Half Man Half Bull – Part One: Theseus. Part Two: Daedalus continues at Summerhall – The Dissection Room until 26 August 2024. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ Each story is pretty straightforward. It’s the company’s interpretation which is innovative.
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Cast and creatives announced for MTFestUK 2021
Paul Taylor-Mills has confirmed the line-up of award-winning and international performers and creatives assembled for next month’s MTFestUK 2021. Due to open at the Turbine Theatre in London from 17-29 May 2021 before embarking on a digital tour from 31 May until 4 July, the third edition of the annual celebration of new musical theatre […]
Interview: Chocolate Cake at the Polka Theatre is a treat to perform, says Aminita Francis
AMINITA FRANCIS is currently appearing in the cast of Michael Rosen’s Chocolate Cake at London’s Polka Theatre, playing Michael’s mother and teacher. The story features several of Rosen’s semi-biographical poems. Her theatre credits include: Suffrageddon, Frankenstein – A Monster of a Musical (Battersea Arts Centre), Bite Your Tongue (Talawa), Romeo and Juliet, The Arsonists (N1 Theatre Company), Blood Wedding […]
Hip hop version of suffragettes’ story – Suffrageddon – to appear at Latitude Festival
Material which will form the basis of new hip hop musical Suffrageddon will play the award-winning Latitude Festival at Henham Park, Suffolk from 12-15 July. Inspired by the hit show Hamilton, the modern re-telling of the story of Emmeline Pankhurst and the women’s suffrage movement has been created and composed by soul singer Rebecca Phillips […]
Chocolate Cake – Polka Theatre
Chocolate Cake continues at the Polka Theatre, London until 13 May 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Michael Rosen’s Chocolate Cake (to give this 50-minute show its full title) is a scrumptious if slightly bonkers children’s musical at the delightful Polka Theatre which has been doing this sort of thing since […]
Michael Rosen’s Chocolate Cake at the Polka Theatre – cast details
Polka Theatre has announced full casting for its eagerly-anticipated world premiere of the musical version of Michael Rosen’s Chocolate Cake. Previewing from 23 March at the Wimbledon venue, the production, which has been adapted by Polka’s artistic director Peter Glanville and award-winning singer, songwriter and performer Barb Jungr, will run until 13 May. Following the […]
