, witch hunts – these are all epithets for society today. Yet look back 60 years and these words were just as evocative, conjuring up McCarthyist fear, national

Christopher Walker reviews William Shakespeare’s Othello, playing at the Union Theatre until April 6th . http://www.uniontheatre.biz/whats_on.html Box office – 020 7261 9876 **** (Four stars) Walk into the Union Theatre

A politically charged immersive theatre piece which invites audiences to act as undercover cops is coming to the stage. Operation Black Antler is a co-created production by interactive art company

The CBeebies favourites, Bing and his friends, are going on tour in the first ever Bing stage show – Bing Live! The show will visit Churchill Theatre, Bromley on April

BY CHRISTOPHER WALKER One of the weirdest things about the United States is how many of its own citizens it locks up – well over two million, or just under

A man who is a fishmonger by day is turning into civil rights leader Martin Luther King by night to imagine how he felt on the last night of his

James Haddrell, the artistic and executive director of Greenwich Theatre, gives his opinion on increasing theatre prices. I cannot remember a time when political debate has dominated the media more

Christopher Walker reviews “Lipstick – a Fairy-tale” of Iran at the Omnibus Theatre. Playing until March 24. www.omnibus-clapham.org/lipstick 0207 498 4699 *** (three stars) The 96 Festival returns to celebrate “queerness

The National Theatre’s revival of Follies is a major theatrical event all serous theatre-goers must see. A hymn to the lost glamour of Broadway, Follies has become a Broadway legend

Christopher Walker reviews “Jesus Hopped the A-Train,” playing at the Young Vic Theatre until April 6. www.youngvic.org/whats-on/jesus-hopped-the-a-train 020 7922 2922 **** (Four stars) One of the weirdest things about the

Christopher Walker reviews “The Jumper Factory,” playing at the Young Vic’s Maria studio until March 9 th www.youngvic.org/whats-on/the-jumper-factory 020 7922 2922 *** (Three stars) The Young Vic has firm commitment

Review of “Tartuffe – the Impostor.” Playing at the South Bank’s Lyttelton Theatre until 30 th April. https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/tartuffe/dates-listing. Box Office: 020 7452 3000 *** (three stars). By Christopher Walker Molière

Sing, O Muse, of the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons and their hilarious new modern-verse adaptation of the most epic journey of all time… Stranded war hero Odysseus must struggle against the odds

The British Film Institute has announced that the 33rd edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival will open with the UK premiere of Chanya Button’s Vita & Virginia at

BY CHRISTOPHER WALKER Can-Can returns to the stage, bringing us all the energy of the Moulin Rouge and a whiff of its Belle Époque decadence. It may not have the

By Hattie Brewis The pub theatre is a glorious thing. All the comfort and chaos of a local watering hole, married with the boldness and bravery of the small stage.

The legendary rock’n’roll musical is coming back to London for one weekend only with a host of stars to tell the story of two college kids and the infamous Dr.

Oscar Wilde’s iconic comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest, will see two black women taking on the roles of all four characters in a non-traditional performance of the play. The

‘Can–Can, the new Offenbach musical’, at the Union Theatre Southwark until 9 th March. www.uniontheatre.biz Tel 0207 261 9876 *** (Three stars) Review by Christopher Walker London fringe theatre is

BY KATE GOULD They say life imitates art but there are times when the reverse can also be true. And this has certainly been the case for actor Dan Whitlam.

The Blue Elephant Theatre swept the awards board at the ‘Offies’, claiming five out of a possible nine awards at a ceremony in the newly reopened Grand Hall of Battersea

James Haddrell, artistic and executive director of Greenwich Theatre, speaks to Max Emmerson about No Miracles Here…

If you are looking for something to distract the kids next week, the beloved CBeebies characters from the world of Twirlywoos are hitting the big stage to perform live for

A  journalist seeking their stories as part of a cynical narrative about the Syrian refugee crisis, and a boy neglected in real life and vulnerable online to those who would

Brixton singer Breis has switched his focus from educating students to taking the message to children in a show designed to bring potential hip-hop fans into theatres. Breis (pronounced breeze)

From Tue 12 – Sat 16 March 2019. With Gwyneth Strong (Only Fools and Horses) as Mrs Boyle, and is directed by Gareth Armstrong. This unstoppable West End hit has

Following a sell-out Edinburgh Festival Fringe run, We’ve Got Each Other comes to the Vault Festival. Hold on to your mullet for the spectacular Bon Jovi jukebox musical… except, it’s

Nix and her little brother, Jude, dream of becoming space explorers when they grow up. One afternoon, in their bedroom, they’re on a mission to find the mythical Sunstar plant,

An actress is a shining light on what life in Britain is like for racial minorities in a new play, writes Adrian Zorzut. Sui-See Hung, who moved to Deptford four

Florian Zeller’s The Father depicts the relationship between a father with dementia and his daughter, who attempts to balance the demands of her own life with the need to care

BY JAMES HADDRELL Theo Ancient brings solo show The Shy Manifesto to the Greenwich Theatre Studio – direct from playing the lead role in one of the most high profile