West End performers Nathan Taylor and James Gillan will join Nathan Martin on piano for Sunday afternoon performances at London’s Canal Café Theatre this month. Presented by Martin, the LET ME SING…and I’m happy shows have been designed to replicate a traditional New York-style piano bar with an ‘open mic’ element allowing audience members to […]
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New video release from Sisyphus: A Rock ’n’ Roll Musical
The workshop cast of new rock musical Sisyphus: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Musical feature on a video released this week to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Written and directed by Ian Bowkett (The Sam Neill Experience), the musical which played London’s Canal Café Theatre in October 2021, takes its inspiration from the Greek myth about Corinthian king […]
Sisyphus – Canal Café Theatre
Sisyphus at the Canal Café Theatre, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Ancient Greek mythology is profoundly androcentric, to the point of misogyny. Women – be they immortal or god – are the property and playthings of the male gods, who basically run around doing what they want and having their […]
The Herculean task of making a musical from scratch: A Q&A with the writer and cast of Sisyphus: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Musical
Sisyphus: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Musical, running at London’s Canal Café Theatre from 6-9 October 2021, marks the solo directorial and authorial debut of Musical Theatre Review contributor and composer Ian Bowkett. Ian has spent the last 14 months of lockdown refining the script and songs for the show and is beyond excited to finally share this […]
‘I cannot wait to see what more magic is made’: Musical Theatre Review’s Ian Bowkett picks an all-female cast for Sisyphus: A Rock ’n’ Roll Musical
Musical Theatre Review contributor AND composer Ian Bowkett writes: How do you make a brand-new musical from scratch? I have absolutely no idea. They teach courses on that sort of thing, but I studied science instead, like a fool. Still, after co-writing The Sam Neill Experience: A Dance Musical with cult favourite comedian and podcaster Gregory […]
Brand new show Sisyphus: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Musical by Musical Theatre Review’s Ian Bowkett has its debut at London’s Canal Café
Following his co-write of the 2018 Camden Fringe audience-favourite comedy musical, The Sam Neill Experience, Musical Theatre Review contributor and composer Ian Bowkett has revealed his new show: Sisyphus: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Musical. This piece – a modern take on the Ancient Greek myth about the man who rebelled against the gods, only to […]
