OPERATION MINCEMEAT at London’s Fortune Theatre ★★★★★ – “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. I first became aware of this show in 2019 when it was reviewed for me at the New Diorama Theatre. It went on to be shortlisted for […]
The Witches – a hilarious, mischievous and magical production, sure to entertain even your littlest mice ★★★★★
Beloved Roald Dahl classic The Witches gets the musical treatment in a new National Theatre production, just in time for Christmas. A co-production with the Roald Dahl Story Company, this new musical features a book by Olivier Award-winner Lucy Kirkwood (Mosquitoes), music by Tony Award nominee Dave Malloy (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of […]
The Calendar Girls Musical “compared to the original, knowing what it could be, made me feel sad” ★★★
Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s 2015 musical ‘The Girls’, based on the 2003 film ‘The Calendar Girls’ made its west end debut in 2017 where it played for six months. A UK tour took place in 2018 and now it is slogging its way around the country once again, now called ‘The Calendar Girls Musical’. […]
Heathers The Musical at New Wimbledon Theatre ★★★★★
Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy’s award winning Heathers The Musical had it’s first London outing as a workshop in 2017 at The Other Palace, before premiering a full production there in 2018. The dark comedic musical was an instant hit winning Best New Musical at the WhatsOnStage Awards and quickly transferred to the Theatre Royal […]
THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE at Noël Coward Theatre – a glorious fantasy adventure ★★★★★
First published in 2013, Neil Gaiman’s best selling novel The Ocean at the End of the Lane was transported onto the stage of the National Theatre in 2019. It went on to have a successful West End run before embarking on a UK & Ireland tour. For its final stop, this fantasy story returns to […]
Jersey Boys to close at Trafalgar Theatre after three years in London
The original Grammy, Tony and Olivier award-winning smash-hit musical, Jersey Boys, will close at the Trafalgar Theatre on 4 January 2024 after three hugely successful years in London’s West End. ★★★★★ Jersey Boys is a critically acclaimed jukebox musical that traces the remarkable journey of the iconic 1960s rock ‘n’ roll group, The Four Seasons. […]
Dear England at Prince Edward Theatre – “this time, it’s truly coming home” ★★★★★
The worlds of football and theatre don’t tend to collide, but thanks to the writing of James Graham, the two polar opposites have come together with powerful force in Dear England. The play, which recently transferred from the National Theatre to the West End’s Prince Edward Theatre, looks at the recent history of our Three […]
Carrie The Musical at Bob Hope Theatre “a memorable and haunting experience” ★★★
Carrie The Musical has become somewhat of a musical theatre legend. Based on Stephen King’s 1974 horror novel and written by Lawrence D. Cohen (who wrote the script for the 1976 film version of Carrie), Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore (who wrote mega-hit Fame), Carrie The Musical originally premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company in […]
GENTLEMEN at the Arcola Theatre ★★★★ – “a must-see for anyone seeking a thought-provoking and memorable night at the theatre”
After being postponed by the pandemic, Matt Parvin’s new play Gentlemen has now opened at the Arcola Theatre. Gentlemen explores the intricacies of society’s conventions, class dynamics and the complexities of human relationships. In this new drama, Parvin tests the limits of retribution and the power of social status, as class struggles combine with the […]
The Little Big Things at @sohoplace ★★★★
Based on the Sunday Times best-selling autobiography by Henry Fraser, The Little Big Things is a new British musical with an explosive theatrical pop soundtrack in a world premiere production. With music by Nick Butcher, lyrics by Nick Butcher and Tom Ling and book by Joe White, Little Big Things is directed by Luke Sheppard […]