Theatre company Antic Disposition continue their habit of adopting venerable monuments as (extremely) lavish stage sets. This time, they’ve invaded the Middle Temple Hall for their take on Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
Starring the inimitable David Burt as Scrooge, the last performance is on 30 December and — since it’s deservedly selling fast — you’ll need to book a ticket swiftly.
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It’s not often that a 130-year-old show feels brand new and utterly original, but director Thom Southerland and team have achieved just that in the marvellously colourful interpretation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta, The Mikado, currently playing at the Charing Cross Theatre.
A smattering of the production shots below.
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It’s back from Iceland to the somewhat warmer climes of the Finborough for some production shots from Obamaology.
The play chronicles the mix of fluffy idealism and brutally efficient activism that got Barrack Obama elected. It’s clever, it’s funny, it’s poignant, and you need to book your tickets quickly because the last performance is on Tuesday.
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The first of two sets of shots from a circumnavigation of Iceland (this sounds glamorous but anyone who’s been will know there’s actually no other way to do it since there’s only one road).
There’s not much that can be said for a country this wild that can’t better be expressed in pictures. But it’s no surprise that it’s become Hollywood’s go-to place for alien worlds.
If you’d like to browse prints from the collection, you can do so here. Twitter users might also like to know that I’ve now set up an account specifically for my art and travel work at @ScottsOtherSide.
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Some production shots from the extraordinarily literate Silent Planet at the Finborough Theatre. The show, set in a Soviet mental prison, runs until 20 December.
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