Fourthwall's Favourites: February

Delighted our reviewer at Soho Theatre,  Phil Matthews, Fourthwall’s Editorial Director has been soaking up the best that NYC has to offer, interviewing director Sidney J. Burgoyne and catching up on the gossip, while JBR, our Editor has been talking to Jez Bond of incredibly exciting new North London venue, The Park Theatre and rehearsing Romeo & Juliet Congratulations to the Plews, the ‘First Family of the Fringe’ on their nine Offie nominations.  Some lucky people are still getting return tickets, so you might be in with a chance of catching the last performance of this classic musical.

Lucy Bailey is one of the hottest directors around at the moment, and Stratford audiences have been giving The Taming of the Shrew at Hampstead, has been dividing critics and audiences.  Frankly, we thought it was everything you’d expect from a collaboration between Simon Stephens and Katie Mitchell – precisive writing, forensic direction, and a couple of frankly astonishing performances from Nikki Amuka-Bird and Kate Duchêne.   And No More Shall We Part will hopefully be lighting up Shaftesbury Avenue for years to come.

It’s also award season, so look out for the Offies being announced on February 5th, the What’s On Stage Awards on February 19th, the Fringe Report Awards on February 6th and the London Cabaret Awards on February 16th  What a wonderful industry where the theatre going public, as well as a panel of experts, come together to reward not only our most talented performers on the big stages, but also those who bring theatre to our pubs, studios and smaller theatres.  Congratulations to everyone nominated this year, and good luck.

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Fourthwall's Favourites: February

Signing with an agent is the final piece in the 'actor training' jigsaw. Yet what type of agency is right for you? Gareth wonders whether Miss Julie, the third show in The Faction's rep season, might be suffering from 'third-child' syndrome.



Drury Lane delivers glorious 'Gypsy'

acclaimed cabaret revue “Everything the Traffic Will Allow”), but the monumentally difficult role of Rose has tested many a Broadway star including Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone and, of course, its originator, Merman.



Metuchen remembers 'Kotter' actor Robert Hegyes
Metuchen remembers 'Kotter' actor Robert Hegyes

He always wore his original one as a cast member of the Emmy-winning detective show “Cagney & Lacey,” starring Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless. When he wore it out while on the show, the high school sent him a new one, Novak said.



Clothes make the (wo)man

The casts have always sported recognizable faces, from the off-Broadway originals (Tyne Daly, Rosie O'Donnell) to the Europeans. (Bérénice Bejo, Hollywood's current It Girl for her role in "The Artist," was in this show in Paris.)



REVIEW: 'Love, loss' is theater's 'chick flick'

(Among those who have performed the play in New York are Rosie O'Donnell and Tyne Daly.) For the Manila version, apart from Escalante and Glorioso, the cast also includes Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, Liza Robinson and Cathy Azanza-Dy – all veteran stage




Interview with Gerard Carey: Master Class « London Theatre

Is an insight into the life and loves of Maria Callas, the iconic opera singer whose turbulent private life and fiery temperament were as astonishing as her formidable talents. Inspired by her master classes of the early 70s, this is a riveting, hilarious and intensely moving portrayal of the sacrifice and heartache behind the artist, the diva and the legend.

Gerard took time out from the play to answer a few questions.

What were your first experiences in performing arts? I like to do both.  No performance is exactly like the one preceeding.  So, whether I am reinterpreting a role, or ‘creating’ it, there are the same challenges and the same rewards.

You performed as Historian and Prince Herbert in Spamalot at the Palace Theatre. What was it like performing in this fun Monty Python ‘spin-off?


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The Boxcar Children, The Boxcar Children Mysteries #1

The Boxcar Children, The Boxcar Children Mysteries #1

The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather.

Have a Little Faith, A True Story

Have a Little Faith, A True Story

When an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy, Albom goes back to his nonfiction roots and becomes involved with a ...

Jacob Have I Loved

Jacob Have I Loved

Feeling deprived all her life of schooling, friends, mother, and even her name by her twin sister, Louise finally begins to find her identity.

Alice I Have Been, A Novel

Alice I Have Been, A Novel

Includes reader's extras, including an excerpt from The autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb.

Al Capone Does My Shirts

Al Capone Does My Shirts

A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new ...