REVIEW: RAINBOW CLASS (Assembly Hall) ★★★★★
Vivienne Acheampong (The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-time) draws on her past experience of being a primary school teacher in this one woman comedy sketch show which is playing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. As the audience enters the room we are welcomed in to Twiddlesworth Primary School by our […]
Wendi Peters and Kerry Ellis join the UK tour of WONDERLAND
TV and West End star Wendi Peters, much loved for her acclaimed portrayal of Cilla Battersby-Brown in Coronation Street, will headline the upcoming 2017 UK tour of Wonderland as Queen of Hearts alongside musical theatre favourite Dave Willetts, who has previously starred in tours of South Pacific, 42nd Street and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, […]
REVIEW: MYRA DUBOIS: SELF ADMYRA (Gilded Balloon) ★★★
Rotherham’s least celebrated daughter, Myra DuBois is no stranger to the London gay scene, performing regularly at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Having missed her show at the London Wonderground last month, I was keen to check out the show whilst up at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Myra, the diva, refuses to come out on stage until […]
PETER PAN GOES WRONG to be shown on BBC One this Christmas
This Christmas, Peter Pan is coming to BBC One but it might not be what you expect. Straight from the West End stage, the Olivier Award winning Mischief Theatre brings their smash hit play, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, for television. As part of its commitment to community theatre, the BBC has allowed The Cornley Polytechnic […]
REVIEW: HORRIBLE HISTORIES – THE BEST OF BARMY BRITAIN (Apollo Theatre) ★★★★★
The 5th anniversary of the Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain series is being celebrated in the West End with a Best Of Barmy Britain show which aims to teach 5-10 year olds about history through fun, acted out scenes and songs. I was never very good at history at school and to be honest I […]
REVIEW: BRIEFS FACTORY PRESENTS: SWEATSHOP (Underbelly Circus Hub) ★★★
The people behind the hit circus/cabaret show BRIEFS bring their latest show SWEATSHOP to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year, hosted by half of one of my favourite comedy cabaret duos Frisky and Mannish, Miss Frisky. The late night show at the Underbelly’s Circus Hub includes cabaret, circus and party tricks, woven together by Miss Frisky’s comedy, […]
REVIEW: THE NAKED MAGICIANS (Pleasance Courtyard) ★★★
The Naked Magicians are an Australian duo who have come up with a way of not just being another magic show. Yes, they do it naked. Or so the write up of the show says. The show starts with two fully dressed magicians and we find out that if we are going to see them […]