Your essential guide to the best (and worst) of London theatre. The London Theatre Review is packed with the latest news, honest reviews and big name interviews...
The Lion King, Wolves On Road, The Lehman Trilogy cast
Can you feel the love tonight? Nancy, Nick and Nick certainly can as they revisit one of London's most successful stage shows of all time, The Lion King - with an unexpected throwback to Nick Curtis's goth era. They also navigate the world of crypto in Beru Tessema's new play Wolves on Road at the Bush Theatre. And Nancy talks to John Heffernan, Aaron Krohn and Howard W. Overshown, who play the Lehman Brothers among 60-odd other parts in Sam Mendes's superb production of The Lehman Trilogy at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Benjamin Button, Why Am I So Single, Greta Scacchi
The wizened face of Brad Pitt is finally banished from Nick Clark's mind as he and the gang rave about a new musical adaptation of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button from Jethro Compton and Darren Clark, relocated to Cornwall and stuffed with stomping folk tunes. Nancy and the Nicks also review Why Am I So Single?, the new musical from the writers of Six, a banger-filled romp through modern dating. And movie star turned stage stalwart Greta Scacchi talks about her Bette Davis eyes as she prepares to reprise her role as the Golden Age icon in a play about the bitter rivalry between Davis and Joan Crawford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dr Strangelove, Barcelona, Six writers Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
It's the clash of the Netflix titans as Emily in Paris star Lily Collins and Money Heist man Alvaro Morte hit the West End in new play Barcelona - provoking strong reactions from Nancy and the Nicks. Plus, The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci takes on one of the greatest films of all time with his stage adaptation of Dr Strangelove, starring Steve Coogan...and Steve Coogan...and Steve Coogan. And Nick Curtis chats to Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, writers of global sensation Six the Musical, about their new show Why Am I So Single? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lucian Msamati, The Duchess (Of Malfi), The Other Place
Nancy and the Nicks review The Duchess (of Malfi) starring Jodie Whittaker at the Trafalgar Theatre and The Other Place starring Emma D'Arcy at the National Theatre. Plus Nancy talks to Conclave and Gangs of London star Lucian Msamati about taking on the gruelling Samuel Beckett masterpiece Waiting for Godot alongside Ben Whishaw, and Nick Clark tells us about the dreams of Keanu Reeves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oedipus, Waiting For Godot and Rufus Norris
Welcome to The London Theatre Review, your essential guide to the best (and worst) of London theatre. To kick things off, what did Nancy and the Nicks think of Oedipus at Wyndham's Theatre, starring Lesley Manville and Mark Strong, and Waiting For Godot at Theatre Royal Haymarket with Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati? Plus, Nick Curtis talks to outgoing National Theatre boss Rufus Norris about his final season and ten years at the National. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Your essential guide to the best (and worst) of London theatre. The London Theatre Review is packed with the latest news, honest reviews and big name interviews from the world of London theatre, hosted by three of the city’s most respected cultural commentators. Nancy Durrant is the former Culture Editor of the Evening Standard and before that an arts editor at The Times for many years. She is the creator of The London Culture Edit on Substack and writes across culture for The Times, Sunday Times, Observer, W Magazine, Opera Now and more, and appears regularly on Times Radio and BBC Radio 4 Front Row.Nick Clark is Head of Culture at The London Standard, covering the cultural landscape in the capital. He was previously features editor of The Stage and the arts correspondent of The Independent.Nick Curtis is Chief Theatre Critic of The London Standard and has written about theatre since 1989. Also a feature writer, editor and an award-winning interviewer, his work has appeared in most major British newspapers, as well as Radio Times, GQ, Harpers & Queen and Tatler, among others.Produced by Tim Bano Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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