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3 weeks ago | 
theatreandtonic.co.uk | Emmie Newitt |Franco Milazzo
Putting the “fun” into “funeral”, Wake proves (if proof was needed) that no-one does a send-off quite like the Irish. Wake started life in 2022, a post-pandemic response which spoke to all bereavements, whether through Covid-19 or something else. After a successful run at the Dublin Fringe, it toured its home country and has landed in London hoping to make something of a similar splash.
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3 weeks ago | 
theatreandtonic.co.uk | Emmie Newitt |Franco Milazzo
Vampires have seemingly always had a rough time of it. When not being hunted by disgruntled villagers or lusted after by hordes of horny teenagers, their portrayal in the media has gone from the sublime (the True Blood and Ultraviolet TV series, for example) to the ridiculous (the Twilight books and the Twilight films, for example).
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1 month ago | 
theatreandtonic.co.uk | Emmie Newitt |Franco Milazzo
Since its inception as a pop-up arts venue in 2013, The London Cabaret Club has been captivating audiences with spectacular, large-scale productions including its lavish production of Gatsby at the Cannes Film Festival. Standing outside their London home, there is relatively little to admire about the Bloomsbury Ballroom at the ground level despite its grandiloquent name. The fun starts in earnest once we descend down to the underground levels.
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2 months ago | 
theatreandtonic.co.uk | Emmie Newitt |Franco Milazzo
“Much-anticipated” is a phrase that is often recklessly bandied about in theatreland. The West End debut of a Hollywood movie star who is more used to staring at green screens than footlights? “Much-anticipated.” A revival of a play that was once raved about by critics now dead, retired, or residing in the blogosphere? “Much-anticipated.” Anything featuring Benedict Cumberbatch? “Much-anticipated.”Now Rami Malek may not have (yet) played a superhero but there’s no doubting his Hollywood credentials.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
theatreandtonic.co.uk | Emmie Newitt
1. I’d love to begin by delving into how you discovered juggling. What was it about it that interested you so much? I grew up doing magic and could always juggle a little, but I once saw a street performer in Covent Garden juggle five balls. It completely mesmerized me, and I had a strange, compulsive feeling that I had to learn it. There was something about the ability to draw geometries in space that fascinated me. 2.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
theatreandtonic.co.uk | Emmie Newitt
What makes your portrayal of Scissorhands in Scissorhandz Reinvented unique compared to previous interpretations of the character? Ι am the only one who’s ever done it so far (in a musical format). Since 2018 I have been the only person which is an incredible gift. I think that by the nature of being a queer person and being a gender fluid person and bringing who I am to the show it makes the story that we all know and love different, just by who is playing Scissorhandz.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
theatreandtonic.co.uk | Emmie Newitt
Every time I watch a show, regardless of its subject or form, I try to find the one word that best captures its essence. Not out of laziness or a desire to impress with some clever gimmick, but to understand, first and foremost, what I feel about it and what makes it stand out. This process becomes even harder when I’ve loved something deeply. So, what do I believe about Copla: A Spanish Cabaret, which I had the privilege of watching last night at The Other Palace Theatre?
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
theatreandtonic.co.uk | Emmie Newitt
Barcelona 24h tells the story of four young people living in the bustling city of Barcelona. It first premiered in 2020 and has since been adapted to Madrid (Madrid 24h) and Argentina (Open 24h). After a few changes and with a new image, the show has returned to Teatre Gaudí, directed by Marc Flynn with musical direction by Dídac Flores.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
theatreandtonic.co.uk | Emmie Newitt
How many times have you tried to convince someone that you’re totally fine when you’re really not? How does this equation complicate when you’re a therapist in a therapy session? These are two of the questions at the core of Totally Fine – a dark comedy infused with loneliness and denial. In this one-woman show, written and performed by Susanna Wolff, we are immediately confronted with a protagonist unable and unwilling to express and process her feelings.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
theatreandtonic.co.uk | Emmie Newitt
Łukasz Twarkowski’s The Employees is likely to be one of the most divisive shows this year with its innovative staging and unusual direction and debates over how immersive this show is matters of considerable discussion. What isn’t controversial is the rather prosaic storyline based on the eponymous Booker International-shortlisted novel by the Danish author Olga Ravn.
