I’ve Lived In Paris For 7 Days (here’s 7 lessons I’ve learnt)
So for those of you who may not have heard, a little over a week ago I moved to (rainy) Paris for a new adventure just the other side of the water from London. The river banks have been so excited about my arrival that they have burst and flooded but it’s nowhere near as […]
Top 10 Longest Running West End Shows In London Today
Most people know that Agatha Christie’s murder mystery play The Mousetrap is the West End’s longest running theatre show, having been running for over sixty five years! Most of us will also know that both The Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables are the two longest running musicals. But what are the rest? I […]
London Theatre Lottery Tickets – see more shows for less £££
Going to the theatre is pretty expensive but there are lots of ways you can get your hands on cheap tickets. From online discount offers to turning up at the box office on the day of the show and seeing what is available, seeing a production doesn’t have to break the bank. One of the […]
Are drink prices in London theatre’s getting ridiculous?
I went to the theatre the other night with a couple of friends. We all had a glass of wine each to take in to the show and also ordered the same again for the interval. So that’s six glasses of wine, approximately two bottles. And the cost was just over £70 which is shocking! […]
Standby Elphaba Laura Pick blows the roof off at WICKED
It can be a thankless task for a performer, to take on a leading role in a theatre show, only for it to pass by unnoticed by press and media outlets because they are not the lead performer 100% of the tme. Whether they are a standby, understudy or alternate, they all deserve to receive […]
Drunk woman removed from show for throwing bananas at cast
Last night, at a performance of Bananaman the Musical at the Southwark Playhouse, an intoxicated woman in the front row started throwing real life Bananas at Bananaman, causing the show to be stopped and her to be removed from the venue. Bananaman began life in the Nutty comic in 1980, and was a runaway success, […]
Should performers talk about their failed auditions?
This week I have seen videos on YouTube of two different, leading West End performers, talking about failed auditions and the jobs that they didn’t get. The message that comes from talking about failed auditions is to bring hope to wannabe performers, showing that even those who are at the top of their game in […]
Alternate Amy Manford brings hope to The Phantom of the Opera
It can be a thankless task for a performer, to take on a leading role in a theatre show, only for it to pass by unnoticed by press and media outlets because they are not the lead performer. These hard working performers deserve to be recognised and so continuing my 2017 promise of reviewing as […]
Take a look at what’s coming up in 2018 on the London theatre scene
Girl From The North Country plays at the Noel Coward Theatre until 24 March 2018 before Quiz, the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? scandal opens 31 March and runs until 16 June 2018. Poldark star Aidan Turner then makes his West End debut in The Lieutenant of Inishmore 23 June – 8 September 2018. Heisenberg: […]
The Other Palace Theatre “out of order” for those with accessibility issues
As a campaigner for promoting accessibility in theatre, it has saddened me to hear stories over the past few months of the lift being out of order at The Other Palace Theatre. If you have been to The Other Palace (formerly the St James Theatre), then you will know that the main auditorium is on […]