Streets: A New Kind of Musical
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Tony Peters It’s something of a bold claim calling your play “a new kind of musical”. But while the idea of a disenfranchised youth fighting against a system that has all but given up on them is not totally new, this is a powerful, sometimes brutal and often moving work. […]
Billie Holiday Story
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Michaela Clement Hayes Cast your minds back to April 1915, the year that Billie Holiday was born. Life was very different for everyone then, especially a girl who seemed to find trouble wherever she looked. My dad used to listen to Billie Holiday when I was younger, but I didn’t […]
The Thrill of Love
Wilma’s Rating [rating=3] It’s not so much the thrill of love as the title suggests, but the sad desperation of love. A story of a beautiful (Marylin Monroe esk) woman, Ruth Ellis, who willingly serves as a punchbag to her cheating boyfriend until eventually she has enough and shoots him dead. The show tells […]
Before the Party
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Tony Peters The British obsession with class and social standing is at the heart of Rodney Ackland’s bitingly funny satire, that’s based on a short story by W Somerset Maugham. It’s the years immediately following the war and the people of this sceptered isle are struggling to get back on […]
Drag Divas
Baga Chipz is one of the stars of Drag Divas. A live celebration to the worlds greatest Divas -with a difference they are all fellas. The show features over two hours of all your favourite divas Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Beyonce,Etta James, Kylie, Madonna, Cher, Amy Winehouse, Shirley Bassey and many many more. Featuring a […]
Velma Celli
Wilma’s Rating [rating=4] Velma Celli is the alter-ego of west end performer Ian Stroughair who first took a liking to wearing women’s clothing while preparing for the role of Mary Sunshine in the west end production of Chicago the Musical. Ian has also played roles in Fame and Cats and is about to embark […]
THE BOOK OF MORMON at the Prince of Wales Theatre
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS TO THE BOOK OF MORMON Playing at the Prince of Wales Theatre until 15 April 2023 I refused to pay $600 for a ticket in New York in 2011, but realised that if they could charge that much, Book of Mormon must be something special. Since opening in London at the […]