REVIEW: Devilish! – A Musical Comedy (Landor Theatre)
Inspired by John Ruskin’s quote that an angel who fell down to earth would be shot on sight, H. G. Wells wrote his novel “The Wonderful Visit” about an angel who finds himself in a Kentish village and is taken in by a kindly vicar. Chris Burgess contemplated adapting the novel but decided against it, […]
REVIEW: SAUCY JACK AND THE SPACE VIXENS (Kings Head Theatre)
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens is a cult musical, often compared to the Rocky Horror Show due to its sci-fi story and off-the-wall antics. Originally written for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the show has enjoyed more than twenty years of success around the world. I donned my glitter boots and hoofed it down to […]
REVIEW: INTO THE HOODS: REMIXED (The Peacock Theatre)
First things first — don’t be fooled by the title. Into the Hoods: Remixed may remind you of Sondheim’s Into the Woods, but ZooNation have ‘remixed’ the story for a modern, younger audience. Perhaps modernised it too much. Telling the story of two lost children, representing the Baker and his wife, they find themselves in […]
REVIEW: THE LOCAL STIGMATIC (Old Red Lion Theatre)
First staged at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh in 1966, before transferring to The Royal Court in the same year, The Local Stigmatic by poet / playwright / painter / sculptor Heathcote Williams shocked audiences with its raw and unprovoked violence and is considered a ‘Cult Classic’ today. Al Pacino was impressed enough to turn the […]
REVIEW: NUDE (The Hope Theatre)
A hollow cube of fluorescent light hangs suspended in the murky, cavernous space of the Hope Theatre. Inside, a man and woman sit apart, frozen in thought. A figure, clad in white, circles the space and breathes life into the static pair, guiding them first through a romance and then the relationship that ensues. Nude, […]
REVIEW: ELEGY (Donmar Warehouse)
Memory loss is becoming a popular topic of discussion in theatre recently, with productions such as Florian Zeller’s The Father and Barney Norris’s Visitors packing a punch in these last couple of years. Nick Payne’s production of Elegy continues this with an elegant and muted portayal of memory loss. This may be a love story, […]
REVIEW: THE BUSKERS OPERA (Park Theatre)
Douglas Irvine’s brand new musical, The Buskers Opera, has been in the making for the last five years but with the backing of Finsbury Park’s Park Theatre and the upcoming London election, it was perfect timing to finish the show in time to have its World Premiere on the evening of the 2016 Election. And […]
REVIEW: MIGHT NEVER HAPPEN (Kings Head Theatre)
For the last 200,000 years, modern day humans have lived together – steadily developing from small, tribal groups to a global, instantly accessible community. However, despite our advanced levels of connection and human interaction, we still fail to truly understand the difference between how men and women perceive the world. Might Never Happen, a bold […]
REVIEW: RIVERDANCE (New Wimbledon Theatre)
It’s been 21 years since Riverdance first wowed audiences at Eurovision with its mystical qualities and none of that magic has been lost. It’s a show like no other, with live music, singing and dancing that captures the imagination. Composed by Bill Whelan, produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan, Riverdance gives you […]
REVIEW: LUCKY STIFF (Drayton Arms Theatre)
Based on the 1983 book THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK IN MONTE CARLO, LUCKY STIFF received its off-broadway premiere in 1988 before a West End run in 1997 starring Tracie Bennett and Frances Ruffelle. The film version of this musical is due to be released digitally on 27 May 2016 which is perfect timing […]