It's been a fruitful month of 'talented' talent. At first I thought Alex Hassell, playing Biff in Death of a Salesman, in his white vest and PJ bottoms would walk away with the title. He even made baby blue knitwear look sexy. Then there was Jack Farthing playing a rent boy in Carmen Disruption who…

Ben Whishaw, Bakkhai promo. Photo by David Stewart The announcement last week that Nicole Kidman is taking to the London stage 17 years (or something) after her last outing has given rise to lists of must see theatre. Inevitably these lists include equally starry names – Bradley Cooper, Damian Lewis and of course Benedict Cumberbatch.…

A few things caught my eye when the press release announcing Matthew Warchus's first season as artistic director of the Old Vic landed in my in box this morning. * Timothy Spall on stage -  have longed to see him tread the boards and he's such a brilliant actor and to double the excitement he's…

Not got a preview ticket to see Damian Lewis, Tom Sturridge and John Goodman in American Buffalo? Take a sneak peek at the rehearsal pics. If the slide show doesn’t display click here to go to my Flickr page.   https://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=1811922554   American Buffalo is at the Wyndhams Theatre and booking until June 27

Owen Teale and Amy Morgan in The Broken Heart. Photo Marilyn Kingwill John Ford's more well known work is Tis Pity She's a Whore* and while that focused on the incestuous relationship between a brother and sister The Broken Heart is about brotherly betrayal. Set in the court of the King of Sparta, Ithocles (Luke…

The Official Theatre website has published a handy guide to where the show is going on and where it isn't for those theatres near the Holborn fire. You can check out which shows have been cancelled and which are going ahead here.

Now I don't want to say it's been tricky this month because obviously there are a lot of beautiful people on the stage but it did go down to the wire for getting a real 'oh hello' moment.  I thought Séan Browne came close when I saw him, playing David Beckham in Three Lions last…

Gavin Ross in Trainspotting. Photo: Christopher Tribble It is dark as you enter the King's Head theatre with your hand stamped and a glow stick. Nineties club music pounds out and laser lights show up a group of bodies pulsating in time to the music. If you couldn't just about make out the people sat…

Landing in my in box today is this great interview with Damian Lewis talking about the forthcoming American Buffalo which opens at the Wyndhams Theatre on April 16.  

Just been sent these images by Johan Persson for the touring production of Regent’s Park Theatre’s To Kill A Mockingbird. In the summer it takes up residency at the Barbican  in London for a month where Robert Sean Leonard will take over as Atticus Linch. It is one of my all time favourite books and…