REVIEW: BITCHES AHOY! (Above The Stag) ★★★★
As always, a performance at Above the Stag did not disappoint. A follow-on from last year’s production of ‘Alright Bitches!’, this year’s delivery of nautical naughtiness is set on a cruise ship making its way round Europe – but what makes this particular boat special is the almost-exclusivity of gays aboard! Best friends Garth and […]
REVIEW: THE DOPPEL GANG (Tristan Bates Theatre) ★★★★
The Doppel Gang is a failing, discouraged theatre company, working in a crumbling old theatre, with just a week to go until they have to permanently close down due to lack of punters. The company try pretending that they have more actors than they actually do, with quick costume changes and changed voices, but to no […]
REVIEW: THE COMMITMENTS (Liverpool Empire) ★★★
This week, the most aggressive of musical theatre comedies has rock and rolled into the Liverpool Empire. Following a successful run of over two years at the Palace Theatre in London’s West End, the show has embarked on its first UK Tour. The Commitments is based on the 1987 novel of the same name and […]
REVIEW: PROMISES, PROMISES (Southwark Playhouse) ★★★
After the success of Close To You some years back, it’s easy hear how timeless Burt Bacharach’s music can be put in any sort of context or arrangement, from full-blown out big band to a solo acoustic guitar. Promises, Promises at the Southwark Playhouse reminds you of this. Based on the 1960 film The Apartment, […]
REVIEW: RAISING MARTHA (Park Theatre) ★★
“I think it’s going to be a real ‘marmite’ kind of show. People will either love it or hate it” said producer Tom O’Connell to me before last night’s Press Night of Raising Martha at the Park Theatre and I think he hit the nail on the head! Raising Martha is a comedic farce, focused […]
REVIEW: BIRTHDAY SUIT (Old Red Lion Theatre) ★★★★
The Old Red Lion Theatre in Islington plays host to the world premiere of Birthday Suit by David K. Barnes, most well-known for his acclaimed podcast Wooden Overcoats. The scene is set: a pristine Canary Wharf flat, white rug and sofa, huge windows and balcony with a fantastic view of the capital. The balloons are […]
REVIEW: BU21 (Trafalgar Studios) ★★★★★
Stuart Slade’s gritty drama BU21 was a smash hit at Theatre 503 in 2016 and has now transferred to the Trafalgar Studios. The concept of a fictitious show about six Londoners in the aftermath of a future terrorist attack was intriguing to me and so I went along to check it out on Press Night […]
REVIEW: STRANGERS IN BETWEEN (Kings Head Theatre) ★★★★
Strangers In Between is enticing, inviting and impulsive and, at the same time, it has more laughs than almost anything else currently in the West End. It is grossly potty mouthed and, at times, over explicit, but oh so funny. It is something of a guilty pleasure and not something for children or your maiden […]
REVIEW: THE KITE RUNNER (Wyndham’s Theatre) ★★★★★
When I saw that Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner was preparing to hit the West End this winter, I practically scalded my hand as I was throwing my coffee around so vehemently with excitement. What a feat this would be to do and do well, I thought. This production follows on from Sean Mathias’s version […]
REVIEW: Le Gateau Chocolat: Icons (Soho Theatre) ★★★★
Take Drag Race’s Latrice Royale, blend with Lady Gaga and pepper it all with a rich bass voice and beard, you end up with Le Gateau Chocolat. This unstereotypical, wonderfully creative drag performer’s recent show, ‘Icons’ at the Soho Theatre, explores the pop culture and experiences that have shaped him into the individual he is […]