Little Lark of London

Exploring the cultural world of London, one blog post at a time!

  • INTERVIEW: Joshua Malina on What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank

    “Even in these remarkably polarized times, it is possible to really hear people with whom you have deep differences and to make some kind of human connection despite them” What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank opens at the Marylebone Theatre next month. The show, written by Nathan Englander and directed by…

  • INTERVIEW: Rob Madge on Buyer & Cellar

    “A night at the theatre for me is all about the shared, reciprocal relationship between actor and audience” Buyer & Cellar, a solo show starring Rob Madge,  is currently running at the King’s Head Theatre. The show, written by Jonathan Tolins and directed by Kirk Jameson, tells the fictional story of an out-of-work actor who…

  • INTERVIEW: Mohamed-Zain Dada on Dizzy

    “Finding ‘community’ with other writers and artists is a great way to remind yourself why you write and create in the first place” Dizzy, a new play written by Mohamed Zain-Dada and directed by Rob Watt, is currently making its premier at Sheffield Theatres as a co-production with Theatre Centre. The show is a “unique…

  • INTERVIEW: Tom Dugan and Christopher C Gibbs on Wiesenthal

    “If we do not honestly try to understand how it happened then, it will happen now.” Wiesenthal, written by Tom Dugan and performed by Christopher C Gibbs, is making its London premiere at the King’s Head Theatre. The show goes into the life of Simon Wiesenthal, a Holocaust survivor known as a “universal hero” for…

  • REVIEW: Zog and the Flying Doctors and Afternoon Tea Experience ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    “Kindness conquers all” Zog and the Flying Doctors, co-directed by Katie Beard and Bobby Delaney, based on the bestselling sequel by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler has landed at Cadogan Hall. We, the audience members, are invited by the King (James Stirling) to learn about how he discovered the importance of sharing. We are introduced…

  • Q&A: Oliver Hymans on the Little Angel Children’s Puppet Festival

    “Puppetry is such a powerful tool for telling stories and tapping into the human experience” After winning an Offie Award last year, the Little Angel Children’s Puppet Festival returns for the months of August and September. Recently, we had the chance to speak with Oliver Hymans, the curator of this year’s festival. We discussed how…

  • Q&A: Tweedy on Tweedy’s Massive Circus

    Currently running at Underbelly Festival Cavendish, Tweedy’s Massive Circus has audiences brought into the world of Tweedy the Clown and his circus, which has actually shrunk! After its run in London, the show will go up to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. Recently, we had a chance to speak with Tweedy about what it’s…

  • REVIEW – Two Little Dickheads: Slot Fillers ⭐⭐

    “Is a clown a slot or is it a filler?” Two Little Dickheads: Slot Fillers is a show created and performed by the clown duo of Sharnema Nougar and David Tieck, who have been performing together for years since first meeting in Australia. The show begins with Nougar and Tieck claiming that they are “not…

  • REVIEW – Dr Adam Perchard and Richard Thomas: Interview With The Vamp ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    “It was the way of the vamp that saved me, and it could save you too” Dr Adam Perchard and Richard Thomas: Interview With the Vamp is an “Epic queer song-cycle” that focuses on the life of Dr Adam Perchard and how they became a vamp, with Richard Thomas accompanying Perchard on the piano and…

  • REVIEW – Paulina Lenoir: Puella Eterna ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    “Would you like to live forever?” Having seen Paulina Lenoir’s character of the “internationally renowned poet” poet Puella Eterna at two different performances of Fool’s Moon, I was excited to learn that Lenoir would be performing a solo show, Paulina Lenoir: Puella Eterna, as a part of the London Clown Festival. The show brings us…