REVIEW: HONEYMOON IN VEGAS (London Palladium) ★★★★
Honeymoon in Vegas was a famous film. Then a celebrated Broadway show. And on Sunday night it was a fantastic West End concert To start with, the London Musical Theatre Orchestra are brilliant. Jason Robert Brown’s orchestrations are always a treat, but to actually get to see them performed in front of you is something […]
REVIEW: A DARK NIGHT IN DALSTON (Park Theatre) ★★★★
A Dark Night In Dalston is a dark comedy, full of humour and surprises. Gina is a funny, big hearted and gossipy woman who is about to have her world turned upside down by the arrival of an unexpected stranger called Gideon, and Gideon is unprepared for the dark secret being kept by the delectable Gina. […]
REVIEW: LIMEHOUSE (Donmar Warehouse) ★★★★
One Sunday morning in 1981, four prominent Labour politicians – Bill Rodgers, Shirley Williams, Roy Jenkins and David Owen – gather at Owen’s home in Limehouse. The Labour Party, under the leadership of Michael Foot, is self-destructing and “the Gang of Four” are desperate to find a political alternative able to beat Thatcher, even if […]
REVIEW: FOUR THIEVES’ VINEGAR (Baron’s Court Theatre) ★★★★
It was 1665, the year of the Great Plague. A time when as many as a thousand people a day were dying in the streets of London. Matthias Richards paces his lonely cell in Newgate Prison. An invisible, tuneless drum, beats at a slow heartbeat pace. Matthias is a man of science and he believes […]
REVIEW: The Significant Other Festival: Conditions (The Vaults) ★★★★
‘Significant Other’ is a now-familiar clunky term usually signifying one’s ‘better half’. Exploring this as a theme in its sixth year the Pensive Federation’s “Significant Other Festival” presents a very specific challenge to those involved. The schedule is intense: ten writers, ten days, to produce ten ten-minute plays. This year the festival is a sort […]
Dusty Springfield musical SON OF A PREACHER MAN to tour the UK
Three broken hearts, one Soho hang-out, and the only man who could ever help them… Son of a Preacher Man, a heart-warming new musical featuring the soulful music of Dusty Springfield, embarks on a national tour starting at Bromley’s Churchill Theatre from Monday 4 September 2017. Welcome to the Preacher Man, the swinging 1960s Soho […]
Cast announced for Regents Park Open Air Theatre production of ON THE TOWN
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre announce casting for the opening production of their 2017 season, On The Town Danny Mac, Fred Haig and Jeremy Taylor take the roles of the three sailors, Gabey, Chip and Ozzie, originally played in the film version by Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin. Siena Kelly, Lizzy Connolly and […]
THRILLER LIVE extends booking period by 12 months to April 2018
Record-breaking Thriller Live announces a new booking period to Sunday 1 April 2018 The West End spectacular Thriller Live that celebrates his musical legacy and groundbreaking dance moves, and which recently became the 15th Longest Running Musical in West End history, is taking that message to heart! Thriller Live, on 26 March becomes the 9th […]
Lady Of The Lake HANNAH WADDINGHAM comes to the HIPPODROME CASINO
West End, Game Of Thrones and Broadway star Hannah Waddingham brings her “Mini Big Band” to the Hippodrome Casino for one night only Get an up close and intimate experience like no other in London. Club 11 London and The Hippodrome Casino continue to bring the best and most sought after artists and talents of the […]
THAI SILK
Having been to some of the Royal China Group‘s restaurants in the past, I was excited to check out Thai Silk in Southwark which is just a stones throw from the beautiful new Union Theatre. It prides itself on offering the finest, authentic Thai cuisine and impeccable customer service and I went along to see […]