REVIEW: Dr.Carnesky’s Incredible Bleeding Woman (Soho Theatre) ★★★★
This raunchy, absurd, feminist Cabaret is wonderfully tongue in cheek and full of dry humour. It is filled with outrageous acts and is, in turn, beautiful, shocking and provocative but never boring. The overall subject, which permeates every second of the show, is the taboo subject of menstruation. However, this show takes a somewhat mystic […]
REVIEW: SAINT JOAN (Donmar Warehouse) ★★★
Joan of Arc is one of the most documented historical figures from the 15th century and so despite being around more than 1600 years ago, her story has survived and can be accurately told. Bernard Shaw’s 1923 play about ‘The Maid’, Joan of Arc, returns to the West End at the Donmar Warehouse, directed by […]
REVIEW: GREASE (Curve Leicester) ★★★★
Grease is the word at Curve Leicester this Christmas – an automatic, systematic hydromatic production, perfect for all ages and ideal for those wanting a bit of festive fun without having to so much as utter the words “he’s behind you!” It’s a story we all know and love. The naïve, sheltered, innocent Sandy (Jessica […]
REVIEW: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (LOST Theatre) ★★★★
A Christmas Carrol. As traditional as roast turkey and Christmas Pud but better for your soul and for your waistline. When performed as beautifully as this, this story of regret and redemption is a feast for the eyes, ears and heart. What a great start to the Christmas period. This lovely musical adaptation of Charles […]
REVIEW: PETER PAN (Greenwich Theatre) ★★★★
Wendy Moira Angela Darling is dead. That’s right, the strong willed and caring Wendy we have known and loved for over a hundred years is dead. At least that is how Greenwich theatre’s Peter Pan begin as this adventure is set in the present at the docks, not in the Victorian townhouse of J.M.Barrie’s original. […]
REVIEW: DICK WHITTINGTON (New Wimbledon Theatre) ★★★
Christmas just isn’t Christmas without Matthew Kelly in an outrageous frock. At least that’s what I thought for the past couple of years while watching Wimbledon Theatre’s Panto. Normally the shining jewel in the festive season’s crown, Family First have clearly spared no expense in producing this glitzy show (Arlene Philips alone must have cost […]
REVIEW: CHRISTINA BIANCO: O COME, ALL YE DIVAS (Charing Cross Theatre) ★★★★★
You may recognise Christina Bianco from various viral videos on social media; such as her version of ‘Let it Go’ or ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’- which lead to television performances on The Queen Latifah Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and more. If you haven’t seen her performances, you should know that Christina is “every […]
REVIEW: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Lyceum Theatre) ★★★★★
For one night only, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future invaded the Lyceum Theatre – on the exact day that Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was originally published in 1843. The London Musical Theatre Orchestra brought Alan Menken’s and Lynn Ahrens’ musical to the UK for the first time and aligned a stellar cast […]
REVIEW: JOE STILGOE (Lyric Hammersmith) ★★★★
The Chance to see one of the country’s foremost big band leaders performing at one of London’s most prestigious venues was an opportunity I seized upon with gusto and despite a ticket mix up almost scuppering the perfectly Christmassy event, Joe Stilgoe and his band were able to leave me with a feeling of joy, […]
REVIEW: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET (Royal Festival Hall) ★★★★★
In 1956, four legends – Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley – all ended up in the same recording studio together for what became a star-studded impromptu jam session. Talk about a ‘fly on the wall’ type situation… Lucky for us, we are given a glimpse into what this could’ve looked […]