Chatting to the cast of Bat Out Of Hell The Musical
Jim Steinman’s epic rock and roll theatrical fantasy Bat Out of Hell The Musical, the inspiration for one of the most iconic and successful albums in history, has exploded onto the London Coliseum stage! Join the eternally young Strat and his wild gang, The Lost, as they roam the streets of Obsidian, a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, […]
REVIEW: Odd Man Out (The Hope Theatre) ★★★
Circling the confines of The Hope Theatre, two stories of belonging and identity swirl in the form of Odd Man Out. These one-man pieces, delivered as conversational monologues, spin together the themes of masculinity, fear and despair and ask us to consider the plight of the modern man through the art of storytelling. In Dominic […]
REVIEW: I Loved Lucy (Arts Theatre) ★★★★
Modern day TV is a plethora of reality TV shows, with today’s ‘stars’ playing themselves in Chelsea, Essex or California. Yet people may forget that Lucille Ball was the original reality TV star, starring in I Love Lucy with her husband Desi. Based on Lee Tannen’s memoirs of the same name, I Loved Lucy looks […]
REVIEW: Tori Scott – Thirsty! (The Crazy Coqs) ★★★★
Are you cool? Then you’ll want Tori Scott to be your new drinking partner. The New Yorker is making her London debut at the endlessly chic The Crazy Coqs downstairs at Brasserie Zédel. If you have not been there yet, you will want to rectify that soon – their excellent cocktails, great staff and varied […]
Britney Spears: The Cabaret comes to The Other Palace
After sell-out seasons in Australia, Britney Spears: The Cabaret arrives in London for one week only this Summer, playing in the Theatre at The Other Palace from Tuesday 5 to Saturday 9 September. Not so much a cabaret as a cry for help, Britney Spears: The Cabaret charts the rise and fall of the true […]
Kelsey Grammer to star in Andrew Lippa’s Big Fish The Musical
Kelsey Grammer will star as ‘Edward Bloom’ in a new production of John August and Andrew Lippa’s BIG FISH THE MUSICAL. Based on the novel BIG FISH by Daniel Wallace and the Columbia Pictures film screenplay by John August, this new production will be the London premiere of the musical and also marks Kelsey’s first […]
REVIEW: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time (Liverpool Empire) ★★★★★
Christopher Boone is 15 years, 3 months and 2 days old. He lives with his father believing his mother has passed away and loves maths, outer space, the colour red and his pet rat, Toby. He doesn’t like things that are yellow or brown, using the same toilet as a stranger or being touched by […]
Watch my interview with the cast of The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
Set in 1980s Leicester, we follow the daily dramas and misadventures of Adrian’s adolescent life. With dysfunctional parents, ungrateful elders, a growing debt to school bully Barry Kent and an unruly pimple on his chin, life is hard for a misunderstood intellectual who is only 13 3/4… To top it off, when new girl Pandora […]
The Marriage of Kim K (Arcola Theatre) ★★★
We have a running joke in our household; that within five minutes of returning to my family home I have made myself a “Fridge Sandwich” and devoured it a-la-sofa, washed down with my backlog of ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ on the planner. The Kardashians are a full-frontal, no holds barred, love-to-hate family, and whilst […]
REVIEW: The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 (Menier Chocolate Factory) ★★★★★
Sometimes, the best show’s are the hardest ones to write reviews for. The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 is quite possibly the best musical I have ever seen. Having never read the books or watched the television series, I went along to this show with no expectations. By the time I left […]