London’s oldest theatre discovered in East End excavation | The Independent
Archaeologists have discovered London’s oldest theatre – an Elizabethan playhouse constructed in the mid-16th century. Known as the Red Lion, it represents a major “missing link” in the history of … Continue reading
Actors offer action plan over drama school racism – BBC News
A group of young BAME actors who have spoken out about racial discrimination they endured at a leading drama school have proposed their own action plan. The Royal Central School … Continue reading
Landmark 20th Century Fox building in London facing new threat | Film | The Guardian
Twentieth Century Fox’s former HQ faces the threat of imminent demolition after developers submitted a new set of plans, it has been revealed.Situated in London’s Soho Square, in the … Continue reading
The (Gasp!) Canadian Who Played Abraham Lincoln
An old trick of the media is to suggest an upcoming event will cause Great Offence and Controversy, without waiting to see if it actually does. Source: The (Gasp!) Canadian … Continue reading
London’s Cinema Museum is keeping cinephilia alive. Can it be saved? | Sight & Sound | BFI
The threatened sale of the south London premises of the Cinema Museum would sacrifice a rare, grassroots collection of cinephile memorabilia – and a key community resource – to the forces … Continue reading
Returning to Haifa review – disturbing drama is a plea for peace | Stage | The Guardian
Finborough, London A Palestinian couple return to their former home to be confronted by its new Israeli owner in this unsentimental, gently political family drama… via Returning to Haifa review … Continue reading
London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket goes up for sale | Stage | The Guardian
London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket, which has staged premieres of Oscar Wilde plays and was John Gielgud’s temporary home during the blitz, has been put up for sale by its owners. … Continue reading
The Toy Theatre Publishers Of Old St
These days the vicinity of Old St is renowned for its digital industries but, for over a hundred years, this area was celebrated as the centre of toy theatre manufacture … Continue reading
Musty or momentous? Three forgotten hits are back on stage in London
One of the hoariest critical cliches is that if a play is neglected, it is usually with good reason. In fact, many plays gather dust simply because of the wilful … Continue reading
The Strange, Sad Story of Joe Orton, His Lover, and 72 Stolen Library Books – Atlas Obscura
Police came to the door of Joe Orton, the man who would one day be one of the most famous playwrights in the United Kingdom, and his partner Kenneth Halliwell’s one-bedroom … Continue reading
Forgotten London films: Night and the City (1950) – Mathew Lyons
Unarguably the finest British film noir ever made, Night and the City was directed by American Jules Dassin. Its strikingly dark tone may not be unrelated to the fact that … Continue reading
Victim (dir. Basil Dearden) 1961 | reviewdonkey
Victim is a classic movie in so many different ways. It is a great representative of the black and white, crime thriller, genre of the early 1960s. The storyline is … Continue reading
The Bush Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush, London. | reviewdonkey
The Bush Theatre has just had a big refurbishment. The first thing you notice when you arrive on a warm sunny evening is the new terrace and bar. It is … Continue reading
“We are living in a mass surveillance state” – George Mann on politics, privacy and the power of the dystopian – Battersea Arts Centre: Blog
Dystopian thriller Light returns to Battersea Arts Centre at the end of May following two sell-out runs last year. Director, George Mann, talks to us about why audiences aren’t yet … Continue reading
Consent, National Theatre, South Bank, London | reviewdonkey
The reviews for this show had been so good, but it was sold out. I know that NT have a few restricted view seats that they sell at 9.30 on … Continue reading
Don Juan in Soho, Wyndham’s Theatre, London, 2017 | reviewdonkey
The 17th Century version of this play closed, after only one performance, because of its repulsive and offensive nature. It was not shown in an uncensored form again for almost 150 … Continue reading
Pop Goes The Opera – hello emma kay
I remember watching this… And thought “I have to see these guys!” It only took four years (Scary thought!) to put my thoughts into action and watch Pop-up Opera, at … Continue reading
‘It’s not just for Joey, it’s for a better world’ ~ Special needs disability parenting BLOOM
British director Stephen Unwin is set to direct his new play All Our Children—about a German clinic in 1941 that sends disabled children to their death as part of the Nazis’ killing program. … Continue reading
Archive Book Review • SHAKESPEARE’S WIFE by Germaine Greer • pub. Bloomsbury Publishing • 2007
You know you are in for a good read when an intellectual and academic, who also happens to be the adopted mother of Austral-British feminism, gets to grips with the … Continue reading
Samuel French bookshop to close after 187 years | Carousel, News | The Stage
Publisher and theatrical licensing company Samuel French is to close its London bookshop after 187 years in the capital, with management blaming an “unsust… Source: Samuel French bookshop to close … Continue reading
Theatrical links and war heroes in Bedford Park, Chiswick – House Historian
In looking through the 1891 census for Bath Road, which runs along the boundary of Bedford Park, I found the widowed, Marie Saker, recorded as an actress. She was living … Continue reading
Two Thumbs Up for Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare: The World as Stage | GALLIVANCE
We, and much of the rest of the world, were introduced to Bill Bryson’s work in his hilarious Notes From a Small Island. We were living in London at the time, … Continue reading
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Archive Review • IN THE CLUB • Hampstead Theatre • 2007
You know exactly what you are in for when the self-professed ‘political sex farce’ In the Club provides a hotel suite crammed with pink latex dildos, fluffy handcuffs, a masturbatory … Continue reading
Iconic theatreland restaurant Joe Allen may close to make way for Robert De Niro hotel | London Evening Standard
It has been a late-night haunt for West End stars winding down after performances for almost 40 years. But Joe Allen, the US-style diner that pulled in more A-listers than … Continue reading
Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre, London: Archaeologists reveal secret passage
Archaeologists unearthed money pots used to collect ticket fees and beads and pins from costumes. Source: Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre, London: Archaeologists reveal secret passage
Strindberg’s Women – Jermyn Street Theatre
The cast includes my friend Paul Herzberg, actor and writer. Paul Herzberg (National Theatre, RSC, Almeida) Sara Griffiths (National Theatre, Royal Court, Chichester Festival Theatre) Robin Kingsland Douglas MacFerran (Sliding … Continue reading
Wolfgang Suschitzky obituary | Art and design | The Guardian
Photographer and cinematographer who captured 30s London and shot Get Carter Source: Wolfgang Suschitzky obituary | Art and design | The Guardian
Casting Call For Film – ‘The House Rules’ | Christopher John Ball
What a shame I’m not living in or near London these days and am too old. Otherwise I’d be perfect casting with my disabling condition! We are putting out a … Continue reading
Wanting more from the eminent Rose Collis | Planet Nation
Delighted to read this excellent review for my friend Rose Collis. On another muggy September night, we were invited down to The Bread and Roses in Clapham for a press … Continue reading
Wanting the Moon – The Bread & Roses Theatre
*First London Theatrical Run* If I really had a free hand I’d wish to broadcast on my hundredth birthday, fly round the world…Oh, I forgot — I have often wanted … Continue reading
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