Have you heard about the musical theatre radio station?
Encore Radio plays songs from your favourite musicals, all day, every day. If, like us, you can often be found singing along to the very best Broadway has to offer, then this website was designed for...
View ArticleVanessa Kirby is captivating in NT’s Julie – review
Polly Stenham’s modern adaptation of August Strindberg’s classic text Miss Julie has opened at the National Theatre. This updated reworking of Miss Julie relocates the action from 19th century Sweden...
View ArticleAndrew Garfield dedicates Tony Award win for Angels in America to the LGBTQ...
The British actor took home the Best Leading Actor in a Play gong for his performance as Prior Walter. Upon collecting the award at the 2018 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, Andrew said: “At a...
View ArticleBeautiful Thing the perfect play to launch a new LGBTQ venue – review
At a time when LGBTQ venues across the country are dropping like flies, Above the Stag – the UK’s only dedicated LGBTQ theatre – has bucked the trend and become a success story of extraordinary...
View ArticleNT’s An Octoroon a bold and thought-provoking satire – review
Brandon Jacob-Jenkins’ contemporary take on Dion Boucicault’s 1859 melodrama has opened at the National Theatre. An Octoroon is quite unlike anything we’ve seen in a long time. The title – an archaic...
View ArticleBilly Elliot musical cancelled in Hungary over claims it turns children gay
Fifteen performances of the musical Billy Elliot have been cancelled in Hungary after right-wing media claimed it was being used as “rampant gay propaganda”. The show was being held at the Hungarian...
View ArticleENO’s The Turn of the Screw a dark, haunting production – review
Benjamin Britten’s classic opera, based on Henry James’ gothic novel, has opened at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. The Turn of the Screw tells the story of a governess who arrives at a country...
View ArticleFind out which signature stage character you’re supposed to be with this...
We, like you, just can’t resist a good show tune. If it’s not the glitzy costumes then it’s the incredible singing or huge spectacle of a West End theatre. But this got us thinking… who are we? Not...
View ArticleThe Lieutenant of Inishmore a violent, shocking dark comedy – review
Aidan Turner stars in this new staging of Martin McDonagh’s play at the Noel Coward Theatre. The Lieutenant of Inishmore is not the most straightforward concept for a comedy. It tells the story of Mad...
View ArticleKelli O’Hara perfection in dazzling production of The King and I – review
The stunning Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical arrives into London’s West End in glittering form – with the perfect leading lady. When The King and I first begins at the...
View ArticleBianca Del Rio a nasty, hateful bitch in raucous London gig – review
Before we start… if you’re bothered by everything then this isn’t the show (or review) for you. If you’re not, welcome. Walking into a Bianca Del Rio live show, you know you’re about to hear the world...
View ArticleIan McKellen delivers devastating performance as King Lear – review
The multi-award-winning actor delivers an astonishing performance, supported by a talented ensemble cast, at the Duke of York’s Theatre. Following a successful run at the Chichester Festival Theatre,...
View ArticleNT’s An Octoroon a bold and thought-provoking satire – review
Brandon Jacob-Jenkins’ contemporary take on Dion Boucicault’s 1859 melodrama has opened at the National Theatre. An Octoroon is quite unlike anything we’ve seen in a long time. The title – an archaic...
View ArticleBilly Elliot musical cancelled in Hungary over claims it turns children gay
Fifteen performances of the musical Billy Elliot have been cancelled in Hungary after right-wing media claimed it was being used as “rampant gay propaganda”. The show was being held at the Hungarian...
View ArticleENO’s The Turn of the Screw a dark, haunting production – review
Benjamin Britten’s classic opera, based on Henry James’ gothic novel, has opened at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. The Turn of the Screw tells the story of a governess who arrives at a country...
View ArticleFind out which signature stage character you’re supposed to be with this...
We, like you, just can’t resist a good show tune. If it’s not the glitzy costumes then it’s the incredible singing or huge spectacle of a West End theatre. But this got us thinking… who are we? Not...
View ArticleThe Lieutenant of Inishmore a violent, shocking dark comedy – review
Aidan Turner stars in this new staging of Martin McDonagh’s play at the Noel Coward Theatre. The Lieutenant of Inishmore is not the most straightforward concept for a comedy. It tells the story of Mad...
View ArticleGrindr the Opera: falling under the spell of the great god Grindr – review
This is the first musical production to be staged at Above the Stag Theatre’s shiny new and improved premises in London’s Vauxhall, and it’s an absolute belter. The ups and downs of Grindr, and other...
View ArticleHave you heard about the musical theatre radio station?
Encore Radio plays songs from your favourite musicals, all day, every day. If, like us, you can often be found singing along to the very best Broadway has to offer, then this website was designed for...
View ArticleKelli O’Hara perfection in dazzling production of The King and I – review
The stunning Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical arrives into London’s West End in glittering form – with the perfect leading lady. When The King and I first begins at the...
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