Sitting In The Cheap Seats

Women’s sport has never had a higher profile than it does right now, from the coverage of the football World Cup to the likes of Coco Gauff lighting up individual sports with their energy and, in rugby’s case ever more coverage of the game and its players domestically and internationally. I’ve been a rugby fan all my life but until 18 months or so ago I’d have struggled to name more than a couple of women in the game. Now though I’m hooked on teams and players who are every bit as professional and skilled as their male counterparts and I’m delighted to kick off this new site by interviewing an absolute favourite of mine! Rhona Lloyd is a try scoring storm, racking up the pointsfor Scotland in both 7s and 15s, turning out for the always exciting LoughboroughLightning in the TyrrellsPremier 15s and stillmanaging to fit in her studies!

Macbeth has ever been one of Shakespeare’s plays to split opinion. The fact it has a great plot and some juicy monologues leads some to love it, while others will point out that the central character is disjointed and, for a relatively simple plot, there seem to be a lot of filler scenes.

The Mill At Sonning has been on my radar for a long time, a fascinating sounding venue that I just never got around to visiting… until now! Frankly I feel like an idiot for waiting so long, in addition to being a charming little theatre, the Mill is in a stunning location, just a stone’s throw from Reading but quiet and remote.

The Jamie Lloyd Company, the hugely successful partnership between the UK’s leading theatre company Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) and Artistic Director Jamie Lloyd , today announces Golden Globe and Olivier Award nominated James McAvoy is to lead the company of Edmond Rostand ’s Cyrano de Bergerac , freely adapted by Martin Crimp . The production marks the first in a new season directed by Jamie Lloyd at the Playhouse Theatre from November 2019 to August 2020. Further productions to be announced.

There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow… The sun was shining on Chichester yesterday for press night as we arrived for the Festival Theatre’s summer musical, always a highlight of the theatrical calendar as they revisit a classic and more often than not find something fresh and new in it. This year they’re taking on Oklahoma! with their usual mix of respect for the piece and urge to find a new viewpoint on it.

We know, we’re terrible at keeping you up to date with all the latest theatre news, but we’re turning over a new leaf, and we’re back with a roundup of all the stories you should know from the last week. We’ve got more news to share with you in future days too, so keep dropping by to check in!

THE PRINCE OF EGYPT , the brand-new stage musical with music and lyrics by  Stephen Schwartz  ( Wicked, Godspell ) and a book by  Philip LaZebnik  ( Mulan ,  Pocahontas ) and based on the celebrated DreamWorks Animation film, today announces initial casting for its West End premiere production.   Luke Brady  and  Liam Tamne  will lead the cast as ‘Moses’ and ‘Ramses’ respectively, with  Christine Allado  as ‘Tzipporah’ and  Alexia Khadime  as ‘Miriam’. Further casting to be announced.