Under The Blue Sky by David Eldridge at the Duke of York’s Theatre
This tragic-comedy took place in three acts. Each act told a story of two teachers with romantic inclinations –or not.
The first story belongs to Nick (Chris O’Dowd) and Helen (Lisa Dillon). After three years of supper close friendship, Helen is far [...]
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Under The Blue Sky by David Eldridge at the Duke of York’s Theatre
Posted in Reviews, Theatre on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Italia Conti School of Theatre Arts: Men Should Weep
Posted in Reviews, School, Theatre on July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Italia Conti School of Theatre Arts presented Men Should Weep by Ena Lemont Steward in the Chelsea Theatre this week. A dark, yet at times comical, play about poverty in Glasgow in the 1930s depression. I wanted to quickly mention this play put on by my third years, because it is truly excellent. Especially [...]
Into The Hoods: An Urban Fairy Tale at the Novello Theatre
Posted in Reviews, Theatre on July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A great fun night if you are into dance! A interpretation/ rip off the musical Into the Woods by Sondheim this ghetto fab show is the first show of its kind to hit the West End. This show was put together by Hip Hop dance troupe ZooNation. The show consists entirely of dance, done to [...]
Review: Speed-The-Plow by David Mamet
Posted in Reviews, Theatre on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Old Vic: Speed-The-Plow by David Mamet
Director: Matthew Warchus
Bobby Gould: Jeff Goldblum
Charlie Fox: Kevin Spacey
Karen: Laura Michelle Kelly
Speed-The-Plow is a fast-paced, hard-hitting show about the nature of Hollywood screen writers in the usual David Mamet take-no-prisoners style. To be honest, despite the big names (Kevin Spacey and Jeff Goldblum) this is probably one of my [...]
Review: The Lover / The Collection by Harold Pinter
Posted in Reviews, Theatre on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Comedy Theatre: The Lover / The Collection by Harold Pinter
Director: Jamie Lloyd
The Lover
Richard: Richard Coyle
Sarah: Gina McKee
John: Charlie Cox
The Collection
Harry: Timothy West
James: Richard Coyle
Stella: Gina McKee
Bill: Charlie Cox
Having previously stage managed Harold Pinter’s The Lover (along with The Betrayal) in school; I was very excited to see a professional cast do the same show. Luckily, [...]
Royal Academy of Arts: From Russia
Posted in Inspirational, Reviews on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Royal Academy of Arts: From Russia
I visited the Royal Academy of Arts for research into my character in The Cherry Orchard. They were showing French and Russian Master Paintings from 1870-1925. This is exactly the time when Luybov Ranevskya was both in France and Russia. I learned a lot from the paintings and the audio [...]
Review: Happy Now by Lucinda Coxon
Posted in Reviews, Theatre on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
National Theatre: Happy Now by Lucinda Coxon (World Premiere)
Director: Thea Sharrock
Michael: Stanley Townsend
Kitty: Olivia Williams
Johnny, Kitty’s husband: Jonathan Cullen
Miles: Dominic Rowan
Bea, Miles wife: Emily Joyce
June, Kitty’s mother: Anne Reid
I went to see Happy Now with my mother while she was visiting me in London. We were very lucky to get the last two available tickets, [...]
Review: the hour we knew nothing of each other
Posted in Reviews, Theatre on February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The hour we knew nothing of each other by Peter Handke at The National Theatre
Director: James MacDonald
There were 27 actors in the hour we knew nothing of each other playing 450 characters. A remarkable feat in itself, but what had really inflamed my curiosity was that this play, written by a “great experimental figure [...]
Review: Much Ado About Nothing at The National
Posted in Reviews, Theatre, tagged Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare, The National Theatre, Theatre on February 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The National Theatre’s Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Benedick : Simon Russell Beale
Beatrice : Zoë Wanamaker
Hero : Susannah Fielding
Claudio : Daniel Hawksford
This version was well worth the wait. I had to stalk the theatre in order to get a seat! I was very lucky to get a student cancelation ticket (the [...]
