A bold new production of FAME THE MUSICAL has been announced
A bold new production of FAME THE MUSICAL has been announced to play for a strictly limited run at Theatre Royal Plymouth from 28 July – 15 August 2026. FAME will be directed and choreographed by Tom Jackson Greaves (The Book Thief, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Whistle Down the Wind) working in […]
What roles could Mazz Murray possibly play next?
After six years playing the lead role of Donna in the West End production of Mamma Mia!, Mazz Murray hung up her platform boots last night, teasing ‘news very soon’. When Mazz Murray commits to a role, she really commits. She spent 9 years in the West End production of We Will Rock You and […]
REVIEW: BLESSINGS (Riverside Studios) ★★ – October 2025
Set in the ‘swinging sixties’, Blessings seeks to ask the questions of “do changes in the world make any difference to the way we navigate personal relationships”? Frances has been expelled from school for telling a Nun to ‘fuck off’ and we soon find out she is five months pregnant. Mother Dorie thinks she should […]
REVIEW: HAMLET (National Theatre) ★★★★
Hiran Abeysekera returns to the National Theatre following an Olivier Award Winning performance in Life Of Pi. Shakespeare is not my area of speciality when it comes to theatre – he didn’t write many musicals. I only remember studying Romeo and Juliet at school and I wasn’t enthralled to delve deeper into the works of […]
REVIEW: The Soon Life (Southwark Playhouse) ★★★ – October 2025
Labour on stage? Now there’s a delivery you don’t see every day. Phoebe McIntosh’s The Soon Life pushes into rarely explored territory, charting a home birth in real time while an unexpected ex crashes the party. It’s bold, it’s messy, and at times it’s as exhausting for us as it is for poor Bec. The […]
Marie and Rosetta starring Beverley Knight @sohoplace
The West End premiere of Marie and Rosetta, written by George Brant, and directed by Monique Touko is now playing @sohoplace Reprising their roles are multi-award winning singer and actress Beverley Knight as Rosetta Tharpe and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu making her West End debut as Marie Knight. Running @sohoplace theatre for a strictly limited run until 11 […]
JUST FOR ONE DAY The Live Aid Musical announces closing date
Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical will end its West End run on Saturday 7 February 2026, ahead of a scheduled period of refurbishment at the theatre. Exciting plans for the future life of Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical will be announced in the coming weeks. Marking 40 […]
Monarchs Anonymous at The Other Palace Studio 14-15 October
Pull up a throne – no time machine is necessary to come face to face with the biggest egos from the last 600 years! Monarchs Anonymous is at The Other Palace this October! What would happen if you put multiple Monarchs in the same group therapy session? A hysterical historical mash-up where Kings clash, therapy […]
West End Wilma – Theatre Review Roundup (September 2025)
The Importance Of Being Earnest ★★★★★ Get Down Tonight (Charing Cross Theatre) ★★★ Magic at the Musicals Punch at the Apollo Theatre ★★★★★ 50 First Dates the Musical at The Other Palace ★★★ Clarkston at Trafalgar Theatre ★★★ Entertaining Mr Sloane at the Young Vic ★★★★ Reunion at the Kiln Theatre ★★★★ The Weir at […]
REVIEW: The Importance Of Being Earnest ★★★★★ – October 2025
Following a sold-out run at the National Theatre, The Importance of Being Earnest opened last night at the Noël Coward Theatre starring Olly Alexander and Stephen Fry. Directed by Max Webster, this new fresh take on Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy brings the story into the modern day and is a great example of how […]