REVIEW: Our House The Musical (Churchill Theatre) ★★★★★
Making their way through their UK tour, the cast of Our House The Musical storm their way into the Churchill Theatre in Bromley until the 28th of October. The jukebox musical features well known hits by Madness; including ‘Baggy Trousers’, ‘It Must Be Love’ and ‘Our House’. The show was originally performed at the Cambridge […]
REVIEW: Don Giovanni (Pleasance Theatre) ★★★★
Don Giovanni, produced by HeadFirst, is the central show for the Festival of Sex, Love and Death, bringing opera to the Pleasance Theatre for the first time. The festival showcases opera, dance, physical theatre and new writing with eight companies staging five events over ten days. “Long live women, long live wine!” This is a […]
REVIEW: PRINCESS CHARMING (Ovalhouse) ★★★★★
“We don’t like being told what to do. Some boys like pink. Some girls like football. Whatever. We’re here to sing, shout, stamp, dance, dress up. And be ourselves.“ ‘Princess Charming’ at The Ovalhouse is an absolute gem of a show. Exploring gender stereotypes using the very clever medium of a cabaret aimed at 7-11 […]
REVIEW: The Female Gaze & Other Stories, Volume III: Spellbound (Cockpit Theatre) ★★★★
The Female Gaze & Other Stories has so far offered two previous volumes focusing on female sexuality and tales from the female body, striving to explore the strengths, vulnerabilities and untold stories from female minds. Their work continues as they return with Volume III: ‘Spellbound‘; across four performances we experience alternative approaches to this: witchcraft […]
REVIEW: Phobophobia: Night Terrors (London Tombs) ★★★
The world premiere of Phobophobia: Night Terrors was always going to be a spooky experience – found under London Bridge, around the bend from the station and nestled in the arches, London Tombs is built in the remains of a former plague pit and draws on its gruesome history to scare tourists and Londoners alike. […]
REVIEW: THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (Old Red Lion Theatre) ★★★
Creeping into the Old Red Lion Theatre just in time for the London Horror Festival, Hidden Basement’s The Shadow over Innsmouth brings one of HP Lovecraft’s lesser known tales to the stage. A story of isolation, uncertainty and dread, it has been hauled from the dark and murky depths of Lovecraft’s invention and reimagined into […]
REVIEW: FISHSKIN TROUSERS (Park Theatre) ★★★
Fishskin Trousers tells the stories of three lost souls, all linked by their relationship with the mysterious island of Orford Ness, just off the Suffolk coast. Mab (Jessica Carroll) offers a 12th century perspective on the arrival to the island of the ‘Wild man of Orford’. She tells us of his webbed feet, inability to […]
REVIEW: METROPOLIS (Ye Olde Rose and Crown) ★★★★
Metropolis was considered a flop when it premiered in London in 1989, closing after just six months. Director Tim McArthur was lucky enough to catch it on a trip to London with his mum, when he found two free tickets hidden inside the LP he bought of this new musical. Since that day, it has […]
REVIEW: Song of the Earth / La Sylphide (Milton Keynes Theatre) ★★★★
Beautifully tragic, or tragically beautiful. Ballet epitomises the art of storytelling without words, losing its audience in a world of music and movement that captures the very essence of dance. This season, English National Ballet bring what seem to be two very different pieces together in this double bill of Song of the Earth and […]
REVIEW: MAMMA MIA (Sunderland Empire) ★★★★★
Telling the story of Donna and Sophie Sheridan, set to the music of Abba, Mamma Mia is a tale of love, empowerment and family. On the eve of her wedding to Sky (Phillip Ryan), Sophie (Lucy May Barker) confides to her bridesmaids – Ali (Fia Houston-Hamilton) and Lisa (Blaise Colangelo) – she has read her […]