REVIEW: HORRIBLE HISTORIES: BARMY BRITAIN PART 5 (Apollo Theatre) ★★★★
Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain is back in the West End with a brand-new show full of crazy characters and rude new rulers from Britain’s barmy past! Will you be conquered by William? Will you sink or swim with King Henry I? Go house hunting with King Henry VIII! Join the gorgeous Georgians as they take over […]
Call yourself a feminist? FLAT AND THE CURVES certainly do
Flat & the Curves took to the stage of the Above The Stag Cabaret room recently, bringing feminism to the stage in the most hilarious of ways. Imagine a night out with your friends, sharing a bottle of wine and regaling all your latest antics through song! Their stories of sex, love (or lack of) […]
REVIEW: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (London Palladium)
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has returned to the London Palladium, following a hit season in the Summer of 2019. Told entirely through song with the help of the Narrator, the show follows the story of Jacob’s favourite son Joseph and his eleven brothers. After being sold […]
REVIEW: BILLIONAIRE BOY (Garrick Theatre)
Following the success of the award-winning ‘Gangsta Granny’ in 2017, Birmingham Stage Company are back in the West End with the stage premiere of David Walliams’ 2010 children’s book, ‘Billionaire Boy’. What do you give your son for his twelfth birthday when you’re a billionaire? Well, last year Joe Spud, son of the toilet paper […]
REVIEW: THE BEST OF THE WEST END (Royal Albert Hall)
The Best Of The West End celebrated the return of theatre with a bang earlier this week, playing to a non-socially-distanced Royal Albert Hall, featuring performances from more stars of the West End than you could shake a stick at, raising money for Acting For Others. Hosted by West End veteran and ‘I’m A Celebrity […]
REVIEW: HEATHERS (Theatre Royal Haymarket)
Before Mean Girls, there was Heathers. Although the film didn’t have a hugely positive reception, it has become something of a cult classic. Judging by the audience response, the musical version is just as popular! Set amidst the typical teenage angst and high school cliques, including the infamous ‘Heathers’, one girl is determined to fight […]
REVIEW: HAIRSPRAY (London Coliseum)
Hold my chicken and waffles, Hairspray is finally back in London! On Sunday 4 July 2021, the much anticipated return production of Hairspray the Musical at the London Coliseum was forced to halt performances as a member of the production team tested positive for Covid. After “adhering to the strictest of protocols” for 10 days […]
REVIEW: GILES TERRA – Hamilton and Me: An Actor’s Journal
Released at the beginning of this month, Hamilton and Me: An Actors Journal by Giles Terra is a unique inside account which explores everything involved in opening a once-in-a-generation production like Hamilton the Musical. Giles, who played Aaron Burr in the original London production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash-hit musical Hamilton, kept a diary of his […]
REVIEW: PIAF (Nottingham Playhouse – livestream)
Pam Gems‘ musical ‘Piaf‘ came to life in 1980, starring a young Imelda Staunton in the title role. Now, forty years later, the production is back at the Nottingham Playhouse, starring Jenna Russell and last night, the show was broadcast live online for one night only. Piaf, abandoned by her mother at birth, was raised […]
REVIEW: SIX THE MUSICAL (Lyric Theatre, London)
Back in August 2017, one of the many things I saw at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival was a show called ‘SIX’ – a (loosely based) historic look at Henry VIII’s six wives, written by two young students Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. Six women, one pop group, but who will be the lead singer? The […]
