The Old Red Lion Theatre launches a 'box-set theatre' offering: a unique three-play production that teams the first revival of multi-award-winning Simon Stephens' Nuclear War with two brand-new one-acters by emerging writers. Unmissable post-show Q&A with Stephens and other creatives.
Magic Goes Wrong post-show video and photos: How well do comedy, Mischief and magic mix?
As their episodes of The Goes Wrong Show continue to delight television audiences, I was delighted to continue my series of Mischief Theatre talks with a return to the Vaudeville Theatre to catch up with the company’s co-writers – Jonathan Sayer, Henry Lewis and Henry Shields – and their co-stars in the latest goes-wrong stage comedy.
COPS post-show video and photos: What is an “actor’s play” and why are there so few of them?
To me, COPS, set in 1950s Chicago, comes across as so authentically period that it feels like it must be a finely minted revival. But it’s not: it’s a new play. Even more surprising then that it’s written by an author I’d never heard of before.
RAGS post-show video and photos: How do you repair a damaged musical?
After acclaim last year at Manchester's mighty Hope Mill Theatre, RAGS The Musical has transferred to the Park Theatre for a limited season. It's a Broadway musical with a long, chequered history and is premiering here in a newly reworked version with a lot of input from Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz.
Blood Orange
Blood Orange runs from 10 December 2019 to 4 January 2020 at London's Old
The Signalman
The Signalman runs at London's Old Red Lion Theatre from 10 December 2019-4 January
Curtains
Curtains runs at the West End's Wyndham's Theatre from 13 December 2019 to 11
COPS
Chicago. 1957. Four cops, of different ages, classes and races, all suspicious of each other, must grab a gangster turned state witness before the Mob can get him.
Magic Goes Wrong
In the latest of a monthly series of Mischief Theatre post-show talks in the West End, I'll return to the Vaudeville Theatre, where, following Groan Ups, the company's year-long season of new work continues with a brand-new 'goes wrong' comedy.
For the Sake of Argument
How much responsibility should journalists take for the words they write? Are we all 'citizen journalists' now? How much responsibility should we take for the information we share and the arguments we make online?









