REVIEW: THE MIDNIGHT BELL (Curve)
Inspired by the great English novelist Patrick Hamilton, Matthew Bourne’s new production of The Midnight Bell has been dancing its way around the UK, now making its way onto the boards of Curve. The Midnight Bell is a seedy tavern in the heart of London, where lonely hearts clamour for their space at the bar […]
REVIEW: DIANA – A NEW MUSICAL (Netflix)
Diana – A New Musical, telling the story of the life of Princess Diana, opened on Broadway on 2 March 2020 and played for just ten days before all New York theatres were closed down due to the Coronavirus outbreak. During the pandemic, the show was filmed (without an audience) and has now been released […]
REVIEW: THE GREAT GATSBY (Gatsby’s Mansion at Immersive LDN)
Gatsby has become almost synonymous with partying. And for good reason. We immediately conjure up images of champagne, flapper dresses and the Charleston. And this is exactly what you get from the immersive production. Its new home in Mayfair feels much more fitting and the space is opulent but gritty. The experience is what you […]
REVIEW: HOW TO SURVIVE AN APOCALYPSE (Finborough Theatre)
Can you believe this was my first ever trip to the Finborough Theatre in London? I was excited to finally get to go and check it out and see How To Survive An Apocalypse at the same time. The theatre is hilarious – the Fawlty Towers of pub theatres and I loved it for its […]
BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL at the Adelphi Theatre ★★★★
Between 1985 and 1990, three films were released in the Back To The Future franchise, starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. Now, after several years of trying to get a musical production off the ground, Back To The Future The Musical, has opened at London’s Adelphi Theatre and it is a spectacle to be […]
REVIEW: GHOSTLIGHT: THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER (Above The Stag Theatre)
Written during the lockdown, Ghostlight: The Unknown Soldier is the first of a trio of one-act plays, set in London theatres. It’s a tale of forbidden romance, love and loss set against the backdrop of war. Set in the present day, our unknown soldier (played by Harvey Ebbage) is a theatre ghost, who has spent […]
REVIEW: THE PLEASURE GARDENS (Above The Stag Theatre)
Glenn Chandler and Charles Miller (Fanny & Stella: The Shocking True Story and The Sins of Jack Saul) return to Above The Stag Theatre in Vauxhall with their new musical ‘The Pleasure Gardens’. The show begins in the present day, on a construction site, where the pleasure gardens in Vauxhall once thrived. We are then […]
REVIEW: THE LAST FIVE YEARS (Garrick Theatre, 2021) ★★★★★
Jason Robert Brown’s musical, The Last Five Years, is one of his best works. So I am delighted to see this new production in the West End at the Garrick Theatre for a four-week run, especially because I didn’t get a chance to see it at the Southwark Playhouse last year. Molly Lynch and Oli […]
REVIEW: BLITHE SPIRIT (Harold Pinter Theatre) ★★★★
Noel Coward‘s 1941 play Blithe Spirit has been revived many times and is one of his most popular works. First performed during World War II, the comedy served as a well-needed tonic and distraction from the world at that time. The show is now back in the West End, at the Harold Pinter Theatre, and […]
MATILDA THE MUSICAL at London’s Cambridge Theatre ★★★★★ 2021
Children’s author Roald Dahl has had many of his books brought to life on screen and stage over the years. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, The BFG, The Witches, and of course Matilda. The book was turned into a well-loved film in the mid-nineties and this year will mark the tenth anniversary of Matilda […]