No Regrets – The Life Story & Songs of Edith Piaf
If you pardon the joke: I have No Regrets having gone to The Life Story & Songs of Edith Piaf. Musical actress and comedienne Sally Jones fills an evening in homage to the iconic French singer and national treasure. In between iterations of the most recognisable chansons, Jones puts them into context, retells the losses of the […]
The Verb to Love – Old Red Lion Theatre
This new musical at the Old Red Lion Theatre had a lot of promise from the very beginning. In this intimate venue, we were invited to step over one sleeping cast member on the performance area clad with grass and estival blossoms. The story follows Simon, Martin Neely, a teacher who has just been ditched […]
Bugsy Malone – Lyric Hammersmith
Based on the 1976 film starring Jodie Foster, Bugsy Malone is a 1920’s gangster movie musical with one special twist. The main characters are all children. Machine guns fire custard, payment is made with lollipops and when someone does something wrong they get a custard pie thrown in their face. After a multi-million-pound […]
The Vote – Donmar Warehouse
The Donmar Warehouse’s latest dramatic venture The Vote is its most ambitious to date. While the large cast and topical subject matter present director Josie O’Rourke with distinct challenges, it is the logistics of the play that must be giving her the biggest headache. On May 7th The Vote will have to be performed nigh on […]
Billy Elliot – Victoria Palace Theatre
What started as a musical adaptation of a much-loved film, Billy Elliot is now celebrating its tenth year at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre. Seen by over 10 million people world-wide, the inspirational story of a young boy from Durham who dreams of becoming a ballet dancer, is still captivating audiences of all ages, and it’s […]
Dead Royal – Ovalhouse
Reading the description of Chris Ioan Roberts’ one man show could not have been camper if it had been hand-delivered by Conchita Wurst on a pillow of glittery rainbows. Set in 1981 on the eve of the Royal wedding, the infamous mistress Wallis Simpson invites Lady Diana Spencer to her apartment in Paris in a […]
Closer to Heaven – Union Theatre
The Union Theatre is a small fringe theatre with very intimate spacing, in the heart of Southwark. The theatre itself has reputation for staging high-quality musicals, such as a very successful Gilbert and Sullivan operetta season, Bare and The Dreaming. In spite of all this, last year the theatre petitioned to keep their space as […]
Sunday In The Arts – Arts Theatre
Sunday In The Arts is a new cabaret show above The Arts Theatre in the heart of London’s West End, playing on the last Sunday of every month with a multitude of West End stars. It is a quaint, homely, intimate space, perfect for a cabaret. Hosted by the hilariously stagey Emma Ralston and Anthony Williamson, performing […]
American Buffalo – Wyndham’s Theatre
Playwright David Mamet has not always been liked by the public, causing many complaints in the 80’s about the bad language used in his plays. The hilarious comedy, American Buffalo, is certainly no exception to this rule with so many expletives that a warning notice has had to be displayed in the foyer! American Buffalo […]
Get Happy – The Judy Garland Story – Jermyn Street Theatre
Get Happy is a warm and informative musical tribute to the life and work of Judy Garland. An insightful and entertaining evening which left me wanting to go home and download Judy Garland films. Sparkly drapes laid over tables, red back drops and red roses give the feeling you could be in Judy Garland’s Hollywood […]