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 […]
REVIEW: ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’ (Bridewell Theatre)
I’ve often heard SEDOS referred to as the best that London amateur dramatics has to offer – providing shows of a quality which matches professional productions. And I have to say, I now agree with all that I’ve heard. ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’ is the second longest running off- Broadway musical, and […]
REVIEW: END OF THE RAINBOW (Churchill Theatre Bromley)
It’s 1968 and in London, the iconic Judy Garland is set to make her big comeback. Newly sober and along with her younger fiancé, Mickey Deans, they arrive in London for a series of shows which they hope to bring her out of debt and set them both up. End of The Rainbow is a […]
REVIEW: The Ghost Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore (Tristan Bates Theatre)
A portmanteau horror for the stage in the style of films such as Tales From the Crypt and The Vault of Horror, sounds like the neatest idea ever. But while this collection from some of our most notable horror writers, directed by Sean Hogan, has some thoroughly enjoyable moments, it runs out of steam later […]
REVIEW: THE CAUSE (Jermyn Street Theatre)
In 1964 Oxford, a Hungarian artist collapses when hearing gun shots whilst painting a portrait. His left side remains paralysed although there is nothing physically wrong with him. Unable to paint, Sandor consults a psychotherapist who succeeds in uncovering a 50-year old secret. In 1914 four young idealistic artists in Budapest vow to restore independence […]
REVIEW: PARTY (Pleasance Theatre)
Tom Basden’s Party takes an entertaining look at Generation Y’s apathetic and vaguely disdainful opinion of modern politics. It’s an hour of repartee between four university students – Jones (Tom Scurr), Mel (Elizabeth Hope), Phoebe (Florence Hapgood) and Jared (George Vafakis) – and Duncan (Luke de Belder), a grown up with a real-life job. They […]
REVIEW: TORSTEN, THE BEAUTIFUL LIBERTINE (Above The Stag Theatre)
After a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014, “Torsten, The Beautiful Libertine” now plays at the Above The Stag Theatre. Between two seedy alleyways, this theatre is a little LGBT sanctuary. I’ve never experienced a warmer welcome than at this venue, which is why it is a shame that the story of the […]
REVIEW: ALL YOUR WANTS AND NEEDS FULFILLED FOREVER (Vaults Festival)
Underneath Waterloo station, in a heavily graffitied tunnel, lies The Vaults. The otherworldly kooky location alone is worth a visit, and a perfect host to the modern, philosophical comedy “All Your Wants and Needs Fulfilled Forever” by the PlayGround Collective. The production is a mixture of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”, “The Truman Show”, […]