REVIEW: GUIDE ME O THOU GREAT REDEEMER (Camden People’s Theatre)
This is the premiere of Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer and is a part of Camden People’s Theatre, ‘Hotbed’ Season of Sex Theatre. It is advertised as a “site-specific” musical comedy which I suppose translates as “made up as you go along”. It was written by Paul Haworth and performed by trendy Scottish hipster, David […]
REVIEW: BILLY ELLIOT (Liverpool Empire) ★★★★★
There wasn’t a dry eye or an empty seat in the house, as the long awaited UK touring production of Billy Elliot danced into the Liverpool Empire Theatre this week. Elton John’s musical adaptation of the 2000 film, starring Julie Walters, ran for eleven years from 2005 in London’s West End, before runs on Broadway, […]
REVIEW: SOHO (Peacock Theatre) ★★★★★
This is the world premiere of Soho, a mixture of music, dance and athletic stunts. The members of the cast are each specialists in certain, circus style acrobatics. Think urban Cirque du Soleil without anything cheesy. This is not a circus, the cast are far too cool for that. This is more a modern ballet […]
REVIEW: DREAMGIRLS ORIGINAL LONDON CAST RECORDING
And I am telling you that tomorrow (Friday 12 May 2017), the Original London Cast Recording of the musical Dreamgirls is released and you’d better all be goin’ downtown in your cadillac car to get a copy to listen to! Recorded live at London’s Savoy Theatre over four performances, backed by a 14 piece band, […]
REVIEW: GANGSTA GRANNY (Sunderland Empire) ★★★★★
David Walliams’ best selling children’s book has been brought to life on stage by The Birmingham Stage Company. The story is told through the eyes of 11 year old Ben (Ashley Cousins) who every Friday night is sent to his ‘boring’ granny’s house (Gilly Tompkins) for the night while his selfish parents go ballroom dancing. […]
REVIEW: ALL OUR CHILDREN (Jermyn Street Theatre) ★★★★
‘They’re just children, aren’t they? Just children.’ Any story that involves the Holocaust is likely to be harrowing, yet amidst all of the sorrow are tales of bravery, determination and love: the risks people took to speak out against the Nazi regime; those who saved countless people… but all too often forgotten are the ordinary […]
REVIEW: WHAT WOULD JULIE DO? (Pheasantry) ★★★★★
I’ve always seen musical theatre, or theatre in general really, as an idea of escapism. It’s one of the only situations we have left in the world where we can switch off our phones and rely purely on what’s on stage in front of us, as a way of moving away from our troubles outside […]
REVIEW: PAPER HEARTS (Upstairs at the Gatehouse) ★★★★
After it’s successful run at last years Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Paper Hearts arrives Upstairs at the Gatehouse. The story tells of young Atticus Smith (Adam Small), an aspiring writer working in a bookshop trying to find his way in the real world while simultaneously living in the world of his novel, Angel Star which he […]
REVIEW: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (Bridewell Theatre) ★★★★
Despite having won five Tony Awards when it opened on Broadway in 2006, The Drowsy Chaperone remains relatively ignored or unheard of by theatregoers. A hilarious 1920s romp complete with romantic mix-ups, fantastic caricatures and a soundtrack that will have you positively bouncing in your seat, what more could you wish for? Thankfully, Sedos theatre […]
REVIEW: WAITING FOR GOD (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre) ★★★★
With audiences demanding evermore lavish and spectacular productions, it was a welcome return to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford for the stage version of Waiting for God. All of our favourite characters from the original BBC series return to Bayview, facing the dilemmas that come with growing old disgracefully. Nichola McAuliffe, playing Diana Trent is […]