REVIEW: CURTAINS (New Wimbledon Theatre) ★★★★★
Who doesn’t love a whodunnit? Whoever says they don’t is clearly lying. Nobody, I repeat, nobody is above a well-written Christie-esque whodunnit. Who doesn’t want to get to know each of the characters and trust absolutely none of them, whilst trying to be a super-sleuth and notice the red herrings and carefully dotted clues? We […]
REVIEW: Rags (Park Theatre) ★★★
The stories of the immigrant experience into America in the early 20th century have been well mined by the film industry, but less so in the theatre. Rags presents the story of Rebecca, a Russian Jew, who has fled to America with her young son, David, after the death of her husband and it follows […]
New Simba announced for Disney’s The Lion King UK & Ireland tour
Nick Afoa will be joining the touring production of THE LION KING from 30 April. Afoa is currently starring in the role in London’s West End, where he has performed as Simba for three years after making his stage debut in the Australian production of THE LION KING in 2013. Not unlike his character in […]
REVIEW: ONCE (Fairfield Halls) ★★★
A new touring production of the hit musical ‘Once’ brings an experienced leading pair to sing their way through this tale of Irish culture and unrequited love that is sure to repeat the success of previous versions. The recently refurbished Fairfield Halls hosts the first leg of this UK tour of the musical, based on […]
London Climate Change Festival comes to the Charing Cross Theatre
The inaugural London Climate Change Festival will take place at Charing Cross Theatre, London from 23 March until 16 May 2020, in conjunction with the London transfer of Christopher Durang’s Tony Award-winning play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike starring two time Olivier Award-winner Janie Dee, Rebecca Lacey and Michelle Asante, directed by Tony […]
REVIEW: Peter Pan Goes Wrong (New Victoria Theatre) ★★★★★
Greetings Readers! This week I made my way on a dark and dismal night to Woking and the New Victoria Theatre to review Peter Pan Goes Wrong. We hadn’t even settled into our seats before the “director” Chris Bean (played by Tom Babbage), walked into the stalls and passed over the audiences heads a very […]
Heathers the Musical wins Best London Cast Recording at The Curtain Up Show Album of the Year 2019.
With over 25,000 votes cast, the winners have been announced for The Curtain Up Show Album of the Year 2019. Heathers The Musical, which kicks off a UK tour in May, wins Best London Cast Recording, whilst Moulin Rouge!, currently playing at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway and set to open at the Piccadilly […]
Andy Nyman and Jenna Russell join the West End cast of HELLO DOLLY!
Andy Nyman and Jenna Russell are to join the cast of Hello, Dolly! which opens at the Adelphi Theatre this summer. This brand new production is headlined by Imelda Staunton, as she reunites with director Dominic Cooke, following the critically acclaimed production of Follies at the National Theatre. With an unforgettable score by the legendary […]
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical CINDERELLA to open in the West End in September 2020
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s highly anticipated Cinderella will open at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London’s West End, with performances beginning in September 2020. The production, a complete reinvention of the classic fairytale, is based on an original idea by Emerald Fennell, the Emmy Award nominated lead scriptwriter of the second season of international smash hit […]
REVIEW: MAGIC GOES WRONG (Vaudeville Theatre) ★★★★
Somewhere, deep in the West End Wilma vaults, lies my review of Mischief Theatre’s The Play That Goes Wrong from when it premiered in the small space above the Old Red Lion. I absolutely loved it then and so it’s been a huge pleasure to enjoy the company’s success story over the seven years since; […]