Jeff Shankley: “Theatre is the bedtime story business”
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Jeff Shankley, a legend of British musical theatre and the original performer of Munkustrap in Cats and Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar, has never confined himself to the mirror of…
Letters from the Theatre
Theatre scholar Ana Tomskaya delights in frequenting London’s theatres, observing its theatrical life with care and affection, and sharing her impressions and observations. Her column is devoted to premieres, stage stars, and repertory that truly merits attention.
Paddington’s Triumph and a Star-Studded Night at the Royal Albert Hall: How the Olivier Awards 2026 Unfolded
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London once again became the centre of the global theatre scene: on April 12, 2026, the landmark 50th anniversary ceremony of the Laurence Olivier Awards took place at the legendary…
The Player: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at The Old Vic
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A countercultural icon, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey became popular almost immediately after its publication, while the film starring Jack Nicholson gained an independent life of…
London Theatre in April: Demons and Lovers
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Hooray, April! The Easter holidays, the first real warmth (typically arriving just after the break!), and of course — premieres. Everything looks so good — what would you choose?..
Dream on, Monet, dream on: the musical A Mirrored Monet explores the artist’s impossible choices
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Carmel Owen’s musical was first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe three years ago. Since then, it has travelled a long way — and has now finally reached the stage of…
Olivier Awards Nominees: What to See on Stage Right Now
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The 50th anniversary ceremony of the Olivier Awards will take place on 12 April at the Royal Albert Hall. It is easy enough to calculate that the first ceremony took…
Jump over the stream! At the National Theatre they have staged Gorky’s Summerfolk
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Director Robert Hastie, Deputy Artistic Director at the National Theatre, seems to have only just finished Hamlet with Hiran Abeysekera before taking on the incredibly difficult play Summerfolk by Maxim…
London Theatre in March: Romance and Raw Nerve
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What’s happening on the London stage this March? Not a huge amount — but what’s there is bright and intense. March promises to be fiercely interesting.
Morning Comes Unexpectedly: A staged reading of Vasily Zorky’s text took place at ARC.SPACE
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“Night Conversation” is not a play but a film script that Vasily Zorky wrote before the war. The action unfolds over the course of several hours in a single location…
Loyalty Costs a Life: The premiere of Alexi Kaye Campbell’s Bird Grove has opened at Hampstead Theatre
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This is a play about the making of the famous George Eliot — or rather about the days when Eliot did not yet exist, when there was only Mary Ann…
“The Conversation That Never Happened”: how to Choose and Not Make a Mistake?
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On February 10, the theatrical reading with percussion “The Conversation That Never Happened” took place at Arc Space. It was not a performance in the traditional sense, but rather a…
Power — and How to Rid Oneself of It: London Theatres in February
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What does February 2026 have in store for us? Quite a lot, as it turns out. Theatres have shaken off the Christmas frenzy, audiences have replenished their wallets, and the…