Les Mis and Mamma Mia win joint 1st place at West End Eurovision
Last night saw celebrity-studded West End Eurovision return to the Dominion Theatre for its 7th and final year in support of The Make A Difference (MAD) Trust where Mamma Mia! and Les Misérables jointly won the Winners Trophy. Book of Mormon scooped the Technical Theatre Awards Ident Award. My favourite Ident was Mamma Mia but I did […]
All My Sons – Regents Park Outdoor Theatre
The outdoor theatre is a magical place, but the giant billboard with a Stepford Wives style happy family grinning down at us is quite creepy. The growing darkness proved the ideal setting for To Kill A Mockingbird last May and once again the sinister shadows are timed perfectly as we witness the play’s final tragedy. All My […]
Godspell in Concert
Godspell was first performed in the West End in 1971 and was apparently received well by everyone, including the clergy. Most of the press surrounding this year’s concert has focused on original cast members David Essex and Marti Webb… even though they’re not actually in it. This seemed to be a surprise to most of […]
Ushers: The Front of House Musical
Ushered to my seat unknowingly by a cast member, I walked into the Charing Cross Theatre excited to finally see the new show Ushers: The Front of House Musical. My first introduction to this show was via the @WestEndProducer’s Search For A Twitter Composer competition. They won my vote then and they definitely win it […]
The Last Five Years
The Last Five Years, written by Jason Robert Brown, premiered in America in 2001 and since then has received several productions around the world. For four performances only, it was staged this week at London’s Greenwich Theatre and being a huge fan of this incredible music I shimmied along to check it out. The show […]
This May Hurt A Bit
Stella Feehilys new production of This May Hurt A Bit portrays an unabashedly pro NHS story in a witty and comical way. This is a creative production with the use of digital media, flashbacks, songs, dances, audience interruptions, weather forecasts and flashbacks featuring Winston Churchill and Aneurin Bevan which creates intrigue and variety throughout this […]
Positive
Positive – a new play about living with HIV and the stigma that surrounds the condition. Following rave reviews at last years Edinburgh Fringe Festival and then a special one-off performance for World Aids Day in December 2013, Positive is back for a three week run at Waterloo East Theatre. The thing that intrigued me […]
In the Heights
This show set in the mainly ethnically populated district of New York City known as Washington Heights picked up Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations from its 13 Tony nominations in 2008, plus a Pulitzer Prize nomination for Best Drama. So, no pressure, then, for the company bringing it to the Southwark […]
Bash Latterday Plays
The already gaping ravine that stretches between those who celebrate gender liberation and cultural diversity and those condemning such ideals has undoubtedly grown even wider over the past few years. Neil LaBute’s semi-confessional Bash Latterday Plays heavily satirises the worryingly large groups entrenched in prejudice and demonstrates how a blinkered approach to life ultimately brings about one’s […]
The Pajama Game
A lot of musicals at the moment are trying too hard to be different and quirky – full of nudity and the shock factor. These have all failed. So it’s brilliant to see The Pajama Game – a 50 year old musical – make a comeback. Yet unlike others that have tried to return and […]