REVIEW: The Cabaret Collective – Pizza Express (Live)
This was my first experience of Pizza Express Live in Holborn. The downstairs of the restaurant has been turned into a cabaret venue with about 80 seats, including an eating bar around the small stage. Unfortunately in trying to create a cabaret atmosphere, the lighting is so low it is impossible to read the menu […]
REVIEW: SHREK (New Victoria Theatre) ★★★★
Once upon a time…………. I’m sure most of us have watched the film “Shrek” with Donkey, Princess Fiona and their band of weird and wonderful Fairy Tale Characters, but for those that don’t know the story, it is based around an ‘outcast’ green ogre called Shrek and his ‘noble-steed’ and sidekick ‘Donkey. Reluctant at first […]
REVIEW: INTO THE WOODS (Cockpit Theatre) ★★★
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into The Woods is one of the juggernauts of musical theatre. Premiering on Broadway in 1987, it won several Tony Awards including Best Actress in a Musical, Best Score, Best Book and led to Bernadette Peters becoming a household name and musical theatre royalty. Since then the musical has been […]
SON OF RAMBOW – THE MUSICAL workshop’s at The Other Palace
Written and directed by Garth Jennings, Son of Rambow is a hilarious 2007 comedy film that received critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival. This year, Nuffield Southampton Theatre in association with The Other Palace are bringing this delightful cult film to the stage in a new musical adaption […]
Louise Dearman and more added to the line up of THE BIG SMOKE FESTIVAL LONDON
The Big Smoke is a brand-new music, cabaret and variety festival featuring some of London’s most outstanding talent. From West End stars to award-winning drag artists, there will be shows for everyone to enjoy during this week-long celebration at The Other Palace 8 – 15 July 2018. Joining the previously announced Cassie Compton, The IDA Girls, […]
REVIEW: SOMETHING WONDERFUL – Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution
Rodgers and Hammerstein are one of the most well known Musical Theatre composers of the twentieth century having written shows like Oklahoma, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound Of Music, in what was considered the golden age of Musical Theatre. Released in April 2018, Something Wonderful, by Todd S. Purdum takes […]
X Factor winner Matt Terry makes his acting debut in MADAGASCAR – THE MUSICAL
Go wild as Matt Terry – Winner of 2016’s X-Factor is announced to play Alex The Lion in the brand-new stage adaptation of Madagascar – The Musical opening at New Wimbledon Theatre on 16 July prior to a UK Tour. Matt tells said; ‘I am so excited to be making my acting debut in the […]