Theatre News and Reviews

jamie muscato and frances mayli mccann the great gatsby

West End stars Jamie Muscato and Frances Mayli McCann to lead the UK production of THE GREAT GATSBY

By Emmie Newitt Thursday, February 6 2025, 13:53

Producer Chunsoo Shin will present this smash hit new musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's landmark novel The Great Gatsby in London this Spring.

Jamie Muscato and Frances Mayli McCann. Photo by DanKennedy

05 Feb

Casts

Full cast announced for RHINOCEROS at Almeida Theatre

By Emmie Newitt Wednesday, February 5 2025, 15:27

Omar Elerian will direct the BAFTA nominee Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (Gangs of London) following on from his critically acclaimed production of The Chairs.

rhinoceros almeida theatre full cast Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and Anoushka Lucas. Headshots provided by production.

Miriam Grace Edwards and Sam Jenkins-Shaw in Mrs President (credit Pamela Raith)

05 Feb

Reviews

Review: MRS PRESIDENT at Charing Cross Theatre

By Stuart King Wednesday, February 5 2025, 08:57

There are occasions in a reviewer’s life, when we are exposed to a nugget of political history which encapsulates sufficient intrigue that we yearn for it to receive the attentions of an accomplished playwright. Such writers can often weave the factual nuggets into an interesting and compelling yarn. The best are brim full of wit, wisdom and relatable characters with stories and opinions which inspire, unnerve, interest and elicit (from those of us with our bums on seats) oodles of empathy, envy, compassion and admiration. Unfortunately John Ransom Phillips’ homage to the feisty and oft maligned Mary Lincoln (wife of President Abraham Lincoln) achieves few of these.

Miriam Grace Edwards and Sam Jenkins-Shaw in Mrs President (credit Pamela Raith)