REVIEW: ANNA KARENINA (Brockley Jack Theatre)
Tolstoy is one of those authors that everyone has heard of. Many have tried to read his works. And a few have succeeded. I’ll admit that even I struggled with War and Peace but Anna Karenina is a wonderful story. She is a woman scorned, adored and betrayed. Her fragility is as dangerous as her […]
REVIEW: THE TRUTH (Menier Chocolate Factory)
This is the third play by celebrated French playwright Florian Zeller to be staged in London after the critically acclaimed The Father, which will soon be returning to the West End, and The Mother, which recently had a sold out run at the Tricycle Theatre. Translated by Christopher Hampton, The Truth is the companion piece […]
REVIEW: RUN (New Diorama Theatre)
Anyone who has ever worked in an office will appreciate the concept of a show abut four interns, working alongside each other in the big bad city of London. From those who just want to impress their peers, to those who want to do a good job to get a foot on the career ladder […]
REVIEW: LIVING WITH THE LIGHTS ON (Young Vic Theatre)
Living with the Lights On is written and performed by Mark Lockyer. I’m often suspicious of such shows but this story can only be told by Mark. It’s his own story of his struggle with mental illness and experiences of the medical and criminal justice system. It’s a tale that needs to be told. Mark […]
REVIEW: JERRY SPRINGER THE OPERA (Lost Theatre)
What do cheating spouses, Jesus, strippers, Satan and tap dancing Ku Klux Klan members all have in common? They are featured in Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee’s musical Jerry Springer: The Opera. Ten years since gracing the National Theatre with it’s colourful profanity and controversial characters, the Olivier Award Winning Show has returned for one […]
REVIEW: NOT MOSES (Arts Theatre)
NotMoses is a new play written and directed by Gary Sinyor which markets itself as a play for people who loved the film ‘Life of Brian’. It goes without saying that this is a comedy, poking fun mainly at Judaism but also slipping in some jibes at Islam, Christianity and the ancient Egyptian gods. The […]
REVIEW: MISS ATOMIC BOMB (St James Theatre)
It’s 1952 and the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas has just started it’s sparkle. Here we find ineffective hotel manager Lou Loubowitz (Simon Lipkin), promoted due to some heavy handed ‘mob management’, struggling to find a way to bring in customers and cash to his failing hotel the ‘Golden Goose’. When he hits apon […]
REVIEW: AVENUE Q (New Wimbledon Theatre)
Opening on Broadway in 2003, Tony Award winning Avenue Q is a coming-of-age tale, satirising the trials and tribulations of entering adult-hood. Growing up with TV shows such as Sesame Street being told you can be “whatever you want to be” and to “shoot for the stars to reach your goals”, the characters of this […]
REVIEW: ATTRACTION: THE BOX (London Palladium)
A tale as old as time – lovers finding one another, hearts breaking and mending, marriage and children, but none of these without obstacles. The three generations of “The Box” are united by a chest full of love, holding the family’s past, future and hope. Britain’s Got Talent Winners Attraction (formed by Hungarian artist and […]
REVIEW: MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL (Shaftesbury Theatre)
Motown tells the story of how the seminal Motown Records came to be, and the life of founder Berry Gordy. From 1938 when a young Gordy, watching Joe Louis win to Max Schmeling, realises “Just keep God inside you and be the best you you can be.” To 1983 and the 25th anniversary of Motown […]