Whats On Stage

The Sheffield Theatres production of Hamlet opened at the Crucible Theatre last night (22 September 2010), going head-to-head with the West End transfer of the Gate Theatre Dublin’s revival of Krapp’s Last Tape, starring Michael […]

The latest cast of West End long-runner Mamma Mia! were in party mood following their media night this week (21 September 2010), when they were joined by stars old and new including TV comedy favourite […]

Lovely to see Michael Gambon, of course, but this Krapp's Last Tape, which comes from the Gate Theatre in Dublin, seems both too long and too short, padded out with extra business to last an […]

The Menier Chocolate Factory’s revival of Broadway musical classic Sweet Charity, starring Tamzin Outhwaite, has posted closing notices at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Previously booking until 8 January 2011, it will now finish on 6 […]

In celebration of the 80th birthday of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, the Donmar Warehouse has revived his 1994 musical Passion, a haunting gothic tale of love, desire and obsession, which opened last night (21 […]

In celebration of the 80th birthday of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, the Donmar Warehouse has revived his 1994 musical Passion, a haunting gothic tale of love, desire and obsession, which opened last night (21 […]

The troubled time of the historic Arts Theatre, the first London home to the Royal Shakespeare Company, has entered a new phase with the announcement today (22 September 2010) that the current tenants have been […]

When Cary Grant died, he left his wardrobe to the veteran Sunday Express showbiz writer Roderick Mann. Now that Roddy himself has passed on, aged 87, I wonder who will inherit his suits, blazers and […]

The Donmar Warehouse revival of Stephen Sondheim’s 1994 musical Passion opened last night (21 September, previews from 10 September), with the show’s lyricist James Lapine among the guests. Jamie Lloyd’s production continues until 27 November […]

In writing a romantic musical about consuming love, Stephen Sondheim wrote a show that is hard to like. The music is flat and uninspired for long stretches, almost shockingly banal at the start, and not […]