HADESTOWN at London’s Lyric Theatre ★★★★★
In 2006, singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell, launched her folk-opera version of an Ancient Greek tale ‘Hadestown‘ – two lovers, separated by parallel worlds. When troubled songwriter, Orpheus, meets Eurydice, he proclaims her will marry her. But the world is dying and the only way to help regrow the planet is to finish his song. But as […]
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON at Ambassadors Theatre ★★★★
Following its four Olivier nominations and critical and audience acclaim for the new British musical THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, The Ambassadors Theatre are thrilled to launch a new custom-built pub at the venue, ‘The Pickled Crab’, based on the fictional drinking house on the North Cornish Coast, where Benjamin Button meets the only woman he will […]
The Devil Wears Prada at the Dominion Theatre ★★★★
Elton John’s new musical The Devil Wears Prada struts off of the runway and into London’s Dominion Theatre ★★★★ What’s the show about? Faithful to the much loved film, starring Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada tells the story of Andy – a fresh faced college graduate who wants to be a serious writer in […]
MJ the Musical at London’s Prince Edward Theatre ★★★★
With an already tremendously successful run under its belt, both on Broadway and in the West End, MJ the Musical shows no signs of slowing down at London’s Prince Edward Theatre. A new MJ has taken on the challenge of filling the iconic moonwalking boots – Jamaal Fields Green debuted the role and is continuing […]
OLIVER! at the Gielgud Theatre ★★★★★
Full London cast announced for Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre Who’s in the cast? The full cast of Oliver! in the West End includes Simon Lipkin (Guys and Dolls, Avenue Q) as Fagin, Shanay Holmes (Miss Saigon, The Bodyguard) as Nancy, Aaron Sidwell (Henry VI, Wicked) as Bill Sikes, Billy Jenkins (Les […]
WHY AM I SO SINGLE? at London’s Garrick Theatre ★★★★
WHY AM I SO SINGLE? will end its limited season at London’s Garrick Theatre, with its final performance on 19th January 2025. The producers have said, We are extremely proud of the production and thank all the cast, musicians, creatives, and backstage team who have worked together to bring something daring and original to the West […]
Come Alive! – a musical circus spectacular that doesn’t need to rewrite the stars – it deserves them all ★★★★★
Inspired by the film The Greatest Showman, ‘COME ALIVE!’ is a musical circus spectacular, starring the finest international circus acts and musical theatre talent from the West End. I went to see it last night and it was INSANE! This new show features all the hit GREATEST SHOWMAN songs by Pasek and Paul including ‘This […]
OPERATION MINCEMEAT ★★★★★ – “British theatre at its finest”
If Victoria Wood and Eric Idle wrote a musical about World War Two, in the style of Hamilton – you’d be somewhere in the region of Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune Theatre. I first became aware of this show in 2019 when it was reviewed for me at the New Diorama Theatre. It went on […]
Abigail’s Party at Theatre Royal Stratford East ★★★★★
Abigail’s Party opened in April 1977 at the Hampstead Theatre in London, devised and directed by Mike Leigh. It was a huge success and was adapted for television broadcast by the BBC, later that same year, both featuring Alison Steadman in the starring role of Beverley. The play is now famous for being a 70’s […]
MRS. DOUBTFIRE at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre ★★★
MRS. DOUBTFIRE announces closing date at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre Like many young people growing up in the eighties and nineties, I grew up watching the film Mrs Doubtfire. It was always on TV around Christmas and had an A-list cast including Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein and a six-year-old Mara Wilson (in […]