Criterion theatre, LondonCaroline Leslie’s production sends up the less problematic Victorian foibles with a terrifically spirited barrage of juicy one-liners, blunt anachronisms and pleasing melodramaAs a commercial prospect, you can’t fault this stag…
Continue ReadingBush theatre, LondonThe actor makes his debut as a playwright with a richly detailed character study, performing with warm humour and outrage at injustice‘Have you seen Theresa May dance? Now that’s a hostile environment.” When the former UK prime mini…
Continue ReadingBrace, who has died aged 43, was a hugely talented playwright, dramaturg and director who worked on a string of hits including One-Woman Show and Age Is a Feeling“The most high-profile director you’ve never heard of.” That’s what the Stage newspaper ca…
Continue ReadingAfter 30 years, the standup star is now finally winning acting plaudits, for a ‘tour de force’ take on Dickens with sharper punchlines – and Hamlet is nextFirst names first. What does the artist formerly known as Eddie Izzard, who recently announced sh…
Continue ReadingLeicester Square theatre, LondonThe comedian is at her best when she treats us as her confidantes rather than aiming for well-worn targetsOn one day in 2021 two major life events – one terrible, one wonderful – coincided for “TV’s Angela Barnes” – so i…
Continue ReadingLeicester Square theatre, LondonThe comedian is at her best when she treats us as her confidantes rather than aiming for well-worn targetsOn one day in 2021 two major life events – one terrible, one wonderful – coincided for “TV’s Angela Barnes” – so i…
Continue ReadingA boundary-busting standup, a radio sensation, a knockout on TV, a champion for LGBTQ rights, and a pet-lover extraordinaire … stars and writers pay tribute to the many lives of Paul O’GradyA life in picturesAn icon: tributes to Paul O’GradyNews: TV pr…
Continue ReadingDuke of York’s theatre, LondonMaths, magic and Les Mis all feature in the entertaining musings of the Ted Lasso star’s northern know-it-all‘Who’s here ’cos of Ted Lasso?” grins Nick Mohammed, double-Emmy-nominated star of the soccer sitcom, in his firs…
Continue ReadingWhen a podcast by Seamas Carey created a storm, he began investigating second homes, cream on scones …. and where local pride meets unwelcoming xenophobia. Now he’s taking his one man show on the roadAfter Seamas Carey interviewed Eden Project founder …
Continue ReadingNew Wolsey theatre, IpswichThis riff on HG Wells’s sci-fi novella has a sharp cast but relies on a wearisome play-within-a-play concept and lacks momentumIn 2021, HG Wells fans were aghast at the Royal Mint giving the Tripods an extra leg and the Invis…
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