Theatre

Stellar reviews for The Marilyn Conspiracy with Sally Mortemore at The Park Theatre!

Sally plays Monroe’s housekeeper, Eunice Murray, who was the last person to see her alive in this tense, uncompromising and unmissable new play which reveals the shocking events of Marilyn’s last days.

The Marilyn Conspiracy is co-written by actress Vicki McKellar (Paradise Lost, Leicester Square Theatre) and Olivier Award-winning West End and Broadway director Guy Masterson (9 Circles, Park Theatre & The Shark is Broken, West End) and playing at The Park Theatre

‘ … the forensic analysis is interspersed with fascinating insights into the chemistry of Monroe’s very different friendships. Not least with Sally Mortemore’s stern, conflicted Eunice Murray whose ambiguous silences imply that for every mystery that’s been revealed there are still more lurking in the shadows.’ ★★★★ The Times

‘Particular kudos must be given to Sally Mortemore as Eunice Murray, giving the character a motherly quality and a heartbreaking frailty after her employer’s demise …’ ★★★★ All That Dazzles

‘Stern housekeeper Mrs Murray remains fascinatingly unreadable … ‘ ★★★ The Telegraph

‘Sally Mortemore’s nuanced depiction of Monroe’s housemaid, Eunice Murray, is a prime and realistically disturbing example of this dichotomy.’ ★★★★ The The Spy In The Stalls

‘Meanwhile, Sally Mortemore gives a standout performance as housekeeper Eunice Murray. Although Murray herself was one of the least standout personalities among Marilyn’s usual company, she played a key role in her daily life…and in recounting her death.’ ★★★★ Fairy Powered Productions

Jessica Dennis heads to the West End with The Merchant of Venice 1936

Jessica Dennis heads to the West End’s Criterion Theatre in the RSC’s hit production The Merchant of Venice 1936.

Tensions in London’s East End are rising and Shylock, a resilient single mother and hard-working businesswoman, is desperate to protect her daughter’s future. When the charismatic merchant Antonio comes to her for a loan, a high-stakes deal is struck. Will Shylock take her revenge, and who will pay the ultimate price?

Jessica plays Mary and Nerissa, alongside Tracy-Ann Oberman as Shylock, in this production of Shakespeare’s classic transported to 1930s Britain directed by Brigid Larmour.

“among them her backstabbing housekeeper Gobbo, a gossip-monger played with devilish relish by Jessica Dennis.”
The Stage

“Often you see Shakespeare’s texts spoken beautifully but the lines only make you smile because you know them. In Dennis’s capable hands, they are spoken with relish and a devilish glint in the eye.”
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Kandaka Moore in The Bolds at the Unicorn

Kandaka Moore plays Betty Bold in the Unicorn’s Christmas cracker of a family show!

Julian Clary’s adaptation of his best-selling book The Bolds heads to the Unicorn for Christmas 2023, with live music and songs by Julian Clary and Simon Wallace.

The Bolds are just like you and me. They live in an ordinary house on an ordinary street, and they love to laugh. But there’s one slight difference… they are hyenas!

How long can they keep their beastly secret under their hats? Join Mr and Mrs Bold and their twins Betty and Bobby as they navigate work, school and friends whilst trying to keep up their disguise.

The Bolds runs from Sat 11 Nov – Sun 31 Dec 2023 at the Unicorn. Full details on the Unicorn website.

OFFIE nomination for Fanos Xenofós!

Fanos gets nominated in this years OFFIE’s for best actor in a supporting role for his performance as the immigration officer John Mackenzie in Can’t See For Looking, an important play exposing todays’ modern slavery. Based on five in-depth interviews with modern slavery victims rescued from domestic servitude, this shocking, fast-moving play highlights the prevalence of hidden slavery in Britain today and how many of us turn away, because of what it might cost us to confront a neighbour, friend or employer. The show opened at The Old Fire Station in Oxford on 28th September and then transferred to The Cockpit on 18th October – Anti-Slavery Day.

Fanos Xenofos gives a brilliantly subtle and sympathetic performance as John…. His character could’ve easily come off as wooden or one-note, but instead summons all the weary confliction of a man trapped in bureaucratic hell, trying to do what’s right. dailyinfo.co.uk