REVIEW: Wait Until Dark (Richmond Theatre) ★★★★★
In my own experience, I’ve found that the horror-thriller genre is best enjoyed in the comfort of my own home, on the small screen, with a handful of friends, the remote in hand to pause the scare-spree, and a blanket to hide under when things get a bit too tense. So, Wait Until Dark at Richmond Theatre […]
REVIEW: Follies (National Theatre) ★★★★★
Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s masterpiece Follies opened on Broadway in 1971. Directed by Broadway legends Harold Prince and Michael Bennett, the production was a financial failure. In fact, the musical didn’t see wide-spread success until its original London run in 1987, sixteen years after it’s Broadway debut. Since then, the show has been performed […]
REVIEW: The Simon And Garfunkel Story (Lyric Theatre) ★★★
The Simon and Garfunkel Story is exactly what it says on the tin – the story of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Legends of music and songwriting, their album Bridge Over Troubled Water was the best selling album of 1970, 1971 and 1972 which is staggering especially when you think of the Elvis Presley, The […]
REVIEW: Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre) ★★★★★ (2017)
Most theatre critics will have seen the long running shows on a number of occasions. But there’s one that has proved to be a favourite, time after time and with a new cast taking to the stage at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, is the London production of Wicked the best it’s ever been? It’s definitely […]
REVIEW: From The Ground Up (Assembly Roxy) ★★★★★
Structured like a psychological study, From The Ground Up is the Almeida Young Theatre Company’s fringe transfer from Shoreditich Town Hall. The audience members are asked a series of questions. They are told they have two options. Yes or No. No grey. No middle. I am hesitant to describe the show any further as I […]
REVIEW: Pageant (The Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts) ★★★
Garish, glitzy and glamorous, Billy Russell and Frank Kelly’s Pageant was a camp catastrophe. With more pink than Priscilla Queen of the Desert, it was rather like a beauty contest on questionable substances. Pageant made its theatrical debut in 1991 and ran, off-Broadway, for over a year, gaining itself a revival in 2014. This hilarious […]
REVIEW: Knives In Hens (Donmar Warehouse) ★★★
Yaël Farber’s interpretation of David Harrower’s absorbing and stark play follows one woman in pre-industrial Britain as she realises she can be more than an extension of her husband. The story follows the nameless ‘Young Woman’ (Judith Roddy), who spends her days and nights working for and serving her somewhat pragmatic and cold husband ‘Pony […]
REVIEW: The Producers (Gordon Craig Theatre) ★ ★ ★
There is always something to be said for a story, almost 50 years old, that is still as relevant, humorous and engaging as it was, half a century ago. The Mel Brooks musical interpretation of the cult film definitely withstands the test of time, with song, dance, and comedy oozing out of this clever, witty and […]
REVIEW: Six the musical (Sweet Venues) ★★★★
Six is the story of the return of Henry the 8th’s six wives… who have formed a girl group and are fighting to be the lead singer. The winner? Whoever can prove they suffered the most. Firstly it was the best band I heard in Edinburgh. They are slick and the music is great. The […]
Tori Amos unveils her most interesting album in years, Native Invader
It’s been a few years since Tori Amos made her Musical Theatre writing debut with The Light Princess, which premiered at London’s National Theatre in 2013. The singer/songwriter, who’s impressive career has carved fifteen albums in twenty five years since Little Earthquakes was released in 1992. Now Tori is back with one of her best […]