THE MOUSETRAP at London’s St Martin’s Theatre
Agatha Christie‘s murder mystery play The Mousetrap opened in the West End in 1952 (at St Martin’s Theatre), making it the longest running theatre production in the world. Now it’s finally back on stage after more than a year of unavoidable closure. For the first eight weeks of the reopening, two rotating casts are being […]
REVIEW: HERE COME THE BOYS (The London Palladium)
Following a sold-out UK national tour, Here Come The Boys comes to The London Palladium for a 10 day celebration of a brand new production! UK Champion beatboxer Rupert Oldridge hosts the show, working hard and trying to win us all over. Sadly, for me at least, he was unsuccessful, spitting his beats needlessly over […]
REVIEW: MONDAY NIGHT AT THE APOLLO (Live Stream)
Greg Barnett hosts an evening of conversation and song – Monday Night at the Apollo, live on stage at the Apollo Theatre as well as live-streaming to audiences at home. The first of three shows took place this week with guests Aimie Atkinson, Cassidy Janson, Lucie Jones, Cedric Neal and Julian Ovenden. Sitting on stage in […]
REVIEW: CRUISE (Duchess Theatre)
Cruise, written and performed by rising star Jack Holden, tells the true story of an experience he had volunteering for Switchboard, the LGBTQ+ Listening Service and one particular conversation with a caller. The story takes us back to the 80s, when life for gay people was very different to how it is now. Michael and […]
SAVING BRITNEY (Old Red Lion Theatre)
What better way is there to kickstart going back to the theatre than with 70 minutes of listening to Britney Spears? Written by David Shopland with Shereen Roushbaiani, Saving Britney is inspired by the #FreeBritney movement and the powerful New York Times documentary. It looks at celebrity obsession, sexuality and growing up in the early […]
REVIEW: Love Letters at Theatre Royal Haymarket ★★★
Love Letters is a tender, tragi-comic story of the shared nostalgia, missed opportunities, and deep closeness of two lifelong, complicated friends. A play that could have been written for the Covid era about two people physically separated yet brought together by candid communication and shared confidences, a romance blossoming across the miles and the years. […]
The Picture Of Dorian Gray (online production)
The Picture Of Dorian Gray is a classic Oscar Wilde novel that has been adapted into countless films and plays over the years. I have never seen any of them and so went into this viewing with no idea what to expect. What I did know is that this version is completely reimagined (by Henry […]
Treason The Musical In Concert (filmed live at Cadogan Hall)
Remember, remember, the fifth of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot! If you can’t give us one, we’ll take two; The better for us and the worse for you! One of my favourite things about theatre is that it can be educational, telling stories from throughout history and creating an enjoyable way to learn. Treason The […]
Gatsby A Musical (Digital Concert Revival)
The recent concert revival of Gatsby A Musical has returned to streaming for a limited time only – until this coming Sunday (14 March 2021). F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby has been adapted many times over the years and now is the time for director Linnie Reedman, and musical composer Joe Evans to […]
West End stars perform ‘The Classics of Broadway’ for The Theatre Channel
The fifth episode of The Theatre Channel series – The Classics of Broadway – was released last week and with a line up including Bonnie Langford, Mazz Murray, Gary Wilmot and Marisha Wallace, I couldn’t resist taking a peek. Opening the show is Freddie Fox singing an arrangement of ‘Willkommen’ and ‘Money’ from Cabaret. It’s […]
