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Tag Archives: horrible histories
Learn how London shows explore what it means to be British
From The Southbury Child to Henry V and Handbagged. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged agatha christie, all of us, brexit, british, family show, handbagged, henry v, horrible histories, london, london theatre, national identity, nhs, play, religion, shakespeares globe, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, the southbury child, theatre, west end, witness for the prosecution
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Go back to school at these educational West End shows
From Matilda to Horrible Histories. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged back to school, book tickets, childrens theatre, disney, family theatre, frozen, harry potter, horrible histories, london, london theatre, matilda, musical, play, the lion king, theatre, west end, wicked
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Experience a new take on history at these West End shows
From Handbagged to Tom, Dick and Harry. Read my full London Theatre article here
Book tickets to summer West End shows suitable for children
From family-friendly long-runners to new shows dedicated to young audiences. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 101 dalmatians, age recommendation, back to the future, book tickets, children, disney, family, family shows, frozen, holiday, horrible histories, kids, life of pi, london, london theatre, matilda, midsummer mechanicals, musical, play, room on the broom, summer, the lion king, the tiger who came to tea, theatre, west end, young audience
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BroadwayWorld’s Top London Christmas Picks
There are plenty of seasonal treats served up in the capital this year, from pantos and plays to opera and dance. Here are some of the tastiest morsels for the 2018-19 festive period. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged a christmas carol, al murray, aladdin, alexandra palace, best, bill bailey, book tickets, broadwayworld, can't wait for christmas, cheap tickets, children, christmas, dani dyer, danny dyer, dawn french, dick whittington, english national ballet, eventim apollo, family, hansel and gretel, horrible christmas, horrible histories, huddle, hugh dennis, in the winter wood, jo brand, kids, kinky boots, les miserables, london, lyric hammersmith, lyric theatre, magic mike live, matilda, matthew bourne, motown, national theatre, nativity the musical, old vic, opera, orange tree theatre, palladium snow white, panto, pantomime, paul merton, peacock theatre, peter pan, philip pullmans grimm tales, polka theatre, richmond theatre, robert lindsay, room on the broom, rose theatre kingston, royal opera, sadlers wells, school of rock, seussical, sleeping beauty, southbank centre, southwark playhouse, swan lake, the lion king, the messiah, the nutcracker, the other palace, the phantom of the opera, the snowman, the tell tale heart, theatre, theatre royal stratford east, ticket deal, tina, top, unicorn theatre, west end, wicked, young audience
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Apologia leads August’s Top 10 new London shows
From a starry drama to musical revivals and family-friendly fun. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 13 the musical, against, almeida theatre, ambassadors theatre, andrew lloyd webber, apologia, august, ben whishaw, book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, cheap, children, david walliams, discount, donmar warehouse, drama, emma hatton, evita, family, freema agyeman, gangsta granny, garrick theatre, globe, holiday, horrible histories, jason robert brown, jesus christ superstar, kids, king lear, knives in hens, late company, laura carmichael, london, musical, national theatre, phoenix theatre, play, politics, referendum, regents park open air, rob drummond, shakespeare, stockard channing, summer, the majority, theatre, ticket deal, trafalgar studios, trump, vote, west end
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Top 10 London Family Shows
Struggling to fill the school holidays, and no luck getting Cursed Child tickets? Fear not – there are plenty of fantastic London theatre options for family audiences. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 946, audience, book, broadwayworld, bugsy malone, child, children, family, harry potter and the cursed child recommended age, horrible histories, james and the giant peach, kids, london, matilda, musical, running time, stage, stig of the dump, the gruffalo, the railway children, the scarecrows wedding, the secret garden, theatre, west end, young
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Nell Gwynn, Shakespeare’s Globe
“Comedy, love and a bit with a dog,” counselled Henslowe in Stoppard’s Shakespeare in Love, and his populist advice is taken to heart in this broad, bawdy, big-hearted farce untroubled by nuanced characterisation or context. Jessica Swale’s modern-language Restoration romp ensures a … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 17th century, actress, attitudes, backstage, brothel, burbage, charles II, cinderella, comedy, director, drama, dryden, Edward Kynaston, fan, farce, female, feminist, globe, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, history, horrible histories, jessica swale, king, mistress, monarchy, nell gwynn, oranges, play, playwright, prostitute, restoration, review, royal, sex, shakespeare in love, shakespeares globe, sing, song, theatre, women, writer
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A right royal farce
There are two main routes for ye olde historical drama: authentic but worthy, or winningly presented hogwash (see: The Tudors, The Borgias, The Simpsons). The White Queen, sadly, is neither. This Mills & Boon take on the Wars of the … Continue reading
Posted in TV
Tagged abba, bbc, downton abbey, drama, facebook, game of thrones, gardeners question time, history, horrible histories, kate middleton, merlin, narnia, persil, philippa gregory, royal, shakespeare, stephenie myer, the borgias, the simpsons, the tudors, the white queen, tv, twilight, wars of the roses
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In the shadow of Python
Goodman and Charles Productions’ The Sword and the Dope enters a crowded marketplace. Improbable as it may seem, the (loosely) historical, satirical, musical extravaganza has become theatrical dynamite, largely thanks to that West End juggernaut forever associated with wartime luncheon meat. To … Continue reading
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