Year: 2016

REVIEW: BEACH HUNKS: VERY HANDSOME (Laughing Horse) ★★★★

Imagine my surprise this Edinburgh Fringe when I somehow managed to visit Scotland in the only week that had some sunshine… And what better show to get me into the summer mood than the Beach Hunks, with their new show ‘Very Handsome’ – performed as part of Free Fringe in Laughing Horse @ The News […]

REVIEW: TWIX (Canal Cafe) ★★★★

Two actors are bathed in shadow onstage as the audience takes their seats, with the distant sound effects of traffic filling the theatre, to set the city scene. The lights go up to reveal two young men. We have Henry, a university student who expects rather a lot from himself both physically and academically, anxiously […]

Nadim Naaman has Tea With Wilma chatting about his new album SIDES

Your second album SIDES has been released recently. What is the concept of the album and how does it differ from your first album? The idea behind the album is to reflect the two musical sides of my personality – my career in theatre, and myself as a singer-songwriter. The first album, We All Want […]

REVIEW: EUROBEAT (Pleasance Grand) ★★★★

Entering a stifling, but impressive Pleasance Grand on the opening night of Eurobeat, I had more apprehension than you could wave your complimentary Vatican City flag at! A musical based around the idea of Eurovision, set in the Republic of Moldova. Although a country with a population around the same as Manchester, it is still […]

Take a look at the cast of “27” The Rock Musical in rehearsal

Ryan Molloy, Cassie Compton, Greg Oliver and Jack Donnelly rehearse the new rock musical “27”. Directed by world renowned director/choreographer Arlene Phillips,“27” is an intoxicating modern fable of our time, a dark interpretation of one of humanity’s oldest stories. It has music, book and lyrics and is co-directed by Sam Cassidy. Ryan Molloy holds the […]

REVIEW: THE CHEMSEX MONOLOGUES (Kings Head Theatre) ★★★★

The Chemsex Monologues was written by Patrick Cash after he had been researching the idea of Chemsex for an article he was writing and found there was very much just one side people were looking at it. Unsafe sex amongst gay men, whilst they are high on drugs. But what about the other side of […]

REVIEW: NINA CONTI: IN YOUR FACE (Pleasance Courtyard) ★★★★

British ventriloquist and Best Comedy nominee at the 2016 West End Wilma Awards, Nina Conti returns to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year in a slightly larger venue than last year, the Pleasance Courtyard. Thankfully, as Nina’s act has grown and she has moved up in venue sizes, she has realised now is the time […]

Vincent and Flavia do one last tango in the West End

Direct from a 33 week UK tour and following sell-out hit shows Midnight Tango and Dance ‘Til Dawn Strictly superstars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace will bring their final ever theatre show to the West End this autumn. Their most moving production yet, The Last Tango, will open at the Phoenix Theatre on Thursday 22 […]