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 […]
REVIEW: HAIRSPRAY (Curve Leicester) ★★★
The brand new tour of ‘smash hit’ musical Hairspray visited Curve Leicester last night to a warm reception. Massive songs such as ‘I Know Where I’ve Been’ and ‘You Can’t Stop The Beat’ create this masterpiece, which lives as comfortably on the big screen as it does on the stage. The heart-warming story we all […]
REVIEW: VENUS IN FUR (Theatre Royal Haymarket) ★★★
Sadomasochism. It’s not a common topic, although more so since EL James romanticised it in her fan fiction trilogy. What few people know however, is that the term comes from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, author of Venus in Furs. This 19th century novella explores one man’s obsession with cruel women and how he asks to be […]
REVIEW: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (Garrick Theatre) ★★★★
As Hallowe’en approaches, everyone starts feeling ghoulish and as the night’s draw in, curling up with a good horror film seems like the perfect night in. Mel Brooks‘ horror film parody Young Frankenstein came out in 1974 and was one of the highest grossing films of the year, So, for fans of musicals and freaky […]
REVIEW: BEAUTY AND THE FEAST (The Vaults) ★★
Beauty and the Feast, a blend of theatre performance and supper club from designers Darling & Edge, is the latest offering from The Vaults, loosely based on the well-known fairy tale (and recent hotly received Disney live action film). The Vaults space is versatile and has a history of providing a good home to this […]
REVIEW: HAIR (The Vaults) ★★★★★
Years before Dear Even Hansen, American Idiot, Spring Awakening and Rent spoke to a generation, Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical was unleashed upon the world. This musical, with book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, is a creature of 1960s counter culture and sexual revolution. When Hair […]
REVIEW: HEISENBERG: THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE (Wyndham’s Theatre) ★★
If you’re reuniting with the team behind seven-time Olivier Award winning The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and your production features acting icons like Kenneth Cranham and Annie-Marie Duff, naturally there are some exceedingly high expectations to be made. A tiresome debut for Elliott Harper Productions then comes in the form of […]
REVIEW: CHILD OF THE DIVIDE (Polka Theatre) ★★★
For those not familiar with the Polka Theatre in Wimbledon, I recommend you have a little Google or pop down south of the Thames and see for yourself why it’s described as one of the best children’s theatres in the country. It’s truly family friendly front of house (not the faux family orientation of some […]