REVIEW: TWIRLYWOOS (Underbelly Festival Southbank) ★★★★
Twirlywoos are a staple of the CBeebies baby TV show schedule – Great BigHoo, Toodloo, Chickedy, Chick and Peekaboo are ever curious as they enjoy adventures. Whether they travel to the real world or on their big red boat, they are always discovering something new and exciting with help from their friends who come to […]
REVIEW: HORRIBLE HISTORIES – BARMY BRITAIN PART 4 ★★★★
Horrible Histories hosts a plethora of children’s matinees in the West End this summer, offering a cool escape from the heat and tourist sites. This show has developed from Terry Dreary’s original books, into a TV show and stage shows. Most recently it ventured into a truly horrible full-length movie. This version is called Barmy Britain […]
REVIEW: FRISKY AND MANNISH’S POPLAB (Assembly George Square Gardens) ★★★★★
I first fell in love with Frisky and Mannish seven years ago and they were one of the first acts I ever reviewed on this blog. Back then I said “if you don’t fall in love with Frisky and Mannish, then you can’t have much of a sense of humour” and I stand by that […]
REVIEW: FLO & JOAN: BEFORE THE SCREAMING STARTS (Assembly George Square Gardens) ★★★★★
Musical comedy stars Flo & Joan hit the big time in late 2016 with their virtual YouTube video ‘The 2016 Song” in which they poked fun at all the things that had happened in the news that year. In 2018, Flo & Joan graced our screens in a TV advert for Nationwide Building Society, with […]
REVIEW: Friendsical: A Parody Musical About Friends (Assembly Rooms) ★
Friendsical (a musical based on the 90s sitcom Friends) is the latest nostalgic trip-down-memory-lane show, which is currently so on trend in the world right now. Assuming everyone is familiar with the TV show, the premise for the show is that Ross wants to put on a musical spectacular to celebrate the story of the […]
REVIEW: MISFIT WARRIOR (The Space) ★★★★
Electrifying synths, beats and casual choreography generate Stuart Saint’s resplendent testimonial gig, where Misfit and Warrior collide. His autobiographical story of HIV and Cancer manifest a domino effect of destruction, leaving survivor-in-crisis Stuart rescuing his mortality. On world Aids Day 2017, Stuart Saint posted a video declaring his HIV positive status, which quickly went viral. […]
REVIEW: BRAINIAC LIVE! (Garrick Theatre) ★★★
The Brainiac TV show ran for six series from 2002 to 2008 and since that date Incidental Coleman has produced a touring version for theatres. The idea is the same: to make science interesting for young children. This August the latest version “Brainiac Live” performs at the Garrick Theatre in the heart of the West […]
See JACK TUCKER: COMEDY STAND UP HOUR at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Astonishingly killer character comedy in JACK TUCKER: COMEDY STAND UP HOUR sees Zach Zucker lampoon every bad joke and hack comic in the book with conviction that has had audiences as extremely baffled, as they are entertained. Ahead of his Edinburgh run JACK TUCKER chatted to West End Wilma… Name of Edinburgh show – Jack […]
MARTHA MCBRIER talks about bringing HAPPINESS BULLY to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Glaswegian cussing, crowd work extraordinaire MARTHA MCBRIER is the Queen of the Free Fringe. Her show at this year’s festival launches a campaign against the perennial HAPPINESS BULLY in her hard-hitting and hilarious show about suicide, country music and not smiling just because the office idiot told you to cheer up. Ahead of the show’s […]
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA IN CONCERT comes to Cadogan Hall
The UK premiere of the Broadway version of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, in concert comes to Cadogan Hall on Sunday 20th October at 6.30pm. Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella is the Tony Award-winning musical from the creators of South Pacific and The Sound of Music that has delighted American audiences with its contemporary take on the […]