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The Purists West End

The Purists

Opens: November 14, 2024
Closing: December 21, 2024
Buy Tickets from: £15

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Kiln Theatre
269 Kilburn High Road London NW6 7JR London

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Subcultures and generations collide in this New York comedy.



On their stoop in Queens, New York, Lamont, a legendary emcee

and Mr Bugz, a hall-of-fame DJ, have been winding up Gerry, a

musical lover, for as long as they can remember.



But when two young women, Nancy and Val, put their rap battling

skills to the test, they are forced to confront their convictions on

race, sexuality and music. Struggling with secrets and their fears for

the future, they realise they have more in common than they

thought.



As this critically acclaimed show makes its European premiere, it

asks - how far would you go to speak your truth?



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Audio Described: 19 December, 7.30pm


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London Theatre Week Extends Due to Demand
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2024


Due to demand, London Theatre Week is extending as it continues to celebrate the West End's theatrical scene. From Monday September 2nd theatre fans can continue to shop exclusively priced tickets starting at just £15.

Review: MR PUNCH AT THE OPERA, Arcola Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Aug 22, 2024


It’s not every show that hands out party poppers as you go in. Aimed at young audiences, Mr Punch At The Opera whips together the iconic hand-puppets with a musical amuse-bouche.

London Theatre Week Launches With Over 75 Shows
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2024


London Theatre Week is set to make a  return with its celebration of the West End's vibrant theatrical scene. From Monday 19th August, theatre fans can shop exclusively priced tickets starting at just £15 via TodayTix.

Dan McCabe's THE PURISTS & More Announced For Amit Sharma's Inaugural Season at Kiln Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Jun 5, 2024


The lineup for Amit Sharma's inaugural season as Artistic Director of Kiln Theatre will include the European premiere of Dan McCabe's The Purists, and more.

Album Review: Melissa Errico, Stephen Sondheim, and The City Make For One Great Album
by Erin Samms - Feb 15, 2024


Melissa Errico singing Stephen Sondheim in the style of the big city? Twist my arm.

Review: Thunderous LES MISERABLES Tour Storms Back into Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - Sep 22, 2023


Don't let the show's overall over-the-top theatrics dissuade you from experiencing this visually-stunning, showstopper-filled production which continues at Segerstrom Center through October 1. A boisterous, grandiose spectacle of overtly expressed emotions and overtly belted show tunes, LES MISÉRABLES remains as amplified as it has always been.

2022 Year in Review: Franco Milazzo's Best of 2022
by Franco Milazzo - Dec 28, 2022


If 2020 was the year theatre ground to a halt and 2021 was when it nervously found its legs again (only to fall over occasionally), then 2022 was when it blasted back to some kind of normal with many pandemic-delayed shows finally seeing the inside of a venue.

Cast & Creative Team Announced for THE ART OF BURNING World Premiere at The Huntington
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 14, 2022


The Huntington will present the world premiere of The Art of Burning, a new play from acclaimed Boston playwright Kate Snodgrass and directed by Melia Bensussen, in association with Hartford Stage.

Review: THE REMARKABLE MISTER HOLMES at North Coast Repertory Theatre
by Evan Henerson - Aug 6, 2022


THE REMARKABLE MISTER HOLMES isn’t meant for the purists. Nor is it remarkable. An audience has to slog through a tiring array of blowhards and buffoonery shot through with a tonal sensibility that treads a line between broad comedy and offensiveness.

Interview: Aidan Park Rules As the Asian Dr. Strange in THE STREAMING-VERSE OF MADNESS: AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY
by Gil Kaan - Jul 14, 2022


The world premiere of The Streaming-verse of Madness: An Unauthorized Musical Parody has already opened at the Lyric Hyperion Theatre. This mash-up of pop song favorites doubles as the official re-opening of this Silverlake landmark. I had the opportunity to dig into the mind of Aidan Park, who essays the role of Dr. Strange in this Madness.

Feature: The 101 GREATEST YACHT ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME for Your Summer Playlist - featuring Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross and Steely Dan
by Peter Nason - Jun 16, 2022


Reviewer Peter Nason counts down the greatest 101 YACHT ROCK HITS for your summertime listening pleasure.

Folksinger Michael Johnathon Releases 19th Studio Album 'AFTERBURN'
by Michael Major - Apr 25, 2022


From the screaming long-neck banjo driven “Techno-Folk” to the majestic 61-piece symphony of “The Dream,” the commentary of “Cyber Bubba” to the lament of “Cars,” every song is a story, every song is a musical cinescape, a painting on a canvas of guitars, banjo and mandolins colored with rock bands.

Douglas Williams Wins ATCA's Osborn New Play Award For SHIP
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 21, 2021


Douglas Williams has won the American Theatre Critics Association's 2021 M. Elizabeth Osborn Award for his play “SHIP.” Given by ATCA in memory of critic, director, educator and new play advocate M. Elizabeth “Betty” Osborn (1941-1993), the prize recognizes the work of a playwright who has not yet received a major production, such as a Broadway or Off-Broadway engagement, or received any other major national awards.

MRS. BLISS'S TITANIC ADVENTURE Comes to the Tampa Fringe This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 18, 2021


Bridget Bean (Tampa, FL)'s one-woman mystery/adventure is loosely based on her life - her personal immigrant experience to the USA from England, her search for meaning and connection, and her experiences working at Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Billy Porter to Host Huntington Theatre Company Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 1, 2021


Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner and Huntington Trustee Billy Porter will serve as host of at the Huntington’s virtual Spotlight Gala on May 10, 2021 and Huntington Trustee J. David (“Dave”) Wimberly will receive the first ever Encore Award for Lifetime Service. 

BWW Blog: My Five Favorite Musical Movies
by Student Blogger: Sydney Emerson - Nov 11, 2020


To me, a musical movie isn’t merely a stage production on film.

Huntington Theatre Company Announces New Board Members
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 9, 2020


Huntington Theatre Company has announced the election of 4 new board members, and the promotion of two Huntington Advisors to Trustee level. The election took place during the Huntington's year-end meeting of the Board of Trustees and Advisors on June 8, 2020.

Huntington Theatre Company Celebrates Virtual Gala Featuring Billy Porter, Kate Baldwin and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 17, 2020


Huntington Theatre Company celebrated its first ever virtual gala fundraiser, Spotlight on Trailblazers, on Monday, June 15, 2020, streaming on the Huntington's Facebook and YouTube channels. The event will be reprised in a highlights version broadcast on Boston's WCVB-TV Channel 5 on Saturday, June 20 at 7:30pm.

Steinberg/ATCA and Osborn Awards Presented May 13
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2020


Playwright E.M. Lewis is the 2020 recipient of the Harold and Mimi Steinberg / American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award.

SIX, AMERICAN UTOPIA, Rachel Chavkin, Ben Levi Ross, and Billy Porter-Directed THE PURISTS Take Home Elliot Norton Awards
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2020


Among tonight's winners was the pre-Broadway engagement of Six the Musical. which took home Outstanding Visiting Production for its run at ART, while David Byrne's American Utopia was honored with Best Visiting Performance, Musical.

38th Annual Elliot Norton Award Nominations Announced - MOBY-DICK, Billy Porter's THE PURISTS, and More!
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2020


Two dozen nominations of outstanding actors, directors, designers and ensembles were announced today by The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) for the 38th Annual Elliot Norton Awards.

Part 1: Making Space for Gender-Queer Voices (and Making Sure to Pay Them Too)
by Andrew Child - Jan 27, 2020


What do young artists (many with intersecting, marginalized identities) think about where Boston theatre will go in the 2020s? a?oeNo one's gonna want to work with me after reading this,a?? Geena Forristall laughed when asked. Although a light-hearted comment, it is backed up with an all too unfortunate truth. As a non-binary theatre artist who uses they/ them pronouns, Forristall admits to being limited in where they can work in Boston. a?oeMaybe it's just me being picky, but I just won't work for theatres whose leadership refuses to respect my identity.a??

Grace Chapman and James Bisp Lead CINDERELLA Panto in Croydon
by Julie Musbach - Oct 8, 2019


Full casting has been announced for Cinderella a?" a truly innovative new family pantomime from Imagine Theatre and Fairfield Halls, playing in the world-class 1,802 seat Phoenix Concert Hall from Tuesday 10 December 2019 to Sunday 5 January 2020, with a press night on Thursday 12 December,

BWW Review: THE PURISTS at Huntington Theatre Company In Boston
by Jan Nargi - Sep 19, 2019


There's more gray than black and white in the scintillating new play THE PURISTS written by Dan McCabe and directed by Billy Porter. Receiving its rollicking world premiere at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston, this rap versus Broadway battle for musical purity between an ex-rapper, a hip-hop DJ and a showtunes aficionado finds common ground among this disparate group of stoop dwellers and thus throws staunchly held beliefs about music, self, and others into serious question.

BWW Review: CAISSIE LEVY, Cadogan Hall
by Caroline Cronin - Sep 17, 2019


Caissie Levy made her triumphant return across the Atlantic on Sunday night, marking her first UK performance since 2013. Club 11 London has delivered some brilliant Broadway belters to us over the past year, but the inclusion of Levy in this repertoire has elevated its offering to the next level.

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