San Domino continues at the Tristan Bates Theatre until 30 June 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Fascism, believed Benito Mussolini and his followers, was an inherently virile regime. Homosexuality, on the other hand, was not seen as virile: therefore, there could be no homosexuality in Fascist Italy. Such illogic seems ridiculous now, but […]
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Cast for San Domino at Tristan Bates Theatre revealed
Full casting has been announced for the actor-musician production of San Domino which is due to open at London’s Tristan Bates Theatre early next month. Featuring a book and lyrics by Tim Anfilogoff and music by Alan Whittaker, the musical drama based on Mussolini’s infamous persecution of homosexuals in 1930s Spain previously previewed to a […]
New production of musical drama San Domino to play Tristan Bates Theatre
An actor-musician production of San Domino, a musical drama based on Italian Fascist leader Mussolini’s infamous persecution of homosexuals will play London’s Tristan Bates Theatre in June. With the book and lyrics by Tim Anfilogoff and music by Alan Whittaker, the show which previewed to a full house at Arcola Theatre’s Grimeborn Festival in 2014 […]
I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It On The Road – cast details
Casting details have been announced for the first UK revival of the musical I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It On The Road. West End stars Landi Oshinowo (Shrek, Barnum, Sister Act) and Nicolas Colicos (Mamma Mia!, Sunset Boulevard, Sister Act, The Bodyguard) will head the cast of the show which opens for a […]
Midnight – A New Musical – St James Studio Theatre
Midnight – A New Musical received a workshop presentation at St James Studio, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The St James Studio has a dangerous air about it today. We are taking our seats for the world premiere workshop performance of Midnight, a new thriller musical set in Azerbaijan during the […]
Austen – Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Austen was performed at theSpace on the Mile. It’s a difficult task to create and deliver a piece about an historical figure without it becoming a history lesson or a ‘look what we know!’ type of show. Rob Winlow and Bernie Byrnes accomplish this with ease (along with director Matthew Gould). This oblique look at Austen’s […]
