The Busiest & Best Little Theatre in the Gulf
KLT's first ever Show Choir performance took to the stage this week and the choir in question certainly proved they had the chops. Directed by, and starring, Kristen Falcioni and Stephen Grimes, the production set out to weave together 30+ popular chart songs from decades past into a 'musical' event that along the way told a love story - or four During the course of the two and a quarter hour … [Read more...]
Elena Rezuchova reviews this year's pantomime for the Arab Times: "I recently came to the conclusion that the Mayan calendar based on cyclical nature of time must be correct because great things regularly happen at the Kuwait Little Theatre at auspicious times towards the end of the year. Luckily, the periodic happenings at the KLT are much easier to predict, there are no hieroglyphs, no yucatec … [Read more...]
"I laughed sooooo hard!".........."What a fab night".......... "Wow! Adults and children alike Loved it, Loved it, LOVED IT!" The reviews are in as the curtain closes on yet another KLT panto success and they are all saying the same thing - "What a hit!". Now, thanks to the genius of photographer Dhari Al Fozan, you can enjoy the WHOLE show again in stunning pictures, right here on TheKLT.com … [Read more...]
Enjoy the whole show in pictures, captured from the audience by master photographer, Dhari Al Fozan. Almost 500 magnificent captures of the first live performance. See the energy, the colour, the spectacle and variety - the music you will have to imagine for yourself! … [Read more...]
They call it Lucky Seven for a reason, and for Mad Musicals, 7 certainly did seem to bring with it a new positivity that had somehow faded from last year's installment.The format, started at the turn of the millenium by director Tim Waddell, entered a new decade this week at KLT and had audiences roaring in support from the first night, before continuing to play to four enthusiastic packed houses. The … [Read more...]
The following review was received in the KLT inbox this morning following the opening night of Hairspray. "Here we are tonight for the final show in our 60th Anniversary season.” That was the very beginning of the Chairman’s Letter Mr. Gerry Burton addressed to all the members of the Kuwait Little Theatre and to the great audience in Kuwait. And here I am Sam Burton who flew all the way from … [Read more...]
"A fantastic evening that I would be happy to repeat" I had heard of the play before, but by title only. I’d not read the script or seen any stage performance, nor had I even seen the movie about which I’ve since learned. So when I arrived at the KLT for the final performance of Barefoot it was without any preconception or expectation of what was ahead of me, other than the hope that I would enjoy … [Read more...]
"Hugely Enjoyable!" The KLT production of Neil Simon's classic comedy "Barefoot in the Park" played to enthusiastic houses during the last week of March with much mirth and merriment from all who attended. "I thought the woman behind me was going to suffocate she was laughing so much" was one comment heard from an audience member who attended the last night of the show. While we await the full … [Read more...]
Kuwait Little Theatre's first forray into Alan Ayckbourn's impressive catalog served up some laughs and some chills last week with an impressive performance of the play "Woman in Mind". The play charts the mental collapse of Susan, briliiantly played by Pauline Barry, a woman who, distanced from her family, imagines an alternative, 'perfect', family to take their place. The KLT production cleverly … [Read more...]
Almost 500 photos from the show shot by Dhari F. Bader are now online in our production galleries section. Enjoy the whole show again in pictures and relive the colour, spectacle and magic that made Babes in the Wood a pantomime highlight of 2010. Check out the full gallery here … [Read more...]
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