REVIEW: DOUBLE ACT (Polka Theatre) ★★★★
Vicky Ireland’s charming adaption of Jacquline Wilson’s Double Act lights up the stage at the Polka Theatre once more as the popular children’s book is brought to life. Double Act follows the various adventures of identical twins Ruby and Garnet as they deal with the death of their mother, their ageing gran (Erika Poole) moving […]
INTERVIEW: LOOP talk about bringing their roller coaster of tunes, family and growing up to Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Alexander Knott and Zöe Grain Name of Edinburgh show: LOOP Venue: Underbelly, Cowgate Performance time: 5:20pm Show length: 65 minutes Ticket price: from £7.30 (previews) Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? Alex: We both trained at Italia Conti, the acting branch in Clapham, and it was there, […]
Laura Lexx talks about her Edinburgh Fringe show TRYING and how funny being a sad clown really is
Name: Laura Lexx Name of Edinburgh show: Trying Venue: The Turret, The Gilded Balloon Performance time: 17:15 Show length: 1hr Ticket price: £7.50 – £9.50 (£6 previews, 1-3 August), 2-for-1 on August 6 & 7 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’ve been coming to the Fringe since […]
Sid Singh talks about bringing his show AMERICAN BOT to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Sid Singh Name of Edinburgh show: American Bot Venue: Cask Room at The Mash House Performance time: 6:25pm Show length: 1 hr Ticket price: £5 to reserve a seat of Pay What You Want on Exit Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’ve been a stand up […]
Seventeen year old Olivia Tebsherany talks about bringing GEEK to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Olivia Tebsherany Name of Edinburgh show: Geek Venue: C Aquila, The Lawnmarket Show length: 55 mins Ticket price: £7.50 to £10.50 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m a seventeen-year-old rising senior with a passion for musical theatre. I’ve been a member of the Infinity Repertory Theater […]
REVIEW: Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella (New Victoria Theatre) ★★★★★
Having never been to the Ballet, I warned my mother that if I fell asleep, she needed to wake me up. She didn’t need to bother. The most striking aspect of this production for me was the setting – the London Blitz in 1940. Lez Brotherston’s set is truly a thing of magic and splendour, […]
Move over JAMIE there’s a new PROM QUEEN in town
New musical Prom Queen will receive a workshop presentation at The Other Palace on Monday 2 July, ahead of a planned Broadway run. Prom Queen is inspired by the incredible true story of Marc Hall, a Canadian teenager who takes his district School Board to court when they refuse to let him attend prom with […]
REVIEW: Legally Blonde The Musical (New Wimbledon Theatre) ★★★★
Omigod You Guys, Legally Blonde The Musical is back! Having premiered on Broadway in 2007, it opened to rave reviews and was nominated for seven Tony Awards and received ten Drama Desk nominations. Following this breakout success the production was filmed for MTV and a reality television programme was created showing the audition process for […]
REVIEW: It’s Only Life (Union Theatre) ★★★★★
I laughed, I cried but most importantly I thought. It’s Only Life at the Union Theatre is a powerful celebration of life and living the journey. John Bucchino’s lyrics are witty and touching. The songs speak to real people, he has a raw and simple way of putting things that make you catch your breath. […]
REVIEW: Beirut (Park Theatre) ★★★
This 1986 play by American writer Alan Bowne is an intense two-hander starring Louise Connolly-Burnham as Blue and Robert Rees as Torch. Torch is living in a squalid room on the Lower East Side; an area nicknamed Beirut. A lethal blood disease is spreading through New York City, a viral infection spread through all bodily […]