Monday, December 23

Tag: Anthony Hopkins

Seven Dials Playhouse – To be, or not to be…?
1Dec By Caroline WorswickNo Comments
Blogs

Seven Dials Playhouse – To be, or not to be…?

As the campaign to reinstate The Actors’ Centre grows in intensity, with a lack of comment from the Seven Dials Playhouse’s trustees and CEO, it is concerning to hear that another London theatre is struggling with financial pressures.  The Seven Dials Playhouse has been known by other names, but the ones that most people will be familiar, are The Actors’ Centre, and the Tristan Bates Theatre.  Did you know that this theatre was once a thriving centre for actors to attend workshops, try out their work, and hone their acting skills using the previously named Tristan Bates Theatre as their launchpad?  As we mull over the future of this theatre space, let us look back at why the theatre is now in this position. In 1978, The Actors Centre was founded as a charity by Clive Swif...
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Suitcase Under The Stairs – Greenwich Theatre
12Feb By Paul DownhamNo Comments
London

Suitcase Under The Stairs – Greenwich Theatre

In my time, I’ve seen more drag queens than I care to remember. From Danny La Rue at the Palladium to Naughty Nikki down the local pub. There is usually something to entertain, even if it’s the way home. However absorbed we are with the performance I would bet we never give a second thought to the artist under the slap, we just want to be entertained. In their play “Suitcase under the stairs” Lewis Pickles and Lauren Tranter take us quite literally behind the scenes and shows us the performer inside. Like drag queens, ventriloquists also create a second persona for themselves and put it in a suitcase after the performance. Sometimes though, the alter ego dominates Anthony Hopkins covered similar ground in the movie “Magic”. Here, the drag queen takes over the performer. In this pe...
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