more news just in….. October 29, 2007
Posted by admin in : news , add a commentI’ve just heard that Macbeth is moving to New York!!
I’ll write more about this and put it up here in the news section
Maybe it would make an interesting start to a New York Theatre Breaks section
Wyndhams October 17, 2007
Posted by admin in : Theatres, wyndhams , add a commentWyndhams is one of the oldest of London theatreland’s grand old venues.
Wyndhams Theatre is one of the grandest of the old West End theatres, which are all grade II listed buildings, both exterior and interior, on the Charing Cross Road, near Leicester Square tube station.
Guardian Review:
“I found myself more moved this time round than by the 1989 production: partly because it is rare now to find a West End play that addresses the issue of mortality, and partly because of the quality of the acting.
…this is a play about a man whose Christian faith is severely tested”
Blogger Lloyd Davis enjoyed it enough to twitter about it afterwards:
Lloyd is home having thoroughly enjoyed Shadowlands at the Wyndham’s.
Matinee theatre performances
The main performance is at 7.30pm but there are matinees at 2.30pm on Thursdays and Saturdays. If one were to book the Saturday matinee in advance therefore, or else chance being able to pick up same day tickets, then that might fit in perfectly. A full programme of theatre, comfort and sightseeing to make truly stimulating London weekend breaks with Saturday night still free for relaxing around town and Sunday afternoon to begin making a leisurely path homewards.
Abigail’s London Theatre Break Party October 8, 2007
Posted by admin in : breaks , add a commentAn invitation to Abigail’s Party could be scheduled into a London Theatre Break, have you thought about that? It’s not part of the regular West End scene, and actually south of the river, but then again so is the Globe theatre, Shakespeare’s replica thatched building where you can stand up for three hours if you are lucky enough to get a ticket.
Abigail’s Party is a well known modern classic drama which started out as a Television play in the 1960s by Mike Leigh. It was a remarkably piece of social observation and an exercise in relentlessly building pace and tension, and it still is.
Now being performed in historic Greenwich, an essential place to visit anyway during your London break. The Greenwich Theatre is situated close to the Cutty Sark docklands light railway (DLR) station which is great for exploring the Maritime museum, Royal Naval college and Greenwich Observatory.
Abigail’s Party opens on October 16th, just around the time when the autumn evenings are drawing well in and there’s not so much to do in the great outdoors. Now is a great time to be planning a London Theatre break with Abigail’s Party in Greenwich, to maybe coincide on a single london weekend breaks with the Tutankhamun exhibition at the O2.
