Return to the Forbidden Planet continues at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London until 17 June 2018. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Since it was first created by writer/director Bob Carlton in the late 1980s, Return to the Forbidden Planet has acquired something approaching cult status. The combination of cheesy 1950s B-movie science fiction, Shakespearean dialogue […]
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Remembering Bob Carlton (1950-2018) – a man whose world was the theatre
Remembering Bob Carlton (1950-2018) The name Bob Carlton may in many people’s minds just mean the author of Return to the Forbidden Planet, the Olivier Award-winning musical version of Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. Understandably it is the piece than the writer-director is most famous for, but there was a lot more to Bob Carlton than […]
Return to the Forbidden Planet creator Bob Carlton dies – tributes paid
Bob Carlton, the creator of The Tempest-inspired Return to the Forbidden Planet, has died following a battle with cancer. The writer and director who created the award-winning ‘jukebox rock‘n’roll musical during his tenure as artistic director of London’s Bubble Theatre, went on to make his mark as artistic director of the Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch, holding […]
Return to the Forbidden Planet – Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch and Touring
Return to the Forbidden Planet continues at the Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch until 15 November, before beginning a UK tour in January 2015. Return to the Forbidden Planet is the jewel in the crown of the Queen’s Theatre. Written by the venue’s own Bob Carlton, the show has many influences, including Shakespeare’s The Tempest and the 1950s movie […]
Brian May joins line-up for Return to the Forbidden Planet anniversary tour
Full casting and tour dates have been revealed for the Olivier Award-winning Return to the Forbidden Planet, which is back in a major 25th anniversary production, launching from Brighton Theatre Royal on 20 January 2015 (press night is 21 January). The tour has now been extended to May 2015 to include new dates in Darlington, Edinburgh, Wimbledon, Leicester, […]
Gunmetal Blues – Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch
Gunmetal Blues continues at the Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch until 20 September. This Queen’s Theatre staging, directed by Bob Carlton, marks the European premiere of Gunmetal Blues and is the first production in the winter season for the venue’s resident acting company, cut to the chase… Sean Needham returns from last season at the Queen’s, after appearing in […]
