WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2
WHERE: Hampstead Theatre
WHEN: 16/3, press night 19/3 runs to 21/4/18
UPDATE: Transfers to the Playhouse 20/11 to 6/4/19. Tickets
The original UK production of this Broadway hit won a Best New Musical Olivier Award and this revival transfers from Chichester where it earned much acclaim last year.
Two highlights for us of last year were the National Theatre’s production of Angels In America by Tony Kushner and Sharon D. Clarke in musical The Life at Southwark Playhouse. This year D. Clarke is in Kushner’s musical Caroline, Or Change set in Louisiana in 1963 which runs 12/3 to 21/4 at Hampstead Theatre. Transferred from Chichester’s Festival Theatre. Tickets
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: Southwark Playhouse
WHEN: 1/4 (matinee), runs to 29/4
We loved Cy Coleman’s score for film noir musical City Of Angels at the Donmar and so had to see his show about 80s New York prostitutes starring one of our favourite actresses, Sharon D. Clarke (pictured second from left above).
It’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2016? Over the next fortnight we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 12 categories for our Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2016.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHERE: Royal Court
WHEN 20/7 to 30/7
Escaped Alone was Caryl Churchill’s last play at the Royal Court and was memorable not least for its 50-minute run time.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: National Theatre
WHEN: 16/4, runs to 18/5
A look of bemusement sweeps across our young waiter’s face as he asks us the title of the play we’ve just seen – and we tell him.
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