REVIEW: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (Dominion Theatre)
When H.G. Wells’ radio play was first broadcast, people panicked because they thought it was actual news. The Martians have landed and England is under attack! While nowadays people are desensitised to this sort of thing, we are still vulnerable to several things: love and music. The War Of The Worlds has come to London’s […]
REVIEW: BAD JEWS (Theatre Royal Haymarket)
Bad Jews, by Joshua Harmon has been on quite the journey since it debuted off-broadway in 2012. It’s UK premiere was at Bath’s Ustinov Studio in 2013, before transferring to London’s St James Theatre in 2014 and then the Arts Theatre in the West End in 2015. Continuing its success, 2016 has seen yet […]
REVIEW: MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS (Noel Coward Theatre)
Mrs Henderson Presents… one of the most uplifting British musicals to grace London’s West End in recent years. Get tickets here Based on the 2005 Oscar-nominated film, the Noël Coward Theatre is transformed into the Windmill Theatre for this old-fashioned but uplifting ‘revudeville’ about the beginning success of the theatre and its naked female performers. The […]
REVIEW: A STEADY RAIN (Arcola Theatre)
A Steady Rain was written by Keith Huff who also wrote Mad Men and House of Cards. The 2009 Broadway production starred Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig. Stephen Spielberg will direct the film version with producer Barbara Broccoli. That’s some high expectation for this version at The Arcola Theatre. This 2015 stage production from East […]
REVIEW: NELL GWYNN (Apollo Theatre)
“I can dance and I can sing and I am good at either. And I can do the other thing, when we get together!” If any show was summed up by its lyrics, then Nell Gwynn is it. The famous mistress of King Charles II is brought to life by a collection of bawdy songs, […]
REVIEW: THE LAST TANGO (New Wimbledon Theatre)
Strictly Come Dancing professionals turned stars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace shake their sequins and dancing shoes for their final show “The Last Tango”. After twenty years of dancing together and touring with popular West End productions, the world champions of Argentine Tango are ready to say goodbye to the stage. In stark contrast to […]
REVIEW: JULIE ATHERTON (Crazy Coqs)
Julie Atherton is a well know face on the West End theatre scene, although for the the last few years, she has been focusing her efforts on championing new musical theatre writing. “Mostly English songwriters, but don’t think I’m racist, they just don’t get as much attention as the Americans” she jokes at her debut […]
REVIEW: ROCKY HORROR SHOW (Sunderland Empire)
With just a jump to the left and step to the right the Rocky Horror show dances its way into Sunderland this week. And over 43 years later this tour is still as fresh as ever. Whilst previous leads have played Frank as sophisticated and mysterious, Liam Tamne gave a fresh, vibrant and brilliantly scandalous […]
REVIEW: HAND TO GOD (Vaudeville Theatre)
Hand To God is the latest production to hit the West End after transferring to London from the bright lights of Broadway. Robert Askins play tells the story of Margery (Janine Dee), who lost her husband six months ago and is keeping her life, just about together, the only way she knows how. Church. […]
REVIEW: HAMLET (The Rose Playhouse)
It’s a small cosy theatre in the backstreets of London’s bankside. Surrounded by large newly built office blocks, the Rose Playhouse is a theatre that you just might miss if you blink. And that’s exactly what happened before seeing the latest interpretation of Hamlet. Built in 1587, the Rose was only the fifth purpose-built theatre […]