Once Upon a Mattress continues at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London until 29 March 2020. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s no easy task to improve upon the elegant and timeless storytelling of Hans Christian Andersen, but Once Upon a Mattress – the 1959 musical comedy with score by Mary Rodgers and words by […]
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London’s Playground announces autumn shows
New London venue, The Playground Theatre has unveiled a first full autumn season featuring two world premiere productions and a Christmas revival of Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer’s musical Once Upon a Mattress. Following a successful first year, the West London theatre will open its autumn Season with the world premiere of The Paradise Circus […]
Interview – That’s Entertainment with Thelma Ruby – 91 not out
At the age of 91 actress THELMA RUBY is returning to the stage for her one-woman show That’s Entertainment, part of the Festival 46 events at the King’s Head, Islington. Here she talks about her long and very varied career… You presumably inherited your acting talents from your mother who was a music hall singer, […]
Once Upon a Mattress – Abrons Art Center, New York
Once Upon a Mattress continues at the Abrons Art Center, New York until 3 January. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Jackie Hoffman, whose grumpy persona has provoked supporting player belly laughs in such Broadway offerings as Hairspray and On the Town, grabs the spotlight as a fully-fledged leading lady in the new […]
Beyond Compare: BJ Ward sings Marshall Barer – Crazy Coqs
Beyond Compare: BJ Ward sings Marshall Barer at the Crazy Coqs, London. Star rating: 3 stars ★ ★ ★ It was brave of a cabaret performer few had heard of to give over her first London gig to a songwriter, Marshall Barer, whose prolific output – he wrote almost 3,000 lyrics – is mostly lost in […]
