Elaine Chapman

First Interview published from the Voila Festival Programme.

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@voilafest #Interview #theatre @the_sound_of_absence @thespacetheatre

Black Sabbath-The Ballet, Festival Theatre. At the start of February, it was announced that Black Sabbath, who formed in 1968, would return for one final gig. The heavy metal event, which also featured rock titans such as Guns N’ Roses…

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@bhamroyalballet @dramagroups @captheatres #RichardPurden #Review @blacksabbath @ozzy.blacksabbath #Ballet

DRAG ICON BENDELACREME TO HOST DITA VON TEESE’S NOCTURNELLE 2026 UK & EUROPEAN TOUR. Announced today BenDeLaCreme, the award-winning theatre and film producer, comedian, director, writer, and global drag icon, will host the queen of burlesque Dita Von Teese’s Nocturnelle …

Announced today

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@mattgrosspr @dramagroups #Drag #london #worldtour @bendelacreme @ditavonteesespain #2026 @thelondonpalladium #article

Don’t Look Now adapted by Nell Leyshon. Daphne Du Maurier’s story Don’t Look Now has been adapted for the stage by Nell Leyshon and is currently performing at Salisbury Playhouse. Laura and John Baxter played by Sophie Robinson and…

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@salisburyplayhouse @dramagroups @wiltscreative #Review #daphnedumaurier #Wiltshire #theatre #supernatural #haunting #theatres #Salisbury

Shock Horror:A Ghost Story by Ryan Simons. Herbert played by Alex Moran has spent his life growing up in the Metropol Cinema that was run by his Father (Joseph Carter). His Mother (Chloe Carter) struggled with her mental health and we witne…

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@theatreroyalportsmouth #shockhorriraghoststory @thunderroadtheatre @dramagroups #review #horror #Halloween #shock #ghost #fear #Portsmouth #theatre

Jack and The Giant Stalk-Adult Pantomime by Pumpkin Panto’s. Adult Pantomime should become a year-round treat for the adults as the evening’s audience had a blast watching this year’s Pantomime Jack and the Giant Stalk by Josh Dixon for Pumpkin P…

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@pumpkinpantos @dramagroups #altonassemblyrooms #review #pantomime #theatres ##reviewer @joshpdixon #Hampshire #adultsonly

Deciphers-Coronet Theatre. Deciphers, performing at the Coronet Theatre is a collaborative work by the acclaimed choreographers, Naishi Wang and Jean Abreu.  Both immigrants, Wang is a Toronto-based …

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The Seagull-The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh. First performed 130 years ago, this new production, presented by the Lyceum’s new Artistic Director, offers a traditional interpretation with a strong Scottish twist, although the Russian lad…

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@lyceumedinburgh @dramagroups #Edinburgh #theseagullplay #Review #chekov #theatres #theatrereview

Inside No 9 Stage/Fright-Woking Theatre. Inside No 9 Stage/Fright keeps the audience on the edge of their seats especially during Act two. Prepare yourself for plenty of laughter and jump scares as you watch the popular television program…

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@newvictoriatheatrewoking @ninagardnerreviews @stevepembertonofficial @reeceshearsmith_ @dramagroups @insideno9tv #review #comedy #darkcomedy

The Irish government will make its basic income pilot for artists permanent starting in 2026, following a successful trial launched in 2022. .
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The Ripper Files presented by Rumpus Theatre. When I first saw The Ripper Files earlier this year I enjoyed the twists and turns that the lecture-style presentation of the cases of Jack the Ripper took, in discovering who the infamous serial k…

@theatreroyalwinch @playtothecrowd @rumpustheatrecompany #review @dramagroups #theripperfiles @jack_the.ripper @jacktheripper_officiel

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GETTING THROUGH IT-Old Vic. GETTING THROUGH IT is a performance in two Halves. Michael Rosen uses his literary craft in the first half to talk about the death of his son at the age of 19. Who died from meningitis. Rosen isn&#…

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@oldvictheatre @iammichaelrosen #davidburnspr @dramagroups #grief #covid_19 #caregivers #nhsheroes #nhs #memories #lifestories #memories

Are you at The Old Vic today?

Looking forward to seeing #michaelrosen this afternoon @oldvictheatre thank you #davidburns for the invitation. Review will be live tomorrow

The Fringe Theatre Awards congratulate Frances Barber (Performance) and Leo Flint (Video) in the Cabaret “MUSIK”
Further show information available
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Please see full nominations on the FTA website #theFTA
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Voice Noise – Queen Elizabeth Hall. The 90-minute dance show, Voice Noise, showing at Southbank’s Queen Elizabeth Hall is inspired by Anne Carson’s essay The Gender of Sound. She examines the ways in which sound is gendered with…

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@southbankcentre @ninagardnerreviews @dramagroups #Review #dance #southbank

Here and Now – Woking Ambassador Theatre. Here & Now showing at the Ambassador Theatre in Woking as part of its UK tour is the new jukebox musical featuring the hits of pop sensation Steps. The story centres around the friendship of fo…

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Here and Now – Woking Ambassador Theatre. Here & Now showing at the Ambassador Theatre in Woking as part of its UK tour is the new jukebox musical featuring the hits of pop sensation Steps. The story centres around the friendship of fo…

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@newvictoriatheatrewoking @ninagardnerreviews @dramagroups #Woking #Review

Top Hat-New Wimbledom Theatre. The UK tour of Top Hat, currently playing at New Wimbledon Theatre in London, might be just the ticket if you’ve missed out on the ballot for Strictly Come Dancing. With old-school jazz, …

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@newwimbledontheatre @londonsongbird @dramagroups #review @tophatmusical #london #Wimbledon

Borley Rectory The Awakening by Steven M Smith and Christopher Jolley. Based on a true story Borley Rectory The Awakening tells a chilling account about the dark history surrounding the old Rectory which had been built on the grounds of an old Monastery where a Nun wa…

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Review of the yet to be released @borleyrectorytheawakening @borleyrectory @strikemediaglobal @dramagroups #films #Review #reviewfilm

Plied and Prejudice by Matthew Semple. The evening begins with the entire evening’s guests arriving at the Vaults venue from Launceston Street. The walls are adorned with floor-to-ceiling cloth curtains depicting the gardens from …

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@pliedandprejudice @dramagroups @carlanorris1 @thevaultslondon #immersive #janeausten #prideandprejudice #review

Choir of Man – Arts Theatre London. Gala night at The Arts Theatre celebrated the four-year anniversary of the hit show The Choir of Man. Set in The Jungle, a fully realised pub complete with a working bar, the cast serve pints and e…

GALA NIGHT @choirofman @ninagardnerreviews @anr.pr @dramagroups #london #GALA #Review #mensmentalhealthawareness

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Charley’s Aunt-A New Adaptation by Rob Madge. Rob Madge has adapted the comedy farce Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas with a hilarious queer twist and a modern take on love and relationships while keeping to the original storyline. Which…

@anr.pr @robmadge02 @watermilltheatre @dramagroups @carlanorris1 #Charley'sAunt #farce #comedy #Queer
#funny

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Blithe Spiritby Noel Coward-Salisbury Playhouse. Noel Coward’s comedy Blithe Spirit is one of his famous plays that has been staged and produced for film and television many times since it was first staged in the West End in 1941. Author Ch…

Gorgeous stage, stunning Elvira in last night's very good production of #blithespirit @salisburyplayhouse @wiltscreative @dramagroups @dunn0510 #review #noelcoward #Salisbury #theatres

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Lifers by Evan Placey. SYNERGY bring new plays to the stage that “provide fresh insights” about how the criminal justice system works and to share the reality faced by prisoners. LIFERS tells the story of thr…

@swkplay @synergytheatreproject @fringetheatreawards @dramagroups #theatre #Lifers @cliocrpr #Southwark #southwarkplayhouse #review #drama
#prisondrama

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Code of Engagement at the Coronet Theatre. An Immersive Performance by Hea Min Jung. In code of engagement, Berlin based, Korean artist and choreographer Hea Min Jung embarks on a spiritual journey which draws on two pivotal moments in her …

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#Review #theatre #london #reviewer #theatres

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Flying Ant Day-Morley College-Johnny Harris Story Theatre. As the family begin to gather the hospital bed to say their final goodbye’s tension and regrets begin to surface. It’s the one day of the year that “flying Ants” are born, live an…

An interesting setting for a play during the Flying Ants' 24-hour day. @lambethfringe @morley_college @dramagroups #Review
#theatre #flyingantseverywhere #familydynamics #estranged

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Patricia Routledge: Keeping Up Appearances star dies at 96 She also starred in Alan Bennett's TV monologues and played the BBC's amateur sleuth Hetty Wainthropp.

RIP Patricia Routledge. An incredible actor who has enriched the arts immensely.

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West End hit musical THE CHOIR OF MAN announces UK Tour for 2026 * Fairy Powered Productions THE WEST END AND INTERNATIONAL SMASH HIT MUSICAL THE CHOIR OF MAN TO TOUR THE UK IN 2026 14 March – 5 December 2026 The producers of THE CHOIR OF MAN, the Olivier award-nominated international smash h...

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West End hit musical THE CHOIR OF MAN announces UK Tour for 2026

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#WestEnd #hitmusical #THECHOIROFMAN #announces #UKTour #2026 #fairypoweredproductions

Lee-Park 90, Park Theatre. Lee by Cian Griffin is the story of the American abstract expressionist artist Lee Krasner who was married to the artist Jackson Pollock. The story is based a few years after Pollocks death. Krasne…

@parktheatrelondon @mobiustheatre @dramagroups #review #london
#theatre #leekrasner #jacksonpollock #krasnerpollockfoundation

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