Dirty Dancing at the Piccadilly Theatre ★★★
I’ve never been a fan of Dirty Dancing. I didn’t like the film and I didn’t like the show last time around at the Aldwych Theatre. I hoped perhaps third time around something would spark inside me that I had never felt before. Sadly it didn’t. Dirty Dancing is set in the summer of 1963 […]
Avenue Q (2013) Edinburgh Fringe Festival ★★★
When I heard that Avenue Q would be gracing us again at fringe level I was very excited to get down to watch it. Unfortunately as most comebacks, it was a slight let down. Casting wise I wasn’t overly impressed, however Will Jennings and Josh Wilmott both put in fantastic performances and could not be […]
The Woman In Black (West End)
The Woman In Black has been frightening audiences for 25 years, with its ghost story about a man, sent to a dead woman’s house to go through her paperwork for legal reasons. The audience are on edge, waiting for something scary to happen and any slight flicker of light leaves teenage girls screaming and laughing […]
THE BOOK OF MORMON (Prince of Wales Theatre, 2013) ★★★★★
I refused to pay $600 for a ticket in New York in 2011, but realised that if they could charge that much, The Book of Mormon must be something special. Since opening in London at the end of February 2013, The Book of Mormon has been sold out and you need to book three months […]
The Play That Goes Wrong (Old Red Lion Theatre) ★★★★★
When it comes to the play-within-a-play scenario played out by incompetent actors, comparisons will inevitably be drawn with Michael Frayn’s masterpiece Noises Off, which pretty much took the idea as far as it could go. You might think. But as good as Frayn’s play is, I’m going to stick my neck out here and say […]
Vagina Monologues
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Ruthie Luff 29 NOVEMBER 2012 Richmond Theatre, London Cast: Clare Buckfield Vicky Entwistle Hayley Tamaddon Having seen the Vagina Monologues more times than I can remember, and having produced it before as well, I went to the Richmond Theatre with a very clear idea of what I was in for. […]
Goodnight Mister Tom
Wilma’s Rating [rating=4] Goodnight Mister Tom is a wonderful story that has carried through the ages, from a children’s book (by Michelle Magorian), to the 1998 film and now done justice by this wonderful show that is brought to life perfectly for the stage. It tells the war time story of William Beech, played tonight […]
People Like Us/Happy Never After
Rating [rating=5] Reviewed by Ruthie Luff You never know what you’re going to get with a double bill, but People Like Us and Happy Never After are a pair of new, fantastic plays! People Like Us, written by Jake Brunger, opens with a young couple preparing for dinner guests in a room filled with […]
Spamalot
Wilma’s Rating [rating=4] Spamalot is one of those shows that just has to be in the West End. When you want something fun, lighthearted and silly, this is the perfect show to go to. Thankfully, after two years on tour and a brief 7 week run at the Harold Pinter Theatre, Spamalot is back for […]
The Upstairs Room
Rating [rating=3] Reviewed by Ruthie Luff The King’s Head Theatre in Islington opens it’s doors to the premiere of David K. O’Hara’s one-act play, The Upstairs Room. The audience huddle in a tiny intimate space, where an array of buzzing lightbulbs hang over head from open wires, exposing a dingy, mold infested attic. […]