Valley Boy, City Life
Wilma’s Rating **** Ben Vivian Jones brought his new show to London’s Union Theatre for one night of self indulgent comedy about his life and sexploits as a gay man growing up in Wales. Valley Boy, City Life is brought to life through comedy monologues and song, which had the audience laughing all the way […]
Varla Jean Merman / Well Strung
Wilma’s Rating **** I’ll be honest with you dears, I really didn’t fancy this show. But I am so glad I went as I had one of the best nights ever (well at least this week). Drag Sensation Varla Jean Merman has returned to London after ten years and her Book of Merman show (which […]
Barking In Essex
Wilmas rating *** If you find the word c**t offensive then Barking In Essex isn’t the show for you. It is used repeatedly for the first ten minutes of the show and then peppered throughout. The lady sat next to me scoffed every time the word was said and muttered ‘I don’t like that word’ […]
Singular Sensations
Singular Sensations is a new series of interview and performance sessions (hosted by Ed Seckerson) which takes stars of musical theatre and talks to them in-depth and about their careers. Think Parkinson but with theatre people. Kerry Ellis was the first in this series. It was a nice informative and intimate session with some lovely […]
Afraid of the Dark
Rating **** Reviewed by Alex Foott Click here for tickets Sidling along the row and dropping into my seat, I thank my lucky stars that I have been placed slap-bang in the middle of the auditorium. No chance of being grabbed by any shadows lurking in the aisles (thankyou, very much!) Suddenly, the audience’s […]
Farragut North
Wilma’s Rating ***** Farragut North opened at London’s Southwark Playhouse last week, attracting a lot of attention because of one particular cast member, Rachel Tucker. Having just released a solo album ‘The Reason’, this is Rachel’s first show since leaving the West Ends biggest show Wicked where she played the leading lady role of […]
Another Way
Wilmas Rating *** Friday 13th, the Cockpit Theatre, drenched right through from the rain outside, I entered the room needing a well deserved sit down to dry off. But to my horror the audience were all stood in the middle of the room, squashed together, with the seats cornered off. I couldn’t think of a […]
The Speed Twins
Rating ** Reviewed by Tony Peters A glance at playwright Maureen Chadwick’s television credits and one could be forgiven for expecting something here along the lines of the populist Waterloo Road and Footballers Wives that she has created for the small screen. So this drama comes as something of a revelation, at least from the […]
Sincerely Mr Toad
Rating *** Reviewed by Alex Foott Splashing about in the wake of its critically acclaimed run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sincerely, Mr Toad flings forth its fresh-faced cast to show us the rather unexplored story of one of Britain’s most celebrated writers. Sell A Door Theatre Company’s latest work is an ambitious biopic […]
Miranda Sings
Wilmas Rating ** When I first heard Miranda Sings was coming to London I had no idea who she was. I looked her up on YouTube (as she is a You Tube sensation) and was equally as confused about what I was watching. I took to Twitter to ask people exactly what this was and […]