It’s been an incredible month here at Lost in Theatreland. We launched this website and expanded the team to include Jill, Lucy and Zuzanna. You can find out more about the team here! I’m super thankful to these ladies for joining and giving some great reviews. I’m also incredibly thankful to all the shows that have invited us to review – it has been an amazing month for theatre!
Theatre News
HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOP STORIES FROM MAY!
DEAR EVAN HANSEN ANNOUNCES CLOSING…Producer Stacey Mindich today (27 May 2022) announces that the critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical Dear Evan Hansen will celebrate its final London performance at the Noël Coward Theatre on 22 October 2022, three years after its West End premiere on 29 October 2019 and a year after its return to the West End after the covid … More
CARRIE HOPE FLETCHER, DANIELLE STEERS AND LAURA PITT-PULFORD TO STAR IN THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK CONCERT… AT SONDHEIM THEATRE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY ON MONDAY 20 JUNE 2022 Producer Jack Maple, by arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh Ltd, is delighted to announce that West End stars Carrie Hope Fletcher, Danielle Steers and Laura Pitt-Pulford will star as Sukie, Alexandra and Jane respectively in a special one-off concert of THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK … More
CRUISE RETURNS THIS SUMMER… Aria Entertainment and Lambert Jackson Productions present OLIVIER-NOMINATED PLAY ‘CRUISE’ RETURNS TO THE WEST END FOR A LIMITED RUN AT THE APOLLO THEATRE FROM 13 AUGUST – 4 SEPTEMBER. TICKETS ARE NOW ON-SALE AT CRUISETHEPLAY.CO.UK ‘CRUISE’ WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PRODUCTIONS TO PREMIERE IN THE WEST END WHEN THEATRES REOPENED IN MAY 2021 WINNING … More
THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE TO PLAY AT THE GILLIAN LYNNE THEATRE THIS SUMMER WITH SAMANTHA WOMACK AS THE WHITE WITCH! The smash-hit production of C.S. Lewis’ classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which has been wowing audiences around the UK and Ireland, will make its West End premiere this summer at … More
EPK RELEASED FOR THE CHER SHOW...From the writer of Jersey Boys comes the Cher Show. Featuring Three West End stars that play Cher throughout her iconic career: the Olivier Award nominated Millie O’Connell (SIX, RENT) as BABE, Danielle Steers (Bat Out of Hell, SIX) as LADY and the Olivier Award nominated Debbie Kurup (Prince of Egypt, The Bodyguard) as the ultimate diva, STAR. Watch the brand … More
THE THEATRE DINER ANNOUNCED…The Theatre Cafe are delighted to announce a UK first with The Theatre Cafe Diner. Opening Summer 2022, it will be situated over two floors at 154 Shaftesbury Avenue. The Theatre Cafe Diner will be a full theatrical dining experience like no other. The main feature will be the highly trained singing waiting team who … More
Reviews
We were invited to review 21 shows! And we attended our first West End Press Night!
2:22 A Ghost Story – It’s the third run of 2:22 in the West End – is it still a hit? The answer is YES. (This review doesn’t contain spoilers about the ending – but it does have some spoilers about the storyline. Sorry I’ve tried as hard as I could!) This is the third cast for this play. Many … Read more
AMY’S REVIEWS
COCK AT THE AMBASSADORS THEATRE
So the big question everyone wants to know the answer to is… Is Cock worth £400? Well I didn’t pay that crazy amount – but it was actually one of the most expensive theatre tickets I’ve ever bought at £85. And I booked it in October last year. Mike Bartlett appears to be the man … Read more
DOCTOR WHO TIME FRACTURE
Fancy going time travelling last night? Just around the corner from Gatsby’s mansion in Mayfair is another immersive world to explore. This time it’s set in the world of the BBC’s Doctor Who. Delayed by the pandemic – if only someone could’ve gone back in time and stopped that. Doctor Who Time Fracture officially opened … Read more
FAULTY TOWERS THE DINING EXPERIENCE
No I’ve not made a spelling mistake. The show is a tribute hence the Faulty in place of Fawlty (John Cleese won’t actually be there, but the person filling his shoes comes pretty close). Based on the iconic 70s sitcom featuring John Cleese, set in a hotel in Torquay. Comes the Faulty Towers Dining Experience. … Read more
WE STARTED TO SING AT ARCOLA THEATRE
I wish there could be a day where families came together and just said it all to each other. Because then everyone would know it all, and there’d be nothing left to hurt anyone. Fiona in We Started to Sing, by Barney Norris For just over 2 long years, the doors of the Arcola Theatre … Read more
TWO PALESTINIANS GO DOGGING AT THE ROYAL COURT THEATRE
On a contested piece of land near the village of Beit al-Qadir, two Palestinians are about to go dogging. “This is a serious play about Palestinians- you’re not allowed to laugh – ok I’m joking”. two Palestinians go dogging, is written by Sami Ibrahim, who received the Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Award in 2019 for … Read more
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING AT NETWORK THEATRE WATERLOO
In a tiny theatre which proves pretty hard to find, Shakespeare got a modern queer revamp this week. Network Theatre has been around for 80 years. A community run theatre space located in the underground railway arches of Waterloo station. The company is volunteer run, and they produce their own productions of classical and contemporary … Read more
LIFT AT SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE
“You just see them as made up people, I see them as versions of myself”. LIFT was written by Craig Adams and Ian Watson, and premiered at Soho Theatre in 2013. The cast included Julie Atherton, George Maguire and Cynthia Erivo. Now it’s back at the Southwark Playhouse for the summer. LIFT is set in … Read more
FOXES AT SEVEN DIALS PLAYHOUSE
Foxes doesn’t shy away from important topics and difficult conversations. It has some of the most authentic characters I’ve seen on a stage. You can see them as real people and this is a real story for many. Dexter Flanders’ debut play Foxes is back for the summer at the Seven Dials Playhouse. Following its … Read more
ELEEMOSYNARY AT WATERLOO EAST
“Eleemosynary: relating to or dependent on charity; charitable” Ever heard that word before? Because I hadn’t before hearing about this play! Just across the river in Waterloo East Theatre, a tiny 100 seater venue, the UK premiere of Eleemosynary is happening. Persever Productions bring Lee Blessing’s 1985 play, which focuses on the lives of three … Read more
ILLICIT SIGNALS BLETCHLEY AT CRYPT
I don’t know how I’m going to review Illicit Signals – because I had to sign the Official Secrets Act before the show began! Go back in time to the 1940’s, learn how to decipher secret codes and learn about the lives of the people in Bletchley Park. Parabolic Theatre, the immersive theatre company have … Read more
I COULDN’T DO YOUR JOB AT THE PLEASANCE
“I couldn’t do your job” “No, you couldn’t” I Couldn’t Do Your Job is a one act verbatim, which shows an honest insight into what it is like to be an NHS Paramedic. The Iceni Theatre Company created this play by interviewing paramedics over a 5 year period. The play features five actors playing Paramedics … Read more
PICKLE AT PARK THEATRE
“No this isn’t a play about the Holocaust, or me running away from my Orthodox Jewish community – you’ll have to Netflix that”. Pickle is a one woman show, written and performed by Deli Segal, directed by Kayla Feldman and produced by Tanya Truman. Using a trio of Jewish women, as a creative team to … READ MORE
LA BOHEME AT KINGS HEAD THEATRE
It’s no small task to take a four Act Opera written in the 1890s and make it modern, queer and scale it back so it works in a the intimate setting of Kings Head Theatre. But they’ve done it, and it’s great! This production uses Giacomo Puccini’s original score but features a New English Libretto …READ MORE
JILL’S REVIEWS
GHASTLY AT THE BREAD AND ROSES THEATRE
Ghastly, written and performed by Rosina Aichner, is a 50-minute one-woman show performed at the Bread and Roses, a fringe theatre pub. It is a thought-provoking, unique play that everyone – and I mean everyone – should see. As we entered the theatre, Rosina, whilst in character, greeted us and directed us to our seats. … Read more
THE GROTTEAUX AT WOOLWICH WORKS
Joyful, entertaining, festive, and vibrant, The Grotteaux is an unapologetic celebration of queerness. The Grotteaux, performed at Woolwich Works, is a cabaret put on by Shotgun Carousel, a queer theatrical entertainment company and multidisciplinary performance collective. It was written and directed by Moly Beth Morossa along with creative director Laura Drake Chambers. Roshan Conn, who made a couple of fun … Read more
GIRL ON AN ALTAR AT THE KILN THEATRE
Warning: Intense scenes. Girl on an Altar is not for the faint of heart. Girl on an Altar, written by Marina Carr and directed by Annabelle Comyn, is a retelling of the Greek legend of Clytemnestra and her husband Agamemnon, king of Argos and Mycenae. As the myth goes, Agamemnon sacrifices their ten-year-old daughter Iphigenia for the sake … Read more
LA CLIQUE AT UNDERBELLY FESTIVAL
Jaw-dropping, eye-widening, and laughter-inducing, La Clique is a good event for a fun evening out. La Clique is a two-hour show where cast members from all over the world perform their own acts, such as burlesque, acrobatics, unicycling, and singing. It is part of the Underbelly Festival, which is on in Cavendish Square from 29th … Read more
CHICAGO AT NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE
Chicago is a well-known musical that has been running for several years, so there are mild spoilers ahead…and all that jazz. Chicago – a story of murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery, and teachery – razzled and dazzled the New Wimbledon Theatre with incredibly talented actors, a live band on stage, and, of course, Bob … Read more
LUCY’S REVIEWS
SOHO BOY AT THE DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE
A tale of finding oneself – on steroids. The moment the lights went down and music filled the quaint Drayton Arms upstairs theatre, Soho Boy grabbed the audience and for fifty minutes straight, didn’t let go. Captained by Owen Dennis as the protagonist Spencer, the one-man musical tells the story of a young twenty-something experiencing the joys and perils … Read more
A THOUSAND PAPERCUTS STILL SKIN DEEP AT BARONS COURT THEATRE
Irrelevant Theatre, Kibo Productions and Vibrant Productions bring A Thousand Papercuts Still Skin Deep to Barons Court Theatre this week. Leaning across to the girl sat next to her, ten minutes into the performance one audience member audibly whispered, “this is strange” to her friend, picked up her belongings and left the theatre. I’d be … Read more
ZUZANNA’S REVIEW
EVERYDAY AT THE NEW DIORAMA THEATRE
Have you heard about Deafinitely Theatre yet? I’ve made a slightly awkward pun there, as the company is the UK’s first deaf-led and launched theatre company. They are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, and what an impressive run it has been so far! A total of 44 compelling productions including the first-ever British Sign … Read more
NEXT
June is looking incredibly exciting with lots to review! I am still looking to expand the team further and if you are interested in reviewing – find out more here!
Looking for something to watch in June find out posts here
Lastly thank you to everyone that has read our posts, liked our content and supported us. I love LIT and am so excited for things to come, so hope you have a great month of June – happy watching.
Amy x