The title of this winner of Theatre 503’s 2023 International Playwriting Award by Roxy Cook may seem like the set-up to a joke, but the narrative that unspools is instead an affectionate, gently barbed and at base quite sobering portrait of three ordinary souls (and one restless feline) adrift in modern Moscow. There is much … More A WOMAN WALKS INTO A BANK – REVIEW – THEATRE503
Peter Pan Goes Wrong first premiered in London at the Pleasance Theatre in 2013, and earlier this year the show made its Broadway debut. Now the production is back in the West End for the Christmas season. Following on from The Play That Goes Wrong, in this production, J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan is staged by … More PETER PAN GOES WRONG – REVIEW – LYRIC THEATRE
Drawing heavily from the classic canon of the British supernatural, High Tide’s trio of contemporary Gothic narratives uses traditional storytelling formats to address contemporary themes. Directed by Elayce Ismail, reverent musical interludes accompany tales of apparitions and nighttime conjurings that speak of women from the East of England. Unfortunately, the effect is less chilling and … More GHOST STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT – REVIEW – SAM WANAMAKER PLAYHOUSE
Drum roll please…(Cue a literal drum rolling across the stage.) The Lyric pantomime is one of traditions with the return of many well-loved jokes and skits. Costumes and sets are all made at the Lyric itself by Good Teeth, with set pieces being reused year on year. This year Cinderella gets the Hammersmith makeover, with … More CINDERELLA – REVIEW – LYRIC HAMMERSMITH
The Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol is in its 7th year, with a host of famous faces having stepped into the infamous role of Ebenezer Scrooge, this year it’s Christopher Eccleston. The script, adapted by Jack Thorne, is an exciting, dramatic staging of the classic. Some may ask why a play written 180 years ago … More A CHRISTMAS CAROL – REVIEW – THE OLD VIC
Amy catches up with Linus Karp ahead of his performance of Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story, at London’s Clapham Grand. Linus and Joseph of Awkward Productions are also the masterminds behind the new show Gwyneth Goes Skiing. Hello Your Majesty/ Candle Entrepreneur, how are you feeling coming back from a hugely successful fringe and … More INTERVIEW – LINUS KARP – DIANA: THE UNTOLD AND UNTRUE STORY
Ellie chats to Rebecca Lock, currently starring in Elf at the Dominion Theatre. Firstly, how are you feeling ahead of opening? I’m excited! I can’t wait to get in front of the Christmas audiences. All those excited children!! It’s magic! How have you found working with this cast? Quite a few cast members from last … More INTERVIEW – REBECCA LOCK FROM ELF
Amy catches up with Joe Sellman-Leava, writer and performer of Fanboy, which is currently touring across the UK. Can you tell us a little bit about the show? It’s about the things we love – whether it’s Nintendo, Star Wars or the Muppets – and the connections and communities that form around them. Fanboy looks … More INTERVIEW – JOE SELLMAN-LEAVA – FANBOY
Amy chats to Philippa Lawford, writer of Ikaria, ending its UK tour at Park Theatre in November. Can you tell us a little about Ikaria? Ikaria is a love story set in a student bedroom, over the course of a spring term at university. There are just two actors and the play is very intimate … More INTERVIEW – PHILIPPA LAWFORD – IKARIA
Amy catches up with Aoife Kennan, who wrote and stars in Scratches. How are you feeling ahead of your opening at the Arcola after a fantastic run at Vaults? I’m a big bundle of nerves at the moment, but there’s a lot of excitement mixed in there. We had such a great response from VAULT … More INTERVIEW – AOIFE KENNAN – SCRATCHES
Transferring from the Edinburgh Fringe after a successful run and an OffFest nomination, Alison Skilbeck’s Uncommon Ground is about six wildly different people, coping and connecting during one year on the Common. It relates their unexpected tales of love, life, death and downright dottiness, while a seventh character lurks mysteriously. Partly inspired by glimpses of … More HUSBAND AND WIFE TIM HARDY AND ALISON SKILBECK BRING AWARD-WINNING WORK TO THE OLD RED LION
After a critically acclaimed Fringe run, Breaking the Castle is heading to London with its moving true story of addiction, brought to life in a hilarious, uplifting and poignant one-man show. This will run as part of the Pleasance’s Best of Edinburgh season in London, which brings together some of the best and brightest productions … More BREAKING THE CASTLE COMES TO LONDON AFTER EDINBURGH RUN
Summer is here and there’s no better way to spend it than with a night at a West End theatre. We know there’s lots to see so we have outlined the 7 London shows to see this summer for you. What’s better is London Box Office has launched their biggest ever Summer Theatre Sale and … More 7 LONDON SHOWS TO SEE THIS SUMMER
SingEasy is a secret room within Piano Works in the West End; here you can find a restaurant/ bar with singing servers! With a 2-course pre-theatre dinner menu on offer for £20 per person, it’s very reasonably priced, and the food is delicious. The starters include soup of the day served with bread, duckless spring … More SINGEASY MEMBERSHIP LAUNCH
‘Love Never Dies In Concert’ at Theatre Royal Drury Lane this summer 21st and 22nd August The world’s most famous opera ghost returns to the West End for 2 nights only with much-loved stars reprising the roles of Phantom and Christine in star-studded concert Sign up for exclusive pre-sale released today (Wednesday 24th May); pre-sale … More LOVE NEVER DIES IN CONCERT ANNOUNCED
Summer is here and there’s no better way to spend it than with a night at a West End theatre. We know there’s lots to see so we have outlined the 7 London shows to see this summer for you. What’s better is London Box Office has launched their biggest ever Summer Theatre Sale and … More 7 LONDON SHOWS TO SEE THIS SUMMER
We’ve rounded up the Fringe Theatre shows on in London during the month of January. We’ve placed them in order of when they open, so have a little browse, find some inspiration – and maybe even book a ticket! ONE MAN POE: A TRIPLE BILL Kings Head Theatre; 27th December – 7th January Edgar Allan … More FRINGE SHOWS TO SEE IN LONDON IN JANUARY 2023
We’re a bunch of theatre loving peeps here at Lost in Theatreland, so when we love a show – it becomes our whole personality and we won’t stop talking about it to everyone that will listen, and also those that won’t. 2022 was a year of incredible theatre, and it was the beginning of this … More OUR FAVOURITE SHOWS OF 2022
Want a show to help get you into the festive spirit but can’t decide what to see? We’ve got you! It can be difficult to decide on a show amongst the array of pantos and adaptations of A Christmas Carol – for ease we’ve included these at the end of the post, but first let’s … More SHOWS TO SEE IN LONDON THIS FESTIVE SEASON
Here’s our Lost In Theatreland (LIT) Pick of the Week for you! Handel’s Messiah: The Live Experience is coming to Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London on the 6th of December 2022. Described as a Visionary new-style classical music experience to launch with starry performance of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ Designed specifically to appeal to both lovers of classical … More LIT PICK – HANDEL’S MESSIAH: THE LIVE EXPERIENCE
Here is our weekly round up of stagey news, our 5* and 4* reviews, interviews, shows opening next week and ticket deals! Go on, have a little scroll. NEWS OF THE WEEK Top Theatre News Stories of the Week include: The Almeida Theatre’s sell out production of A Streetcar Named Desire announced a West End … More LIT’S PICKS – FRIDAY 27TH JANUARY 23
As we wind down for the festive period, lets take a quick look back through the week! NEWS OF THE WEEK Top Theatre News Stories of the Week include: My Son’s a Queer, (But what can you do?) is returning to the main stage! The show will transfer again from the living room, but this … More LIT’S PICKS – FRIDAY 23RD DECEMBER
Here is our weekly round up of stagey news, our 5* reviews, interviews, shows opening next week and ticket deals! Go on, have a little scroll. NEWS OF THE WEEK Top Theatre News Stories of the Week include: The English language premiere of the critically acclaimed musical Rebecca was announced. The musical will be performed … More LIT’S PICKS – FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER 22
Here is our weekly round up of stagey news, our 5* reviews, interviews, shows opening next week and ticket deals! Have a little scroll. NEWS OF THE WEEK Top Theatre News Stories of the Week include: We Will Rock You returns to London’s West End! The show will be the London Coliseum’s summer musical, running … More LIT’S PICKS – SATURDAY 10TH DECEMBER 22
Here’s our Lost In Theatreland (LIT) Pick of the Week for you! Handel’s Messiah: The Live Experience is coming to Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London on the 6th of December 2022. Described as a Visionary new-style classical music experience to launch with starry performance of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ Designed specifically to appeal to both lovers of classical … More LIT PICK – HANDEL’S MESSIAH: THE LIVE EXPERIENCE
The title of this winner of Theatre 503’s 2023 International Playwriting Award by Roxy Cook may seem like the set-up to a joke, but the narrative that unspools is instead an affectionate, gently barbed and at base quite sobering portrait of three ordinary souls (and one restless feline) adrift in modern Moscow. There is much … More A WOMAN WALKS INTO A BANK – REVIEW – THEATRE503
Peter Pan Goes Wrong first premiered in London at the Pleasance Theatre in 2013, and earlier this year the show made its Broadway debut. Now the production is back in the West End for the Christmas season. Following on from The Play That Goes Wrong, in this production, J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan is staged by … More PETER PAN GOES WRONG – REVIEW – LYRIC THEATRE
Drawing heavily from the classic canon of the British supernatural, High Tide’s trio of contemporary Gothic narratives uses traditional storytelling formats to address contemporary themes. Directed by Elayce Ismail, reverent musical interludes accompany tales of apparitions and nighttime conjurings that speak of women from the East of England. Unfortunately, the effect is less chilling and … More GHOST STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT – REVIEW – SAM WANAMAKER PLAYHOUSE
Drum roll please…(Cue a literal drum rolling across the stage.) The Lyric pantomime is one of traditions with the return of many well-loved jokes and skits. Costumes and sets are all made at the Lyric itself by Good Teeth, with set pieces being reused year on year. This year Cinderella gets the Hammersmith makeover, with … More CINDERELLA – REVIEW – LYRIC HAMMERSMITH
The Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol is in its 7th year, with a host of famous faces having stepped into the infamous role of Ebenezer Scrooge, this year it’s Christopher Eccleston. The script, adapted by Jack Thorne, is an exciting, dramatic staging of the classic. Some may ask why a play written 180 years ago … More A CHRISTMAS CAROL – REVIEW – THE OLD VIC
Amy catches up with Linus Karp ahead of his performance of Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story, at London’s Clapham Grand. Linus and Joseph of Awkward Productions are also the masterminds behind the new show Gwyneth Goes Skiing. Hello Your Majesty/ Candle Entrepreneur, how are you feeling coming back from a hugely successful fringe and … More INTERVIEW – LINUS KARP – DIANA: THE UNTOLD AND UNTRUE STORY
Ellie chats to Rebecca Lock, currently starring in Elf at the Dominion Theatre. Firstly, how are you feeling ahead of opening? I’m excited! I can’t wait to get in front of the Christmas audiences. All those excited children!! It’s magic! How have you found working with this cast? Quite a few cast members from last … More INTERVIEW – REBECCA LOCK FROM ELF
Amy catches up with Joe Sellman-Leava, writer and performer of Fanboy, which is currently touring across the UK. Can you tell us a little bit about the show? It’s about the things we love – whether it’s Nintendo, Star Wars or the Muppets – and the connections and communities that form around them. Fanboy looks … More INTERVIEW – JOE SELLMAN-LEAVA – FANBOY
Amy chats to Philippa Lawford, writer of Ikaria, ending its UK tour at Park Theatre in November. Can you tell us a little about Ikaria? Ikaria is a love story set in a student bedroom, over the course of a spring term at university. There are just two actors and the play is very intimate … More INTERVIEW – PHILIPPA LAWFORD – IKARIA
Amy catches up with Aoife Kennan, who wrote and stars in Scratches. How are you feeling ahead of your opening at the Arcola after a fantastic run at Vaults? I’m a big bundle of nerves at the moment, but there’s a lot of excitement mixed in there. We had such a great response from VAULT … More INTERVIEW – AOIFE KENNAN – SCRATCHES
Transferring from the Edinburgh Fringe after a successful run and an OffFest nomination, Alison Skilbeck’s Uncommon Ground is about six wildly different people, coping and connecting during one year on the Common. It relates their unexpected tales of love, life, death and downright dottiness, while a seventh character lurks mysteriously. Partly inspired by glimpses of … More HUSBAND AND WIFE TIM HARDY AND ALISON SKILBECK BRING AWARD-WINNING WORK TO THE OLD RED LION
After a critically acclaimed Fringe run, Breaking the Castle is heading to London with its moving true story of addiction, brought to life in a hilarious, uplifting and poignant one-man show. This will run as part of the Pleasance’s Best of Edinburgh season in London, which brings together some of the best and brightest productions … More BREAKING THE CASTLE COMES TO LONDON AFTER EDINBURGH RUN
Summer is here and there’s no better way to spend it than with a night at a West End theatre. We know there’s lots to see so we have outlined the 7 London shows to see this summer for you. What’s better is London Box Office has launched their biggest ever Summer Theatre Sale and … More 7 LONDON SHOWS TO SEE THIS SUMMER
SingEasy is a secret room within Piano Works in the West End; here you can find a restaurant/ bar with singing servers! With a 2-course pre-theatre dinner menu on offer for £20 per person, it’s very reasonably priced, and the food is delicious. The starters include soup of the day served with bread, duckless spring … More SINGEASY MEMBERSHIP LAUNCH
‘Love Never Dies In Concert’ at Theatre Royal Drury Lane this summer 21st and 22nd August The world’s most famous opera ghost returns to the West End for 2 nights only with much-loved stars reprising the roles of Phantom and Christine in star-studded concert Sign up for exclusive pre-sale released today (Wednesday 24th May); pre-sale … More LOVE NEVER DIES IN CONCERT ANNOUNCED
We’ve rounded up the Fringe Theatre shows on in London during the month of January. We’ve placed them in order of when they open, so have a little browse, find some inspiration – and maybe even book a ticket! ONE MAN POE: A TRIPLE BILL Kings Head Theatre; 27th December – 7th January Edgar Allan … More FRINGE SHOWS TO SEE IN LONDON IN JANUARY 2023
We’re a bunch of theatre loving peeps here at Lost in Theatreland, so when we love a show – it becomes our whole personality and we won’t stop talking about it to everyone that will listen, and also those that won’t. 2022 was a year of incredible theatre, and it was the beginning of this … More OUR FAVOURITE SHOWS OF 2022
Want a show to help get you into the festive spirit but can’t decide what to see? We’ve got you! It can be difficult to decide on a show amongst the array of pantos and adaptations of A Christmas Carol – for ease we’ve included these at the end of the post, but first let’s … More SHOWS TO SEE IN LONDON THIS FESTIVE SEASON
Here’s our Lost In Theatreland (LIT) Pick of the Week for you! Handel’s Messiah: The Live Experience is coming to Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London on the 6th of December 2022. Described as a Visionary new-style classical music experience to launch with starry performance of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ Designed specifically to appeal to both lovers of classical … More LIT PICK – HANDEL’S MESSIAH: THE LIVE EXPERIENCE
Here is our weekly round up of stagey news, our 5* and 4* reviews, interviews, shows opening next week and ticket deals! Go on, have a little scroll. NEWS OF THE WEEK Top Theatre News Stories of the Week include: The Almeida Theatre’s sell out production of A Streetcar Named Desire announced a West End … More LIT’S PICKS – FRIDAY 27TH JANUARY 23
Here is our weekly round up of stagey news, our 5* reviews, interviews, shows opening next week and ticket deals! Have a little scroll. NEWS OF THE WEEK Top Theatre News Stories of the Week include: We Will Rock You returns to London’s West End! The show will be the London Coliseum’s summer musical, running … More LIT’S PICKS – SATURDAY 10TH DECEMBER 22