When you hear the words ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ you would easily be forgiven for envisioning images of mist covered moors, shadows in the darkness and the risk of death by murderous hound, and whilst all of these things appear in this Peepolykus adaptation by John Nicholson and Steven Canny, the classic scary story has well and truly been given the comedy treatment in a way you could never have imagined. It tells the story of the rumoured curse that surrounds the Bask

Just as in life, ‘What If’ is a big and powerful question in storytelling and when it comes to theatre, the simple question of ‘What If?’ can take a story and completely flip it upside down. What if Donna had known whether Sam, Bill or Harry were Sophie’s father? What if the members of The Four Seasons had been able to get along better? What if Evan had simply told the truth? The possibilities are endless but let me take you away from all of that for a moment and apply the qu

As theatre fans, we spend a lot of time talking about the different productions that we have seen all over the place, but let’s be honest here, we couldn’t have all of those amazing productions without the equally amazing buildings that house them. How often have you taken your seat in a theatre and just taken a moment to sit back and marvel at your surroundings? Theatres are amongst some of the grandest and most beautiful buildings around, but quite often they get ignored in

According to The Mental Health Foundation, ‘engaging in arts, social activities and interaction within our communities can help with major challenges such as aging and loneliness. It can help boost confidence and make us feel more engaged and resilient. Besides these benefits, art engagement also alleviates anxiety, depression and stress’ ( https://lifeseeker.wales/the-impact-of-theatre-and-the-arts-on-mental-health/ ) If engagement with the arts, such as going to see a theat

Let’s go back a couple of years, and Waitress the musical was earning rapturous applause on the West End, snuggled in rather nicely in the Adelphi Theatre, the smell of apples and cinnamon wafting through the air. Now, sadly Waitress was one of the casualties of the pandemic, a show that didn’t get a proper closing night and seemingly disappeared in a flurry of enforced closed doors. Thankfully, after quite a long wait, the UK Tour hit the road and brought this sweet, heart-w

With such successes as ‘Into the Night’, ‘A Splinter of Ice’ and ‘Being Mr Wickham’ under their belts, Original Theatre have been pushing the boundaries of online theatre, bringing high quality entertainment to audiences at home and setting a standard for how powerful theatre can be even when through a screen. Their most recent offering ‘The Red’ by comedian Marcus Brigstocke, brings together father and son team Bruce and Sam Alexander in a two-person family drama that explor

Danny Kaan is a photographer, making a name for himself photographing events all over the West End and beyond, both on and off stage. I was lucky enough to talk to Danny about how he started out and how he has grown his platform, as well as about his love for all things theatre. How did you get into photography? Has it always been a hobby of yours? No, it wasn’t always a hobby. I was on a summer holiday with my mum and my two little brothers, and we had these advertisement pa

(Please note, I could not find a cast board anywhere at the performance I attended, therefore I apologise in advance if I get any names of the cast wrong as I am unsure if there were any understudies on and cannot be completely sure as to which children were performing) Not another screen to stage adaptation, I hear you cry, and okay, maybe sometimes I have to agree, there’s a lot of them out there and a growing lack in new original work, but okay hear me out. Sometimes there

In today’s theatrical world, screen to stage adaptations are two to a penny but that doesn’t stop a stage musical adaptation from being a big box office draw. After opening in Manchester in early 2020, ‘Back to the Future the musical’ came roaring into the West End last Autumn, transforming the Adelphi Theatre into Hill Valley. Based on the 1985 film of the same name, Back to the future tells the story of Marty Mcfly (played here by Olly Dobson), who accidently finds himself

‘Mr Holmes, they were footprints of a giant hound…’ With rumours of a giant murderous hound loose on the misty moors and the untimely death of Sir Charles Baskerville shrouded in mystery, Sherlock Holmes and his trusted sidekick Dr Watson are challenged to find out the truth and protect the life of Sir Henry Baskerville, the family’s last living heir, before it is too late. In this new UK Tour, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic tale of adventure, mystery, mistaken identity and

When it comes to creating magic both on screen and on stage, Disney certainly know what they are doing. From ‘The Lion King’ to ‘Frozen’, Disney theatrical productions have been thrilling audiences for many years, and their stage adaptation of ‘Mary Poppins’ might just be one of the most magical. The world’s most famous nanny fills the Prince Edward Theatre with magic with its lovable characters and some of the best dance numbers you can currently see on the West End. With th

Mischief Theatre have well and truly made a name for themselves in the world of comedy, with worldwide theatrical success and multiple BBC credits under their belts as they have laughed their ways into the hearts of countless theatre fans. Their first smash hit ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ has been running at the Duchess Theatre in the heart of the West End for seven years to critical acclaim and it is still as fresh, as slick, and as brilliantly funny as the day it first opene

They say that laughter is the best medicine, and when it comes to finding something to give you just the dose that you need, you can do wrong by picking Mischief Theatre to be your doctor. The team behind hit shows ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’, ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ and BBC’s ‘The Goes Wrong Show’ blessed the West End with not one but two new productions during their 2019 residency at the Vaudeville Theatre with ‘Magic Goes Wrong’ proving to be one of their most ambitious and

“This is good Christopher. It’s very exciting. I like the details. They make it more realistic.” – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time proves to still be a heart-warming, raw and relevant production. Adapted from Mark Haddon’s award winning novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time follows the story of a neurodiverse fifteen-year-old, named Christopher Boone. After discovering his neighbour’s murdered dog, he sets out to solve the mystery and fin

It’s safe to say that Mischief Theatre have well and truly earned their place amongst the elite when it comes to comedy, with hit shows ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’, ‘The Comedy about a Bank Robbery’ and ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ under their belts as well as a much-loved BBC sitcom ‘The Goes Wrong Show’. If we look back to the lighter days before the dreaded C-Word came into our lives, the team at Mischief were awarded a yearlong residency at the Vaudeville Theatre where they prem

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After a long period of darkness and challenging times for theatre, the task of selling tickets, getting bums on seats, and entertaining the masses has never been more paramount. It’s not very often that musicals make it to the prime-time slot on television, with even movie musicals often hidden in the mess of talk shows, game shows and Christmas specials over the festive period, but this Saturday saw Musicals well and truly stepping into the spotlight with a 90-minute concert

With a West End run coming up to celebrating 23 years and a statistic that states that 1 in 10 UK citizens have seen it, ‘Mamma Mia!’ is up there with some of the longest running and most well-known musicals in the world and after everything that we have been through in the last couple of years, this tonic of a musical, a Greek holiday wrapped up in stage show, is exactly what we all need right now. Now running again in London, the show is also hitting the road once more on a

They say that laughter is the best medicine, and after everything that we have been through over the last two years, we have been searching for laughter here, there, and everywhere to put a smile on our faces and distract us from the near constant barrage of bad news. Throughout 2020 and last year, theatre has been fighting against the odds to not only get back on stage but to keep us all entertained from the comfort of our own homes and when it comes to laughter, we have a l

After opening on Broadway in 2019, Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge was one of the most hotly anticipated West End transfers around and after a number of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, it finally opened late last year at London’s Piccadilly Theatre. It would appear that the delays only fuelled the excitement further as the show became the hottest ticket in town before it even opened. After being affected by a number of Omicron enforced cancellations, I was lucky enough to