Last night Whatsonstage.com theatregoers enjoyed a memorable evening of theatre at the Vaudeville Theatre with stunning performances by Juliet Stevenson and Henry Goodman in Tom Kempinski’s deeply moving Duet for One.

Juliet Stevenson is mesmerising as Stephanie Anderson, a concert violinist who develops multiple scelrosis, and is wonderfully supported by Henry Goodman who portrays her psychatrist Dr Feldman. Having seen this pair’s amazing on stage chemistry it was wonderful to have them both join us, along with director Matthew Lloyd, for the post show Q&A. (more…)

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A great evening’s entertainment was had by the Whatsonstage.com theatregoers that attended last night’s performance of Tim Firth’s stage adaptation of his 2003 screenplay Calendar Girls.

This very British tale of five extraoridnary women in the Yorkshire Dales is handled with laughter and heart by the five female leads including Lynda Bellingham and Patricia Hodge. Having enjoyed this poignant and quirky tale we were treated to an amusing Q&A with Tim Firth himself. (more…)

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A night of melancholy and mirth was had by the Whatsonstage.com theatregoers that attended last night’s performance of Brian Friel’s Olivier Award winner Dancing at Lughnasa.

This wonderful production, Dancing at Lughnasa’s first major revival since its premiere almost twenty years ago, comes beautifully to life thanks to a strong ensemble cast including Niamh Cusack, Andrea Corr and Susan Lynch under the skillful direction of Anna Mackmin. The Old Vic, transformed into a theatre-in-the-round, is the perfect setting for this deeply moving story of five spinster sisters in a small invented Irish town in the 1930s. Neatly involving the wider problems of the day in this very personal story Friel gives us a snap shot not only of a collapsing family but also of a rapidly changing world. (more…)

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 Trafalgar Studios 2 is a wonderfully intimate space and last night our whatsonstage.com theatregoers were out in force taking over the whole theatre to see the stage adaptation of William Sutcliffe’s best-selling novel New Boy.

With the theatre all to ourselves we laughed out loud at this tale of friendship, love, sex, and how the lines between these can often blur. The entire cast carry this rapidly moving coming of age story with perfect comic timing and a great deal of honesty. After this wonderful show we were joined by the whole cast, as well as the adapter/director Russell Labey, for a post-show question and answer session which was both interesting and amusing. (more…)

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Whatsonstage.com theatregoers were treated to a stunning piece of physical theatre at last night’s Outing to Steven Berkoff’s stage adaptation of Oscar-winning film On the Waterfront at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

The twelve strong cast impressed us with their effortless shifting between roles from gangster to dockworker and even pigeon! All this done not only by subtle changes in costume but by well-thought out and executed mime sequences. Having been amazed by the beautiful construction of this piece we were lucky enough to have Stephen Berkoff join us for a question and answer session. He was joined by the producer of the show Julius Green and Simon Merrells who portrays leading man Terry Malloy. (more…)

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With Nicholas de Jongh’s playwriting debut making waves across theatreland, whatsonstage.com were delighted to take 130 Theatregoers to the Duchess Theatre to see the revered reviewer’s very own first play.

And what a first play it is, both amusing and poignant, Plague Over England set in England in the 1950s tells of John Gielgud’s notorious arrest in a Chelsea public toilet. Not only did we get to enjoy the play itself but we were also treated to a question and answer session after the show with Mr de Jongh himself, the director Tamara Harvey, and key members of the cast, including Celia Imrie (who plays Dame Sybil Thorndike). (more…)

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Following out recent trip to the Old Vic’s revival of The Norman Conquests, we decided to get a second dose of Alan Ayckbourn’s with his own new production of his bittersweet 1985 comedy Woman in Mind. We took over 100 Theatergoers to the Vaudeville Theatre on 26 February 2009 to see the show, which stars award-winning actress Janie Dee.

Following the performance all of out Theatregoers were invited to stay on for an exclusive post show question and answer session with company members including Jane Dee, Perdita Avery, Bill Champion and Dominic Hecht.  Edited highlights of the Q&A will appear in the news section of the site shortly, and are well worth a read as all our participants were happy and willing to chat about issues ranging from Ayckbourn’s directing style to taking on the steep grass staging. (more…)

Eight time Tony Award winning musical, Spring Awakening, is currently making its European premiere at west London’s Lyric Hammersmith following smash-hit success on Broadway. Last night (9 February 2009), Whatsonstage.com took nearly 100 Theatregoers on an Outing to catch a glimpse of the magic that has had critics falling over themselves to dish out compliments.

Spring Awakening is a vibrant and poignant story about a brilliant young student Melchior, his troubled friend Moritz, and Wendla, a beautiful teenage girl - all on a voyage of personal discovery and sexual awakening. (more…)

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Last night 100 theatregoers joined us for our Whatsonstage.com Outing to the Menier Chocolate Factory’s sold-out production of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music. (more…)

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Well, well well. What an action-packed evening at the Apollo theatre last night as over 70 Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers attended our Outing to Lisa Kron’s Well. It was followed by a Q&A with the whole cast - Sarah Miles, Natalie Casey, Oliver Chris, Jason Rowe, Maggie Service, Zara Tempest-Walters and director Eve Leigh. (more…)