With The Book of Mormon being the hottest selling ticket in town and shows like Jesus Christ Superstar even taking over our television casting shows, religiously-themed musicals seem to be in high demand. Now amateur company Sedos takes on the 1971 musical Godspell and puts Jesus on a skateboard. At the Bridewell Theatre. Conceived in […]
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Digging deeper: Facts at Finborough Theatre
A murder in the West Bank and two cops, one Palestinian, one Israeli, must work together to solve the case. Facts is a tense play that sets out to uncover the underlying historical, cultural and political frameworks for one of the most gridlocked conflicts of our time. At the Finborough Theatre. An American is murdered […]
Journey’s End at Greenwich Theatre
Set in a British infantry dugout in the World War I trenches, Journey’s End centres around young Captain Stanhope and his officers who are all waiting for something meaningful to happen. At the Greenwich Theatre. An impending German attack provides the time frame to clearly guide the plot, but the play is much more about […]
Not much pointless pondering: Hamlet at the Rose Theatre, Bankside
The story of the young Dane contemplating how to take revenge on the uncle who has murdered his father has been done uncountable times by companies throughout the centuries. In this version by director Martin Parr, Hamlet is not given much time to pointlessly ponder his actions. At the Rose, Bankside. The story of the […]