Michelle Knight, Author at North West End UK

Thanyia Moore: August – Pleasance Courtyard

21Aug

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Scotland

Thanyia Moore: August – Pleasance Courtyard

Thanyia Moore is a seasoned comedian and actress who has appeared on Mock the Week (BBC) Drunk Histories Black Stories (Comedy Central) and Cats does Countdown (C4). First appearing at the Fringe in 2022 she returns with her show August. She named her show August because it was whilst she was at the Fringe she experienced a personal loss through an ectopic pregnancy which interrupted her long awaited run and resulted in her returning to London for treatment. Through comedy she tells the story of her journey and encounters from her favourite taxi driver, the NHS staff and her production team who supported her throughout. Determined to finish her run Thanyia returned and continued to what she described as not the best performance. Humble and steadfast she ploughed through to a standing ovati...

KC Shornima: Detachment Style – Bunker One

20Aug

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Scotland

KC Shornima: Detachment Style – Bunker One

Shornima born in Nepal raised in Georgia America is a comedienne with a twist. She draws on her personal experiences from childhood trauma living in a boarding school during a civil war in Nepal, to relationships with friends, boyfriends and rejection from her parents. Her ability to conceptualise these personal challenges and reverse the psychology into comedy is impressive. Quick firing one liners and layers of storytelling packed full of realism of a life most would find deeply debilitating. The relevance of the ‘Me To’ movement, rape and therapy are part of what she deconstructs through her comedy hour. Shornima is a writer for Saturday Night live, she has an extraordinary way of explanation that is unique and at times difficult to absorb, but this is her style, and it gets a la...

8Aug

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London

Saving Mozart – The Other Palace

Do we really know the story of Mozart, or his genre of music from symphonies, opera. concertos to chamber music. Through his classical period from (1756-1791) his body of work continues to enchant generations, and audiences today. Twenty-Five-year-old Charli Eglinton has been moved by Mozart as a composer and has brought to the stage Saving Mozart a musicaldepicting the life span of Mozart’s, gruelling childhood rituals to his breakthrough and recognition of being an esteemed composer, to his untimely death at the age of 35yrs. What strikes you from the beginning, the stage is small, the set is carved out as a letter M, with reflecting mirrors positioned to enhance the illusion of optimal space for all the characters to dance, act creating movement from a horse’s carriage to a boarding ...

1Aug

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London

A Role to Die for – Marylebone Theatre

How do you cast the next James Bond? pick a random actor, man or choose to embark on a journey of stereotypical negotiation, whilst battling egos and judgemental decision making you might say no easy task. Come in A Role to Die for the Marylebone Theatre ‘has been expecting you’. Don your black dinner attire and join HQ and become an insider to the best kept secret ever, who will be the next Bond. Jordan Waller’s play written five years ago was based on his personal experience of having casting difficulties, “when a famous actor and Knight of the realm pulled out last minute and ruined everything “. From a flippant remark of thank God they weren’t casting James Bond! A Role to Die For was created a perfect subject for a play. Waller’s exploratory process of Bond was one of traditi...

19Jul

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London

Don’t Rock the Boat – The Mill Sonning

The Mill at Sonning is an 1800 circa flour mill converted into a professional theatre and restaurant. Located on an island in the River Thames at Sonning Eye. The environment offers guests dinner and theatre and a welcoming greeting by the Director of Don’t Rock the Boat, Sally Hughes. Sally Hughes decided to keep Don’t Rock the Boat this 1990’s play to its original prose billed as a comedy but beneath the surface “there are some sharp and family themes” that unfold throughout. This play features two quite different families, the perfect and the chaotic who spend a weekend together on ‘The Bunty’, a barge situated on the River Thames. Everything is not quite how it seems, as the families grapple with ideologies of morality, bribery and political differences. Thes two seeming...

The Rocky Horror Show – New Wimbledon Theatre

2Jul

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London

The Rocky Horror Show – New Wimbledon Theatre

Richard O Brien’s Rocky Horror Show is rolling on through time, like you are in a Time Warp. It premiered in London in 1973 and after 52 years, the newest stage production has hit Wimbledon theatre. Presenting Jason Donovan as the iconic Frank-N-Furter and a modest cast. A cast change for this performance of Janet saw Stacey Monahan take to the stage. It is important to know that the Rocky Horror Show has a vibrant following, this performance was no exception. O’ Brien’s writing was inspired by late night B movies and his own experiences as a ‘troubled teenager’ and his writing was a way of entertaining himself. This show is unique, unmatched and is a campy tribute to science fiction with a touch of B movie horror. Narrated by Nathan Caton with the style and quips to get any audience going...

10Jun

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London

Chicago – New Wimbledon Theatre

This production has Sass, Pizzazz, and whole lot of Jazz. Chicago originated from America and has become one of the most renowned musicals to hit Broadway and the West End; created by Kander and Ebb with the original choreography by the amazing Bob Fosse. The UK tour has begun, and it hit the New Wimbledon theatre with a bang. It showcases Strictly’s Jeanette Manrara as Roxie Hart like you have never seen her before. There is a cast of favourites from screen and theatre Darren Day who plays Billy Flynn and Brenda Edwards as Matron ‘Mama’ Morton. The story of Roxie Hart the devious chorus girl has its origins in the real gangster Chicago of the early 20th Century. When a junior reporter for the Chicago tribune was assigned to cover the trials of women accused of murder. So, it ...

The Comedy About Spies – Noel Coward Theatre

15May

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London

The Comedy About Spies – Noel Coward Theatre

What a play, the two Henry’s, Lewis and Shieldshave ‘cracked the funny bone’ with this one. What is there not to like about Englishmen MI6, Russian KGB and American CIA agents getting it not quite right! If you enjoyed The PLAY That Goes Wrong, well this play is one for the bucket list. The Mischief Company present The Comedy About Spies, with espionage, lots of sneaking about undercover and a dash of James Bond, wonderful. The cast’s opening gambit sets the scene in 1960’London, on a mission ‘Project Midnight’ to track down documents to avert an international disaster. With an ensemble of dialogue to make you cringe and laugh out loud the agents named by letters of the alphabet start a confusing conversation: “this mission is for you no not you U” “Why” agent Y walks in “not you Y get ...

10May

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London

Marie & Rosetta – Rose Theatre Kingston

The story of sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight is not a well-known one. Rosetta played by Beverley Knight was known as the ‘Godmother of Rock and Roll’ in the 1930’s and 40’s taking Gospel music to a whole new level. Donned with an electric guitar she moved with swing and soul influencing artists like Chuck Berry, Little Richard and well before the uprising of Elvis, Hendrix and other rock roll greats. Rosetta’s drive was to be true to herself with her music creating a fusion of her faith and soulful blues rock. Ntombizodwa Ndlovu debuts as Marie Knight a young woman married to a preacher man with two children who teams up with Rosetta to create a partnership that would prove to be more than just creating music. The women become aligned to each other’s strengths,...

5May

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London

Romeo & Juliet – Shakespeare’s Globe

The Shakespeare Globe presents as part of the summer season. A new lively production of Romeo and Juliet, a play of young love and tragedy. This is one of Shakespeare’s controversial plays “which the age of a character is overtly stated, Juliet is just thirteen”. Romeo’s age is never mentioned but the sense is he is not much older than his Juliet played by Lola Shalam. It offers Shakespeare style, set within the wild west times of the 19th Century, yes cowboys. Don’t be fooled It has its scenes of tragedy, violence and misfortunate heartache. Set in Verona it revolves around a story of feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulet’s of which Romeo is a Montague and Juliet a Capulate. The two meet for the first time at a ‘coming out’ banquet for Juliet. Romeo with his friends Ben...