GRAHAM NORTON returns to host WEST END BARES 2017
The Make A Difference Trust is delighted to announce that following two triumphant years, Graham Norton will return as host of this year’s WEST END BARES: RUBY STRIPPERS at the Novello Theatre on Sunday 29 October at 7.00pm and 9.30pm. The Make A Difference Trust is also thrilled to announce the first of Graham’s star […]
REVIEW: THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Woking Theatre) ★★★
TV’s spookiest family gets their stage debut as The Addams Family at Woking Theatre. For a musical largely aimed at taking fans on a nostalgia trip through the “Adams Family” Films and TV Series, it certainly delivers. For those of us not such die-hard fans, maybe not quite the same experience was to be had. […]
REVIEW: The Band (Manchester Opera House) ★★★★★
When it was announced that Gary Barlow would launch a TV talent search to find five young men to play a fictional boy band in a new musical using the music of Take That, the first question on many lips was “Do we need another Take That Musical?”. The answer is yes. As jukebox musicals […]
REVIEW: You Forgot The Mince (Courtyard Theatre) ★★★★
Imagine If’s latest production You forgot The Mince tells the story of a modern day abusive relationship. It’s a bleak reality for all too many, but the show is shot through with a warmth that belies the subject matter. The hour long drama begins at a house in Leeds, where nineteen year old Rosa lives […]
REVIEW: HAIRSPRAY (Sunderland Empire) ★★★★
Hairspray arrives in Sunderland as part of its national tour. Set in Baltimore in 1962 where, against the odds, overweight teenager Tracy Turnblad, a girl with a lot of heart and great big hair is set to turn everything on its head. She lands a role dancing on her favourite TV programme The Corny Collins […]
REVIEW: WOMAN: West End Live Lounge 2017 (The Other Palace) ★★★★★
The Other Palace was packed full to the brim for WOMAN – a one-night-only cabaret evening celebrating the work of some of the most influential and iconic women in the world of music. All proceeds from the evening were donated to Women’s Aid – a charity focussing on helping women and children who have been […]