REVIEW: WAR HORSE (Curve) ★★★★★
The National Theatre’s War Horse galloped in all its splendour into Curve last week. The production is based on the 1980s novel by Michael Morpurgo, who originally denounced a stage adaptation of his masterpiece as an act of madness (but thankfully was very wrong). Adapted by Nick Stafford and presented in association with the award-winning […]
REVIEW: BIG THE MUSICAL (Dominion Theatre) ★★★
Based on the 1988 film starring a young Tom Hanks, Big The Musical features music by David Shire and lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. Opening on Broadway in 1996, the show closed after 193 performances having not been received well and is known as one of Broadway’s costliest flops. The show then went through an […]
AJ Bentley talks about MAMMA MIA THE PARTY and the infectious music of ABBA
AJ Bentley plays Adam in Mamma Mia The Party. AJ won Gary Barlow’s BBC’s talent search Let It Shine, with his band Five to Five. From this, he embarked on an 18-month UK tour in The Band Musical, including an eight-week run in London’s West End. We caught up for him for a natter about the show over […]
REVIEW: NOW AND THEN (Above the Stag Theatre) ★★★★
Now and Then is a new musical written by Ronnie Larsen, with original music and lyrics by Dennis Manning. We find ourselves in what can only be a country-and-Western setting, and we’re ready for some romancing. It’s 1978 and Greg, a university student and aspiring comic, is hosting one of his popular open-mic nights. Nervous […]