Game Theory – Tristan Bates Theatre
The Tristan Bates theatre is one of those delightful little venues you find in central London. Understated and rather hidden away, a diamond of a place. Tonight’s event was a pair of plays with a scientific backdrop. The first ‘Membrane’ is about a women seeking a hymen reconstruction from a doctor whom it turns out […]
Follow Spot: Proud Cabaret – Sophia Ragavelas and Zoe Curlett
PROUD cabaret in the heart of the city is a return to good old fashioned entertainment with a contemporary feel. Walking down the mirrored stairwell you feel like you’re entering a hidden mystical location and you’re certainly not disappointed with the luxurious yet understated decor and ambience provided at Proud. Although slightly late […]
Creditors – Brockley Jack Studio
I was relatively unfamiliar with Strindberg’s lesser known play Creditors, I only knew that the sensational Anna Chancellor had starred at the Donmar Warehouse in Alan Rickman’s production (can’t believe I missed that one!) back in 2008. So I was interested to catch it at the Brockley Jack Studio – who recently took home the […]
Hugh Maynard – Hippodrome Casino
As a big fan of Miss Saigon and having seen the new production four times I had an inkling this might be an event that would tick all the boxes. I wasn’t disappointed and in fact it exceeded my very high expectations. This wonderfully intimate venue with Cabaret style seating welcomed a mixed audience […]
Return to the Forbidden Planet – New Wimbledon Theatre
As a self-confessed Rocky Horror Picture Show fan, I was really looking forward to seeing the similar spoof style show, Return to the Forbidden Planet. A retelling of The Tempest, using Shakespearian dialogue, with a live 1950/60s rock-a-billy soundtrack, all set in a B-Movie, Sci-Fi adventure in Space. Sounds like a bit of a wild […]
Bad Jews – Arts Theatre
After London Underground banned the publicity posters for this production, citing concerns of causing offence, the buzz of anticipation surrounding it’s opening have spiralled and I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to see Bad Jews. Bad Jews by Joshua Harmon, a highly acclaimed family Drama running for just 11 weeks at The […]
Harvey – Theatre Royal Haymarket
The premise of a play about a man with a six-foot-imaginary-rabbit-friend was intriguing to me. The fact that the play starred Maureen Lipman and James Dreyfus was also appealing as I respect both actors work. So I trotted off to the gala night at the Theatre Royal Haymarket with high hopes for the show. Harvey […]
Buyer and Cellar – Menier Chocolate Factory
For some strange reason, I went along to see Buyer and Cellar at the Menier Chocolate Factory, (a fictional tale about what could possibly happen at Barbra Streisand’s shopping mall that she has built underneath her home in Malibu), but what I did not expect was for it to have attracted a gaggle of Streisand […]
Trainspotting – Kings Head Theatre
I’m ashamed to say it was 2006 when I last darkened the doors of the Kings Head Theatre, and once I entered the auditorium I was transported back even further. My glow stick necklace and the great 90s tunes blasting out from the sound desk helped to make me feel like I was back in […]
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho – Leicester Square Theatre
Margaret Thatcher, for those who may not know, still remains the United Kingdoms longest running (and only female) Prime Minister (1979-1990). Did you know that before running the country, Maggie was a research chemist and actually invented the chemical that makes soft serve ice cream! So next time you’re having a ’99 from the ice […]