Theatre News

WOS Mag: Adapting Calendar, Spring into Summer

| London's West End |

3 April 2009

The latest edition of our sister print title What’s On Stage Magazine is out now, available in 35 participating London theatres as well as selected hotels, restaurants and tourist bureaux.

NOTE: After this April issue, the magazine will be available on subscription only as one of the many benefits of our Theatre Club. To guarantee you receive all future editions, click here to subscribe now!!

Amongst the great features on offer in the April 2009 issue are:

SHAWN FEVER – Michael Coveney enters the world of American playwright and actor Wallace Shawn, as a season celebrating his work opens at the Royal Court. (A version of this article is also on the main website – click here to read…)

GAME OF LIFE – We preview The Great Game, the Tricycle Theatre’s festival exploring Afghan culture and history, which includes 15 specially commissioned plays.

GOOD TIMES COMING – Everything you need to know about shows opening this spring and summer – from Jerry Springer in Chicago to Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.

THE NAKED TRUTH – Roger Foss meets Tim Firth, who has adapted his screenplay of Calendar Girls for the stage, and discovers there’s more to ladies posing naked for charity than meets the eye

We’ve also got regular magazine sections, including Headliners (a round-up of top news), Up for Grabs competitions, Limelight pictures, this month’s What’s On Guide diary and listings, Brief Encounter (with A Little Night Music’s Hannah Waddingham), Recommended (theatregoer raves about recent openings) and, last but not least, Critical Comment, in which our columnist, Guardian critic Michael Billington, celebrates the comeback of the play.

Copies of the magazine at its current outlets are scooped up very fast. To get future copies sent to your home, why not subscribe to our Whatsonstage.com Theatre Club? Full £30 membership also gains you advance, discounted booking on our ever-popular Outings, exclusive access to Whatsonstage.com Wednesdays and other free ticket and discount offers.