REVIEW: West End Eurovision 2018 (Shaftesbury Theatre)
April 22nd saw the relaunch of ‘West End Eurovision’ at the Shaftesbury Theatre, by Theatre MAD (Make A Difference Trust) who also put on shows such as ‘West End Bares’, raising money for HIV & AIDS awareness. In true MAD style, the production value was fantastic. LED lighting strips framed the stage with the live band dead […]
Eastenders actor David Witts to play Fiyero in WICKED from July 2018
EastEnders star David Witts will make his West End debut as Fiyero in Wicked at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre from Monday 23 July 2018. Bradley Jaden, who is currently playing the role, will play his final performance on 21 July 2018. Further casting is still to be announced. David Witts starred as ‘Joey Branning’ in the […]
REVIEW: CHESS (London Coliseum) ★★★★
Fans of musicals often have shows that they feel they need to cross off the list. And Chess is one legendary mega-musical, which formed part of the soundtrack to many people’s musical theatre education. But it’s been a long time since a production’s been in the West End and so although many more mature theatregoers […]
REVIEW: REARED (Theatre 503) ★★★★
We’ve all looked around at our families before and debated its level of dysfunction in relation to other families we know. What is the ‘right’ amount of conflict? Is it normal to have this many underlying issues? What is ‘normal’? Reared, a play by John Fitzpatrick, confronts the realities of a family working through numerous […]
The Thinking Drinkers’ Pub Crawl set to tour the UK giving away free drinks!!
Following a hugely successful UK tour and Edinburgh Festival run with their last hilarious show, The Thinking Drinkers are embarking on a bar-hop through history as part of their new show Pub Crawl – a unique imbibing experience during which every single audience member tastes five fabulous drinks. For free! Beginning with the cerebral wine-sipping […]
Richard Carson chats about the UK Tour of LOLANTHE and performing in High School Musical!
Richard Carson is well known on the London theatre scene with credits to his name like Mamma Mia, Miss Saigon and Wicked. He is now embarking on the UK tour of Sasha Regan’s critically acclaimed production of Iolanthe. I caught up with Richard for a cuppa and a chat about the show… For those who may not know Gilbert […]
