These are a few of my favourite fringe
I went up to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the beginning of August for a week and since I’ve been back in London I’ve barely had a moment to think! But now I’ve found a quiet few moments, I wanted to tell you about some of the best shows I saw at the festival, so […]
Could Frozen the Musical possibly fail at the box office?
The next big musical to hit the stage is undoubtedly Frozen which is set to open on Broadway in February 2018 following a try out run in Denver, which has just begun. It is set to be a huge success, following the box office smash film which opened in cinemas in 2013. So will the […]
Cast announced for the UK Tour of Spamalot
Funnier than the black death! Spamalot is back in a brand-new production from Selladoor Productions and Mercury Theatre Colchester. Spamalot transfers from its critically acclaimed run in Colchester and will open on 11 September 2017 at Blackpool Opera House before embarking on a UK tour for 2017/2018 also visiting Korea in June as part of […]
Less than a month left to see Andrew Scott in Hamlet
Audiences have under a month left to enjoy the multi award-winning Robert Icke’s (Mary Stuart, The Red Barn, Uncle Vanya, Oresteia, Mr Burns and 1984) innovative production of Hamlet, starring Andrew Scott (Sherlock, Denial, Spectre, Pride and Cock) live on stage, which must end on 2 September 2017 at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Buy tickets […]
Check out these new Jesus Christ Superstar pictures!
Following its overwhelming sell-out success in 2016, Jesus Christ Superstar returns this summer (11 August – 16 September), giving audiences one final chance to see the production in its original home. With direction by Timothy Sheader, design by Tom Scutt, choreography by Drew McOnie, musical direction by Tom Deering, lighting design by Lee Curran and […]
REVIEW: Horrible Histories – More Best of Barmy Britain! (Garrick Theatre) ★★★★
This year marks twelve years since the Horrible Histories Live shows started and this is their sixth year in the West End. Staged by Birmingham Stage Company and written by Terry Deary and Neal Foster, this is a great show to take the kids to over the Summer holidays. Following last years The Best of Barmy Britain […]
REVIEW: Flesh and Bone (Pleasance Dome) ★★★★★
Flesh and Bone is a new play written in 2016 by Elliot Warren and co-created with Olivia Brady. This is the first show from Warren and Brady’s Unpolished Theatre, founded last year by the recent drama school graduates. The play is set in a tower block in East London and tells the tale of five […]
REVIEW: Black Mountain (Roundabout @ Summerhall) ★★★★
Black Mountain by award winning writer Brad Birch is a sinister thriller about relationships, betrayal and revenge produced by Paines Plough, Theatr Clwyd and Orange Tree Theatre. Rebecca and Paul have come to a remote cottage to try to mend their relationship following an unspoken incident. They are tense and overly polite, tiptoeing around each […]
REVIEW: 13 THE MUSICAL (Ambassadors Theatre) ★★★★
After several successful shows, The British Theatre Academy are back in London at the Ambassadors Theatre with ’13 The Musical’. The show with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Songs For A New World) was originally performed on Broadway with a cast no older than the titles age- even […]
BLOG: Should critics be given free press tickets to review shows?
I sat down and wrote the following blog this morning and then, as sometimes happens, decided not to publish it. I felt it could lead to giving the wrong impression and end up sounding like I was having a bit of a moan when I have no right to. However, having seen an article online […]