Friday, June 13

Tag: @sohoplace

The Fifth Step – @sohoplace
London

The Fifth Step – @sohoplace

David Ireland’s Edinburgh Fringe hit The Fifth Step transfers to London, making its debut at @sohoplace in a new version with substantial changes. Staying from its Edinburgh run is Jack Lowden with Martin Freeman joining to complete the two-hander.  The title refers to the fifth step of the 12-step programme; writing down everything which brings guilt and shame so you can tell them to a trusted friend in order to reduce the chance that these will drive you to drink. There is the usual David Ireland wit and black humour as he explores themes of addiction, masculinity, and in particular, religious faith.  Photo: Johan Persson The set is minimal - a blank stage with just a few chairs and a coffee point. Director Finn den Hertog has chosen to strip away all the staging from the E...
The Little Big Things – @sohoplace
London

The Little Big Things – @sohoplace

As much as we love all of the American musicals that cross the pond to entertain us, there’s a special kind of excitement that comes when a new British creation gets announced.  The latest “little” show with “big” aspirations is ‘The Little Big Things’, playing at the @SohoPlace Theatre in London’s West End.  Based on the memoir of the same name by artist Henry Fraser, the musical hopes to follow in the footsteps of other British successes like ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ and ‘Six’, and is already capturing audiences’ hearts with its uplifting true story of triumph over adversity, the importance of family, and the strength of the human spirit. When an accident on holiday changes his life forever, Henry Fraser (played in dual roles pre- and post-accident by Ed Larkin and ...