REVIEW: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (in cinemas 16 May)
’An American in Paris’ gets a worldwide cinema release on 16th May, following it’s successful run on both Broadway and the West End (the latter closing only in January). The cast, crew and a few lucky reviewers were given a sneak preview on Sunday at Vue Leicester Square to see how this reimagined version of […]
REVIEW: I WISH MY LIFE WERE LIKE A MUSICAL (Live at Zedel) ★★★★
I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical is a dazzling virtuoso showcase that might make you glad your life isn’t like a musical. The revue’s closely observed comic songs will have any actors watching cringing with recognition. Teeming with musical theatre in-jokes, gags and references, it covers all the facts of life as a […]
REVIEW: THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Sunderland Empire) ★★★★
Winner of six Tony Awards Thoroughly Modern Millie is the delightful comedy based on the 1967 award-winning film. It’s 1922 and naive ingenue Millie Dillmount (Hayley Tamaddon) quits Kansas for the bright lights of New York City, determined to bag herself a wealthy businessman as a husband. But things don’t go exactly to plan, as […]
REVIEW: LONDON NEVER DIES (Bloomsbury Ballroom) ★★★★★
When it comes to multitasking, the jury’s still out on who can and can’t manage it. So combining a theatrical extravaganza with a sumptuous banquet could be a risky move. However, this is exactly what the London Cabaret Club has done. And this gamble has definitely paid off. The Bloomsbury Ballroom welcomes you with pre-show […]
REVIEW: TEDDY (The Vaults) ★★★★★
What an invigorating and ultimately moving spectacle ‘Teddy’ is. “Real Rock and Roll is about heartache, misery and pain” and this imagined Bonnie and Clyde of a specific finite snapshot in time, when Teddy boys and girls co-existed with 50’s traditional values, certainly bears out this mantra. ‘Teddy’ is essentially a beautifully written ode to […]
REVIEW: BURY THE HATCHET (Theatre N16) ★★★★
I did not know as I braved the baltic conditions of the new Theatre N16 space that Bury The Hatchet had won the “People’s Choice” award at the recent lauded Vaults Theatre festival – but I am unsurprised. With a truly innovative and pacey form of storytelling, interspersed with a well chosen and beautifully executed fusion […]
West End stars gather for The Musical Marathon in aid of The Terrence Higgins Trust
On 1st April, The Other Palace provided a stunning Easter Sunday treat in the form of a Musical Marathon in aid of The Terrence Higgins Trust. Paul Taylor-Mills, the Artistic Director of The Other Palace, is running the London Marathon in just a few weeks time for this incredible charity. The Terrence Higgins Trust supports […]
REVIEW: DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS (Bunker Theatre) ★★★★
“This gets called the Monica Lewinsky Scandal. You made sure everyone knew my name.” Devil with the Blue Dress by Kevin Armento, gets its world premiere at The Bunker Theatre in Southwark. Directed by The Bunker’s Artistic Director Joshua McTaggart, the play takes a look at the first American political sex scandal of the internet […]
REVIEW: CONTROL (Hen & Chickens) ★★★★★
Gay theatre has a torrid and troublesome history. The love that dare not speak its’ name in the street let alone on a stage was codified and hidden. The great gay stage writers Edward Albee, Tennessee Williams and William Inge projected themselves into barely concealed emotional archetypes before the sexual and social liberations of the […]
REVIEW: SPRING AWAKENING (Hope Mill Theatre) ★★★★★
Spring awakens and returns in full bloom with an impressive revival in Manchester’s most creative theatre. Based on Frank Wedekind’s controversial 1891 German play of the same name, Spring Awakening the musical is a story of hormones, puberty, sexuality and teenage angst. It gathered cult status upon its premiere on Broadway for breaking the conforms […]