REVIEW: AMERICAN IDIOT (Arts Theatre) ★★★★★
As a musical theatre fan growing up in New Zealand, I was fairly limited in what I could actually see on stage. Amateur theatre groups were doing shows such as Oliver!, The King and I and the ever popular… Guys and Dolls. Professionally, we were treated to the big Lloyd Webber shows such as Cats […]
REVIEW: Rebel Wilson in GUYS AND DOLLS (Phoenix Theatre) ★★★★★
The 1950, Tony Award winning Musical, GUYS AND DOLLS, is back in London for the fourth time (1953, 1982, 2005) and recently re-opened at the Phoenix Theatre after a successful run at the Savoy Theatre. Known for it’s classic musical theatre songs ‘A Bushel and a Peck’, ‘Take Back Your Mink’, ‘Sit Down You’re Rockin’ […]
REVIEW: CHRISTINE PEDI – GREAT DAMES (Crazy Coqs) ★★★★
If you’ve ever felt disheartened by the notion of never being able to see the most notable and celebrated divas of stage and screen in one place, then worry no more. Christine Pedi whirls into London this summer with her newest show Great Dames, presenting a fabulous repertoire of cabaret, caricature and commemoration to remind […]
REVIEW: The Kreutzer Sonata (Arcola Theatre) ★★★★
Banned in Russia and the United States right after its publication, The Kreutzer Sonata is a late work by Leo Tolstoy dissecting the roles of sex and marriage in society on a personal and universal level. A man on a train shares his memories and confesses to a shocking crime, which he blames on Ludwig […]
REVIEW: THE STRIPPER (St James Studio) ★★★★
Based on the Carter Brown pulp fiction novel of the same name, Rocky Horror Show creator Richard O’Brien’s musical The Stripper was originally produced by Sydney Theatre Company in 1982. Using much of the original Rocky creative team, Richard O’Brien wrote lyrics, Richard Hartley wrote and arranged the score while Brian Thompson designed and directed […]
REVIEW: HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES (Duke Of York’s Theatre) ★★★★
“This is hardly a subject for mirth, darling!” Frank Foster exclaims, as a ludicrous web of deceit and misunderstanding collapses around him. Oh, but it is. Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy about adultery and alibis may be getting on a bit but it’s still fearsomely funny. Three couples are thrown together by a love affair and the […]
REVIEW: THE GRUFFALO (Lyric Theatre) ★★★★★
I’d never seen The Gruffalo before but managed to squeeze it in this time around just before I jet off to Spain for some sun, sand and sangria. I wasn’t expecting much from a show made for three year olds but it is probably the best children’s show I have ever seen and left me […]
REVIEW: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (Gielgud Theatre) ★★★★★
On 20 June 2016, the West End production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time welcomed a new cast and as a fan of the play I thought I would go along and check them out. Based on the 2003 book by Mark Haddon, The National Theatre production of The Curious Incident of […]
REVIEW: THROUGH THE MILL (Southwark Playhouse) ★★★★★
Judy Garland is one of the most recognisable faces of the twentieth century, with tales of her hugely successful and somewhat troubled life still tremendously popular. Fans of the iconic star, are in for a treat at Southwark Playhouse, as a new show, entitled Through the Mill has opened and is a wonderful reminder of […]
REVIEW: UNREACHABLE (Royal Court) ★★★
‘Unreachable’ follows a film crew producing their film Child of Ashes. At the core of it all are the trio of director Maxim (Matt Smith), Producer Anastasia (Amanda Drew) and Director of Photography Carl (Richard Pyros), who have spent 10 years perfecting script, concept and collecting funding. Maxim is an eccentric man-child who is convinced […]