Evening Standard Award Winners
Tonight, the 60th Evening Standard London Theatre Awards took place at the London Palladium in front of a star studded audience including David and Victoria Beckham. The hollywood A-list attendees were great names to have at a show, however I’m a little lost as to what a lot of them have to […]
Danielle Hope to star in the Sound of Music UK Tour
One of the greatest musicals of all time returns to the stage in a magnificent new production which opens on Thursday 15 January at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley and then moves to the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton to commence a major national tour. Playing the iconic role of Maria von Trapp is DANIELLE HOPE, who captured […]
AGATHA CHRISTIE’S THE MOUSETRAP TO CONTINUE RECORD-BREAKING UK TOUR INTO 2015
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap will continue its record-breaking, and first ever, UK tour into 2015. The beloved murder mystery will begin the 2015 leg of its tour at His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen on 28 April. The show will then visit 25 venues across the UK including a September 1-5 return visit to The Marlowe Theatre in […]
Billy Elliot – Live
In the mid eighties, during Margaret Thatchers reign as prime minister, miners strikes caused poverty stricken towns into turmoil. Billy’s dad struggles as best he can, sending Billy to boxing lessons every week and providing for the family as best he can since the death of his wife. Billy’s life changes when he stumbles across […]
Dance ‘Till Dawn at the Aldwych Theatre ★★★★★
The years that Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone have gamely dragged hapless celebrities around the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom (although to be fair Flavia was 2012 champion with gymnast Louis Smith) have been justly rewarded with the kind of exposure that makes them bankable enough to headline another West End show, following hot on the […]
Gypsy – Chichester Festival Theatre
When Stephen Sondheim personally asks you to play the role of Mama Rose, you say yes. Luckily, that is exactly what Imelda Staunton said. She stars in this glitzy revival of the Broadway classic GYPSY, running until November 8th at the Chichester Festival Theatre. The 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen […]
Sunny Afternoon – Harold Pinter Theatre
Sunny Afternoon tells the story of the 1960’s pop group The Kinks and their rise to fame and quest to tackle America. The Kinks are one of those bands that you remember and know a few of their songs but only when you watch Sunny Afternoon do you realise just how many hits they had! […]
Barnum
While watching Barnum at Wimbledon Theatre I couldn’t help but think that actors these days truly do have to be multitalented these days. Not only do they have to sing, dance and act, but whether it be playing the saxophone in Dreamboats and Petticoats, puppetry in Avenue Q or even roller-skating in Starlight Express, actors […]
REVIEW: Into The Woods (Ye Olde Rose and Crown, 2014)
Stephen Sondheim’s 1986 musical Into The Woods is one of his most loved and well known shows. A musical mash-up of some well loved fairytales stories sees the characters from Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and Rapunzel come together in one magical show. With the Hollywood film production coming to cinemas […]
The Play That Goes Wrong at Duchess Theatre 2014
At first, when the lady in pigtails and dungarees approached me in the bar, asking if I had seen a dog running around, I genuinely thought she was serious. When she returned saying she needed the chair I was sitting on for the show, I realised it was all part of the act. Sure enough, […]