REVIEW: BRENDAN COLE: A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (New Wimbledon Theatre)
Sometimes, it’s good to experience something a little different and at the theatre, you can do that most nights of the week. Even better, you can do it from the comfort of a seat and with a bag of chocolates in your lap. I usually enjoy a play or musical – but I was so […]
REVIEW: ANIMAL FARM (Courtyard Theatre)
Using simple storytelling and puppets of the main animal characters, this production brings Orwell’s landmark book to life. When Old Major the boar gathers the animals of Manor Farm together to share his vision of a farm owned and run by themselves, the pigs formulate his ideas into an entire school of thought that […]
REVIEW: THE WHISTLEBLOWER (Waterloo East Theatre)
Whistleblower, written by Richard Roques, returns to Waterloo East Theatre after a successful run in 2014. This play tells the story of Snowden who exposed the extent of government surveillance of civilians in the summer of 2013. The play begins with Snowden holed up in a Hong Kong hotel room, haunted by the words […]
REVIEW: JANIS JOPLIN: FULL TILT (Theatre Royal Stratford East)
Janis Joplin is a name I am familiar with, primarily for her being a member of the tragic ’27 Club’, secondly for that catchy acapella rejection of consumerism that is ‘Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?’. Joplin was a Psychedelic rock icon of the 1970s, a true showwoman, a tour de force of […]
REVIEW: Footloose The Musical (The Orchard Theatre, Dartford)
Footloose The Musical tells the story about a city boy Ren, played by Luke Baker, who is forced to move to Bromont, a town in America where dancing is banned. It isn’t long before he decides to break the rules and soon after, despite some resistance, he has the town on their feet. The […]
REVIEW: THE END OF LONGING (Playhouse Theatre)
Will Matthew Perry ever not be Chandler Bing from Friends? True, it’s always difficult for an actor who’s so ingrained in our memories as a certain character to play anything else. Yet watching The End Of Longing, you get the sense Perry was just playing himself all along. Buy tickets to The End […]
REVIEW: ANDY CAPP THE MUSICAL (Finborough Theatre)
Absolutely anything can be a musical in London, thus while undoubtedly curious, it is not a real surprise to see a musical based on a Daily Mirror comic strip being revived at the Finborough Theatre. “Andy Capp The Musical” first premiered thirty years ago, when it was nominated for two Olivier Awards, and is […]
REVIEW: THE PERFECT MURDER (The Churchill Theatre, Bromley)
We all love a good thriller to keep us on our toes – this is ‘The Perfect Murder’ mystery with a good dose of humour too. The Perfect Murder is the fantastic working of Peter James’ number one best-selling thriller which spent fifteen weeks at the number one spot. It has now been transferred from […]
REVIEW: WEALD (Finborough Theatre)
Weald is an intimate and atmospheric play about two men on a livery yard in rural England. It is an ideal piece for the tiny space at the Finborough, and the complex relationship between Samuel (David Crellin) and Jim (Dan Parr) is put under an affectionate but honest microscope. Weald deals with the shifting sands […]
REVIEW: MACBETH: a tale of sound & fury (The Hope Theatre)
There are some shows you go to where you know within minutes that you’re in for a treat. 6footStories’ hilarious and energetic retelling of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ is one of those shows. Presented in the intimate theatre above the Hope and Anchor in Islington, the action begins before the audience are even seated – with one […]