20 Shows Coming To London In 2020
Pretty Woman at the Piccadilly Theatre One of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time is now coming to the West End! Pretty Woman: The Musical features direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde, Hairspray), an original score by Grammy® winner Bryan Adams and his longtime songwriting partner Jim Vallance (“Summer of ’69”, “Heaven”) and a book by […]
My Top Ten Theatre Shows of 2019
Having been living in Paris for the last two years, I haven’t seen anywhere near enough shows in London and have relied on my amazing reviewing team to cover the majority of productions for me. So don’t shout at me if I don’t list some of your favourites (I may just not have seen them). But […]
Sitting in the cheapest theatre seats possible for West End shows
Theatre tickets in London‘s West End can be expensive. But there are cheaper options out there if you don’t mind have some restrictions in terms of view and leg room. I wanted to talk about how theatre can be accessible to everyone and there are options if you want to enjoy live theatre but don’t […]
Should theatre shows be limited to how long they can run for?
The Lion King, Thriller, Wicked, Mamma Mia, Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera are just some of the shows in the West End that have been running for over ten years and let’s not even start talking about The Mousetrap which has been playing longer than my parents have been alive! To see shows […]
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 […]
Who said theatre has to be expensive? Tickets for DEAR EVAN HANSEN from £7.50!
Theatre can be expensive – it’s true. And I know many people who would rather save up and buy the most expensive seats for a show (because they feel that gives them the best possible experience) and just go less often and that’s great because while there are people paying hundreds of pounds for tickets […]
Should actors be asked to supply their social media accounts on job applications?
Social Media is a public forum, where we all have the right to express our thoughts and opinions. But is it ok for actors to be asked to supply their social media account details when auditioning for a role? I asked this question on Twitter this week and 83% of people said ‘no’. But I’m not […]
Is it ever ok to ‘heckle’ at the theatre?
The Rocky Horror Show has a separate script online, which shows fans different lines they can shout-out from the audience during certain moments of the show, to make it more of an interactive time for hardcore lovers that come back again and again to see it. Also, in pantomime, there are several moments we all […]
I’m quitting social media – FOR EVER
We are living in a frustrating time, where we share our uninformed opinions on social media, sometimes with no real context to back up what we are saying. It is particularly frustrating for me, as a blogger, when people miss the point of what I am writing about because they only read the first half […]
Audience member gives boyfriends a “hand” during BIG THE MUSICAL performance
Back in 2015 I wrote a blog about a very strange experience I had, sitting in the front of of the show Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown. It was more a case of ‘woman on the verge of an orgasm’ for me as the very drunk man and woman sitting next to […]
