REVIEW: TO BE OR NOT TO BE SCARLET O’HARA (Etcetera Theatre) ★★★★
An intriguing three man play, an imaginary take on what might have happened when Vivien Leigh, at the time a little known British actress, was given the staring roll of Scarlet O’Hara in the blockbuster movie, Gone With The Wind. This was a very big deal, the film was going to be the biggest and […]
REVIEW: LATE COMPANY (Finborough Theatre) ★★★★
The Finborough Theatre hosts the European premiere of Late Company, a play from award winning Canadian playwright, Jordan Tannahill. Late Company was written in 2013 when Tannahill was 23 and was inspired by the suicide of one of his peers. The play explores the challenges of teenagers and their parents in the 21st century. The […]
REVIEW: GUN METAL BLUE (Old Red Lion Theatre) ★★★★
Laura in a Night club with her on-line date, Matthew. He drinks whisky, while she, at his insistence, drinks a bright blue cocktail called a Gun Metal Blue. They are making friendly, small talk while he strokes her arms and shoulders erotically. It is the first time they have met, and now neither of their […]
REVIEW: Grease The Musical (Sunderland Empire) ★★★
Grease was the word at Sunderland Empire for this new tour of the classic Grease The Musical. Unfortunately it wasn’t the one that I wanted. I’m not sure if it was the grey Bank Holiday weather, touring tiredness or just a general lethargy but this show, apart from some stand out moments, felt a bit […]
REVIEW: EDUCATING RITA (Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch) ★★★★
Educating Rita is a delightfully exhilarating story of a bright, lively woman’s unbreakable determination to get an education through a literature course with the Open University. Rita is a twenty four year old hairdresser in her everyday life, but is doggedly determined to become better educated, what ever it takes. She has been assigned a […]
REVIEW: CAT – THE PLAY (Ambassadors Theatre) ★★★★
I saw a version of CAT – The Play a few years back at a tiny theatre above a pub somewhere. It was a short show with no set or real props. Since then the show has been developed and turned into a two act play which has just played a two night run at […]
REVIEW: AFTER YOU (Live at Zedel) ★★
After You is written by Alex Parker and Katie Lam, directed by Alastair Knights and starring Liam Doyle and Laura Tebbutt. With a star-studded cast and creative team like that, expectations are high, but unfortunately it falls short. Alex Parker’s music is stunning. With only a four piece band, led by the very talented Musical […]
REVIEW: WHISPER HOUSE (The Other Palace) ★★★★
I’ve been a fan of rock musicals from a young age. As a young theatre geek growing up the wilds of New Zealand, it was incredibly valuable for me to be able to listen to an art form I loved and have that music be as relevant and current as what my peers were listening […]
REVIEW: SHE WEARS A SCENTED ROSE (Theatro Technis) ★★★★
She Wears A Scented Rose is an exciting thriller, written and directed by the talented Yasir Senna. The story begins in an Intensive Care department of a hospital. Mark, a middle aged, smart businessman has been attacked by a knife wielding assailant and is lying on a hospital trolley, covered in blood, fighting for his […]
REVIEW: THE PHILANTHROPIST (Trafalgar Studios) ★★★
For any avid TV viewers, going to see The Philanthropist is a no brainier. Stars of The IT Crowd, The Inbetweeners, Fresh Meat and Plebs all come together in this 1970’s comedy by Christopher Hampton, currently being directed by Simon Callow at Trafalgar Studios. The Prime Minister has just been assassinated, along with half of the […]