Jesus Christ Superstar, Barbican Theatre: ‘Modern, but with all the clout of the original’ Rock, opera and the bible? This bold concept has been confounding and enthralling people since the 1970s concept album was crafted into Broadway hit Jesus Christ Superstar – all hail Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Having spawned two films and countless professional and am-dram restagings, this classic ...
King’s Head Theatre ‘A raw, more personal side to Tennessee Williams’ The reinvention of two of Tennessee Williams’ lesser-known plays in a tender production at the King’s Head Theatre shows a side to the celebrated playwright that isn’t often seen – raw, and more personal. This combination of two one-act plays, still steeped in sweet southern charm, is effective, but ...
Deliciously devilish, irrepressibly irreverent, Woody Shticks entertains, astounds and glistens in his new one-man show Schlong Song. As expected at the King’s Head Theatre, there is more than just a queer undertone in this production and this is its best asset. Covered in glitter, sporting (and, shockingly, pulling off) a majestic mullet, Shticks takes us on a no-holds-barred journey through his ...
Be sure to have plenty of tissues at the ready as the European premiere of Max Vernon’s Musical The View Upstairs sashays into the Soho Theatre. Heart-wrenching and perfectly situated in the centre of queer London, this musical entertains, disrupts and challenges. Set in 1973 in the Upstairs Lounge, New Orleans, the show blends the real and imaginary together to tell the story ...
The Almeida Dark, gritty, bleak…but that’s what is expected from the stage adaptation of Thomas Vinterberg’s Danish film drama (starring Mads Mikkelsen). What isn’t expected, is a touching, surprisingly human side that the stage adaptation brings to the tale of mob mentality and small-town prejudice. In direct opposition to the Danish idea of Hygge (cosiness), this play keeps you on ...
Having only lasted two weeks on Broadway in 2002 Amour has finally moved across the pond to try its luck closer to its French setting, with its London debut at the Charing Cross Theatre. Its hard to work out who to attribute blame to in this stoney production, but with moments of brightness, it isn’t a completely wasted evening. Following ...
Sex, murder hedonism, and art. What more could anyone want from a tale? The Picture of Dorian Grey as a fallen hero shines with Oscar Wilde’s caustic wit and has earned its place within the classical canon. Having far-reaching consequences for both its author and his audience, it’s a mouthful of a piece. One that, unfortunately, this production at The ...
From the primordial darkness, inhuman shapes begin to shift as slow eerie sounds begin to build. This is Vessel’s first touch down at Sadler’s Wells, the collaboration between Japanese artist Kohei Nawa and French/Belgian choreographer Damien Jalet. If you lack the funds or a giant telescope to scan for alien life, Vessel is the answer as we peer into worlds ...
Welcomed in by the comforting smell of toast, I enter The Other Palace which plays host to the latest incarnation of the food writer Nigel Slater’s autobiography. But how does it match up to the film? Does it step up to the plate (sorry)? With a hip-swaying 60s soundtrack, Toast charts the kindling passion of a young boy who loves ...
Pulling together three different pieces all within the dance style of Krump (Kingdom Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise) Artists 4 Artists nurture the dance style started in the early 2000s in LA with new work by three young choreographers. With continuous energy, movement and imagination we were dazed by a spectacle that fills your head with music and your veins with ...