REVIEW: KATIE BRENNAN’S QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS ( Underbelly, George Square) ★★★★★
2016 has been a great year for Katie Brennan. She launched her Quarter-Life Crisis show as a two-hour cabaret at the AlleyCat Bar in London’s Soho. So popular was it that extra dates were added and it was subsequently picked up by the St James’ Theatre for a resoundingly successful three-show run. Katie, together with […]
REVIEW: PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON (Assembly George Square Theatre) ★★★★
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honnah Lee. His younger brother, Piff, however leads a slightly different lifestyle. A man sized dragon, on stage, performing magic tricks with his handy assistant Mr Piffles, the magic performing Chihuahua! I first saw Piff The Magic […]
REVIEW: SCOTT AGNEW I’VE SNAPPED MY BANJO STRING, LET’S JUST TALK (Gilded Balloon at the Counting House) ★★★
Following his 2012 hit Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Tales of the Sauna’, Glaswegian comedian Scott Agnew returns to the festival this year with his new show ‘I’ve Snapped My Banjo String, Let’s Just Talk’ at the Gilded Balloon Counting House. Scott Agnew bares his soul in this show, with stories of his addictions to drink, drugs […]
REVIEW: THE COLLECTOR (The Vaults) ★★★★
For most women, being the house-guest of a lottery winner who brings you breakfast in bed, buys you artwork and jewellery, and answers to your every need, would be a dream come true. In Miranda Grey’s case, it may just be her worst nightmare. Entomologist Frederick Clegg is unequivocally in love with Miranda, and she has no […]
REVIEW: Young Chekhov Trilogy (National Theatre) ★★★★★
The Young Chekhov is a trilogy of Anton Chekhov’s earliest plays, comprising Platonov (1880) which was written when he was only twenty years old, Ivanov (1887) and The Seagull (1896), performed at the Olivier Theatre on London’s Southbank. These plays are new versions, adapted by the brilliant David Hare, which were originally performed at the […]
Meet the dancing feet of 42ND STREET at Theatre Royal Drury Lane from March 2017
42nd STREET, the quintessential backstage musical comedy classic, is to play the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane from Monday 20 March 2017, with a press night on Tuesday 4 April 2017 at 7:00pm. Tickets go on-sale today, Friday 5th August. This new production of 42nd STREET – the dazzling and romantic homage to the world of […]
REVIEW: FUNNY GIRL (Original London Cast Recording) ★★★★
I’m a lover of high stakes – and as the original cast recording of Funny Girl was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004 – I’m sure the revival cast, led by Sheridan Smith, worked tirelessly to create this original London cast recording of Funny Girl. The sell-out musical is based on the […]
Full cast announced for BUMBLESCRATCH at the Adelphi Theatre
Full casting announced for special gala charity concert of Robert J. Sherman’s new musical at the Adelphi Theatre, West End. The 13-strong cast includes twelve-year-old Ilan Galkofff (Matilda, Oliver!) in the lead child role of Perry joining previously announced Darren Day, Michael Xavier and Jessica Martin. The performance is in aid of Variety, the Children’s […]
REVIEW: WICKED International Tour (Alhambra Theatre) ★★★★★
The International Tour of WICKED kicked off this month at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford (20 minutes away from Leeds) where it plays until 21 August before it sets off around the world starting in Singapore, Hong Kong and Manila. I couldn’t miss the opportunity to see the show at its only UK stop on […]
BLOG: Should hardcore fans be given priority booking for HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD?
We knew it would happen. Yesterday, 250,000 additional tickets to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child went on sale, taking booking up to December 2017. It took just three hours for the tickets to sell out, leaving some fans in online ticketing queues with almost 200,000 people ahead of them! Most people never stood a chance […]