Secret Theatre London
Rating * Reviewed by Alex Foott Performance date – Wednesday 6th October 2013 Secret Theatre London, a brazen re-imagining of the ultra immersive Secret Cinema, steps into the limelight in a bid to outdo its commendably original elder sibling. Over the last six years, London’s residents have enjoyed the recreation of cinematic cult classics that […]
Keeler
Rating ** Reviewed by Tony Peters You wait 50 years for a show about the Profumo Affair and then two come along together. A few weeks ahead of Stephen Ward, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical based on the scandal that rocked the Conservative government in 1963 when it was revealed that Minister for War John […]
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Rating *** Reviewed by Alex Foott Performance date – Tuesday 29th October 2013 As that festive behemoth known only as Pantomime begins its steady crawl across the British Isles, ready to smother the country with its glittering chassis, any means of escape becomes increasingly futile. Thankfully, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat provides something of […]
Kim Ismay
Sunday 27 October 2013 Lauderdale House, North London Cabaret in the House is a series of weekly, Sunday afternoon shows being held at Lauderdale House in North London. Last Sunday is was the turn of Mamma Mia cougar, Kim Ismay to take the stage in an afternoon of good old fashioned sing song. Hosted by […]
Coward
Rating **** Reviewed by Fran Beaton The White Bear Theatre Playing until 11th November 2013 This is one of the best plays I have seen for a very long time. Coward, a fictional biography of Noel Coward, deserves a transfer from the White Bear Theatre, at the back of a pub in Kennington to the […]
The Nutcracker on Ice
Rating ***** Reviewed by Michaela Clement-Hayes London Palladium – 25th October 2013 A favourite Christmas ballet, the Nutcracker is this year brought to life by the Imperial Ice Stars, transforming the Palladium’s stage into an ice rink. The skaters make a triumphant return to London after the critically acclaimed Swan Lake on Ice last year, […]
Love Story
Wilmas Rating **** Brockley Jack Theatre Performance date: 25th October 2013 When Love Story came to the West End in 2010, I was blown away and quickly it became one of my favourite shows. I have played the CD so many times since then, the case has lost its clasp and now, just flops open […]
From Here To Eternity
Rating *** Reviewed by Tony Peters Here we have the first round in the highly anticipated box office battle between former writing partners Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber with Rice’s musical based on James Jones’ controversial novel opening around two months ahead of Lloyd Webber’s Stephen Ward. And while this is an often-polished show, […]
Thriller – Live
Rating **** Reviewed by Alex Foott Performance date – Thursday 24th October 2013 In a world that is increasingly tolerant of mediocre talent, it is reassuring to behold a celebration of one of the most prodigious entertainers of all time. With a career spanning almost forty years, the pop deity that is Michael Jackson is […]
Blood Wedding
Rating *** Reviewed by Michaela Clement-Hayes The Courtyard – 23rd October 2013 Surrealism is a word frequently associated with Lorca’s writing and Blood Wedding is no exception. Possibly my favourite of his plays (despite studying it in both Spanish and English), Bodas de sangre is a story that can be interpreted and performed in many […]