By Stuart King Friday, December 20 2024, 10:31
Tennessee Williams, a man who himself tangoed dangerously with drugs and alcohol, produced sufficient Southern stories involving unhealthy relationships, substance abuse and dirty secrets, to fill a rock star’s memoir. Rebecca Frecknall directs one of the playwright’s most renowned, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF for the Almeida, but with underwhelming results.
Daisy Edgar-Jones in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Almeida. Credit Marc Brenner
By Emmie Newitt Thursday, December 19 2024, 15:15
With 2025 on the horizon, we’re sharing with you just five of the musicals you need to look out for during the New Year.
By Emmie Newitt Wednesday, December 18 2024, 12:05
The original cast members from the National Theatre and Broadway productions will return to reprise their roles in London for a limited run starting 11 February 2025.
Stars from the original National Theatre and Broadway production of Hadestown.
By Emmie Newitt Wednesday, December 18 2024, 10:24
This announcement comes on the heels of an electrifying and unprecedented wave of demand sparked by the London premiere, which debuted to widespread acclaim last month.
Max Harwood in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. Photo by Manuel Harlan
By Stuart King Tuesday, December 17 2024, 21:19
English poet A. E. Housman received the inimitable Stoppard treatment, in Sir Tom’s 1997 work THE INVENTION OF LOVE, which is widely considered one of his most profoundly esoteric. Under Richard Eyre’s direction, the original play won awards, transferred from the National to the West End and then went on to Broadway. Here, for Hampstead Theatre’s new iteration, director Blanche McIntyre takes the reins.
Dickie Beau as Oscar Wilder and Simon Russell Beale as A E Housman. Credit Helen Murray
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