Sweet Smell of Success
Wilma’s Rating [rating=4] When you first walk into the Arcola Theatre, you wonder what you have let yourself in for. It is a building site (having just reopened after having extensive work done to it), with cables still hanging from the ceiling! The auditorium itself is like an old gutted pub. Hollow apart from the […]
Little Voice
Wilma’s Rating [rating=3] Playing this week at the New Wimbledon Theatre is The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. Based on the 1998 film starring Jane Horrocks. It tells the story of a quiet young girl who keeps her self to herself and rarely ever leaves the sanctuary of her bedroom, playing the records her […]
West End Fest
Live West End Concert – St Pauls Church – Covent Garden – 18th November – 7PM TICKETS http://www.seetickets.com/Event/WESTENDFEST/St-Paul-s-Church-Covent-Garden/675139 Featuring performances by: Simon Bailey, Simon Adkins, Sabrina Alouche, Tim Driesen, Jodie Jacobs, Hannah Levane, David Ribi, Steven Bor, George Ure, Emma Housley, Kayleigh Stephenson, Jamie Muscato, Twinnielee Moore, David Hunter, Tori Allen Martin, Claudia Kariuki, Benedict […]
Victor/Victoria
Wilma’s rating [rating=5] Never before have I given 5 stars to a review (I believe there is always room for improvement) but in the case of Victor/Victoria I can find no faults. Perfectly crafted and staged beautifully in the Vault (a tunnel of the Southwark Playhouse) the catwalk like stage means the show goes on […]
Dracula 2012
The concept of putting on a show (especially one about vampires) in a church is great. Churches have a perfect sense of eerie calmness to them and so seeing this on Halloween sounded perfect to me! Sadly, Dracula 2012 was a real disappointment. Bringing actors and props into a church and putting a couple of […]
Dreamboats
Wilma’s Rating [rating=3] It was a surprise to most of us when Dreamboats and Petticoats announced it was opening at the Wyndhams Theatre (since it only closed at the Playhouse Theatre in August). The producers must have thought a more central West End location (and the Christmas period) would help to fill the seats. […]
Loserville
Wilma’s Rating [rating=4] Loserville is a new British musical, written by Elliot Davis (Soho Cinders) and with music by James Bourne (Busted). It tells the story of Michael Dork (Aaron Sidwell), a boy who is on the verge of inventing the Internet. With the help of Holly, the new girl at school, (Eliza Hope Bennett) […]
9 to 5
Wilma’s Rating [rating=4] Currently on tour at London’s New Wimbledon Theatre, I went to see 9 to 5 expecting a country version of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. A feel good feast of tongue in cheek comedy and this is exactly what I got. As far as comedy musicals go, this is up there with […]
Cross Purpose
Wilmas Rating [rating=4] Cross Purpose was author Albert Camus first play in 1944. He wrote about absurdism. His stories written in cycles (first an essay, then a novel and finally a play) all with the purpose to reinforce his message. Jamie Birkett (Joanne in the recent performance of Rent at the Greenwich Theatre) stars as […]
Evita at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway
The Tony award winning show Evita, which originally opened in London’s West End in 1978 (and Broadway the year after) is back on Broadway starring the gorgeous, Grammy Award winner RICKY MARTIN. Playing along side Ricky is Olivier Award winner ELENA ROGER, who played the role of Eva in London’s 2006 revival (and is the […]