REVIEW: WHITE CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL (Dominion Theatre) ★★★
Based on the much-loved 1954 festive film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical premiered in 2000 at the 11,000 capacity amphitheatre The Muny in St Louis. Featuring a book by David Ives and Paul Blake the musical is a celebration of Irving Berlin’s songbook and it’s ear-worm title song White Christmas. Featuring choreography from renowned […]
Should pantomime’s be political? Isn’t politics the biggest pantomime of all?
Writer/Producer and former Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan appeared on Good Morning Britain this morning talking about “this year’s planet saving pantomime” Jack and the Beanstalk playing at the Lighthouse Theatre in Poole from 12 December. The TV segment sparked the topic of whether or not pantomime should be political or not. But isn’t the […]
REVIEW: Penetrator (Lion & Unicorn Theatre) ★★★★★
We meet Max (Luke Willats) sitting on an uncomfortable-looking couch in his living room – littered with takeaway boxes, empty cans of booze, and a clothes horse full of greying undies – entertaining himself with some aggressive porn. Flatmate Alan (Paul Linghorn) interrupts his activities and the pair embark on an evening of drugs, reminiscing […]
REVIEW: 65TH EVENING STANDARD THEATRE AWARDS 2019 (London Coliseum)
As the Christmas lights sparkled and twinkled on St Martins Lane, the cream of the British Theatre industry gathered to sparkle and twinkle themselves at the London Coliseum for the 65th Evening Standard awards. Joined by some screen royalty this was a glitzy evening in the capitol. The event was hosted by Evgeny Lebedev, the […]