438 stories by "Debbie Gilpin"
This GBM Productions musical version of DH Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover originally had a limited run at the Shaftesbury Theatre but has now been given a digital revival by Stream.Theat…
What would you do if all the fish suddenly vanished? It's a question that would have sounded faintly ridiculous a few years ago, but as climate change grips the world, a mass extinction even…
The RSC's brand-new musical, an adaptation of The Magician's Elephant, started performances this week at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Earlier this month, the company…
Beth Underdown's debut novel The Witchfinder's Sister, now adapted for the stage by Vickie Donoghue, gives a voice to a possible sister of Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins and interrogate…
Dorian: A Rock Musical is an interesting take on the Oscar Wilde classic, probably better suited to live & in-person shows " Bart Lambert gives an arresting performance as Dorian Gray.
Romeo & Juliet at Shakespeare's Globe is a new and vital take on the classic Verona tale, contextualising the characters' motives " this is not about romance, it's about escape.
Illuminating about both the craft of acting and the glorious show that is Hamilton, Giles Terera's book Hamilton And Me takes the reader on a whirlwind journey through what was clearly an in…
"I'm afraid of the skin I'm in." Quick out of the blocks in Soho Theatre's reopening season is Amanda Wilkin's Verity Bargate Award-winning debut play, Shedding A Skin. The run has socially …
The Temporal Society is another superb bit of escapism from the minds of CtrlAltRepeat, taking you back in time and keeping you on your toes " Rebekah Finch and Rachel Waring are the double …
A superb hour of movies and dance, with a fun concept and brilliant choreography " Aljaž & Janette are absolutely in their element in Remembering the Oscars.
Shane Richie follows in the footsteps of Pete Postlethwaite, taking on Justin Butcher's one-man play Scaramouche Jones or the Seven White Masks for Ginger Quiff Media and Stream.Theatre.
Not only does it work as a standalone piece of digital theatre, this adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray is also really intelligently linked to the original story.
An inventive and compelling retelling of a Christmas classic, the Polka Theatre's A Christmas Carol is a great introduction to the tale of Mr Scrooge for audience members young and old.
I may be woefully behind on my show write-ups, but I couldn't not mark The Show Must Go Online coming to an end " at least until further notice.
At a time when hatred seems to be the new norm (whether antisemitism, homophobia, or literally anything else), narratives like those discussed in Little Wars are more important than ever.
Viper Squad is a highly entertaining and thoroughly engaging piece of interactive Zoom theatre, providing human connection and a welcome sense of escapism.
I've really admired the work of Sydney Aldridge throughout the course of The Show Must Go Online, so who better to talk to about casting and her experiences with this innovative Zoom theatre…
From Rome to the Forest of Arden, as The Show Must Go Online next tackles As You Like It.
I'm running out of superlatives for The Show Must Go Online. Each show is exceptional, including the latest staging of Henry V, and manages to improve upon the previous week in as many ways …
Platform 4's Invisible Music presents a beautiful and thought-provoking soundscape that is a wonderful manifestation of creativity in this period of isolation.
Nigel Slater's Toast is a top quality production full of heartwarming moments and alimentary temptations " grab yourself a Walnut Whip and make yourself comfy.
Writers Henry Roadnight and Adam Johnson have set about adapting their musical Third Wheel into an online production.
Actress Lucy Aarden is part of #IsolationEnsemble, a company formed by director Abbie Riddell to raise urgent funds for theatres across the UK.
Reading that the Globe may struggle to come back from this current crisis without the help of donations and emergency funding didn't seem quite real.
The Show Must Go Online was firmly back in history mode with the beginning of Shakespeare's second tetralogy in Richard II. Not quite as much bloodshed as the previous set of histories that …