REVIEW: SOME GIRL(S) (Park Theatre) ★★★★
Neil LaBute’s 2005 play was nominated for multiple Tony Awards and played in New York and London before being adapted for a film in 2013. This dark comedy tells the story of a man who wants ease his conscience by righting some wrongs before getting married – he goes on a journey across the U.S. […]
REVIEW: A HAUNTING (Kings Head Theatre) ★★★
A Haunting, written by Nathan Lucky Wood comes to The King’s Head Theatre as part of Festival 46, a celebration of new writing. The play is directed by Jennifer Davis as part of the King’s Head Theatre’s Trainee Resident Director Scheme for early-career directors. A Haunting is a dark tale about the internet, anonymity, intrusion, […]
REVIEW: PHOEBE (Kings Head Theatre) ★★★★
Phoebe, a new play by A.C. Smith, is showing as part of Festival 46, the King’s Head’s annual celebration of new writing. George Smith directs as his showcase performance for the King’s Head Theatre’s Directing Programme. The play has been shortlisted for the King’s Head Theatre’s Adrian Pagan Award, as well as the Verity Bargate […]
REVIEW: FAME (The Polish Theatre, Hammersmith) ★★★
London’s City Academy brought the classic story of Fame to life over the weekend in a 300-seat theatre, with two different groups of performers sharing the stage across the two days. Now, I must admit, I’m one of the (apparently, to my shame) very few people who has been living under a rock for most […]
REVIEW: LOVE STEALS US FROM LONELINESS (Camden People’s Theatre) ★★★★
Camden People’s Theatre hosts the London premiere of Love Steals Us From Loneliness, an early work by acclaimed Welsh playwright Gary Owen. The play is produced by Chippy Lane Productions; the company aims to promote Welsh writing and Welsh talent to audiences beyond Wales. The play is set in Owen’s home town of Bridgend in […]
REVIEW: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL (Bournemouth Pavilion) ★★★★
Amateur only in the title ‘Amateur dramatic’, the opening night of the Bournemouth and Boscombe Light Opera Company (BBLOC) performance of Legally Blonde The Musical was funny, feisty and fabulous. Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name, Legally Blonde The Musical is the story of the optimistic […]
REVIEW: IMPOSSIBLE (Noel Coward Theatre) ★★★
Although I am partial to a magic trick or two (favourites include the disappearing gin and tonic), it is my partner who really enjoys magicians and their spectacles. So when the chance to see 7 magicians in one night came along, we jumped at the chance to see what wonders there were to behold. And […]
REVIEW: RAMIN KARIMLOO (London Palladium) ★★★★
Ramin Karimloo is one charismatic performer and he didn’t fail to charm the entire audience at his one night only concert at the London Palladium on 16th of July. Fusing musical theatre standards with Bluegrass and Country to create a unique sound he calls ‘Broadgrass’, Ramin and his band, which includes other musical theatre alumni […]
REVIEW: FACE THE CAMERA AND SMILE (Above The Arts Theatre) ★★★★
Face the Camera and Smile, written by Dan Horrigan, was shortlisted for The Kings Cross Award for New Writing in 2009. This play, about the impact of war on the individuals involved seems very relevant in the month when we finally hear the contents of the Chilcot Report. The tale is told by four characters […]
REVIEW: THE SCARECROW’S WEDDING (Leicester Square Theatre) ★★★★★
The Scarecrows’ Wedding is the latest children’s book by long term collaborators Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo and many other favourites. The tale has been adapted by Scamp Theatre, best known for their stage adaptation of Stick Man, and makes its West End debut at the Leicester Square Theatre in time […]