The Goodbye Girl – Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Life isn’t fair. As a young girl I believed that I’d grow up, get married and have children. Simple, expected and so straightforward. But that is not the case. Life never pans out the way you expect and the so-called nuclear family no longer exists. But this doesn’t matter. Based on the 1977 film, The […]
The Elephant Man – Brockley Jack Theatre
The 1980 film of The Elephant Man starred Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt and became a huge success with eight Oscar nominations after its release. Ahead of this summers Broadway transfer of the show starring Bradley Cooper, a small, intimate production has been brought to South London’s Brockley Jack Studio Theatre. And they have done […]
Kerry Ellis – Tea With Wilma
West End leading lady Kerry Ellis is one of the most popular names in West End Theatre having starred in everything from We Will Rock You to Wicked where she recently reprised the role of Elphaba. Now, Kerry is taking on another iconic musical theatre role as Grizabella in Cats the Musical. I sat down […]
ELF the Musical to play at the Dominion Theatre this Christmas!
Following the sold-out UK and Ireland premieres in Plymouth and Dublin in December 2014, ELF the smash hit musical will receive its London premiere at the Dominion Theatre from 24 October 2015 for a strictly limited 10-week season, ending on 2 January 2016, with a press night on Thursday 5 November. Based on the beloved […]
Shakespeare In Love – Noel Coward Theatre
‘All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players’. These ‘players’ in Shakespeare in Love truly produced something extraordinary and fresh in theatre – making the past relevant and humorous for a modern-day audience. I have never seen the film, unlike, I’m sure, the majority of the audience. Going into the […]
The Full Monty – New Victoria Theatre, Woking
An audience comprised of 90% women? Hardly surprising when Gary Lucy is getting his kit off… Taking The Full Monty from screen to stage sounds like an easy task, but unlike the 1997 film there is much less scope for a set. Based in the old factory/warehouse where Gaz (Gary Lucy) and Dave (Martin Miller) […]