Christina Bianco
Wilmas Rating **** The Hippodrome Casino, London Broadway star and recent YouTube sensation Christina Bianco has exploded onto our computer screens over the past few months with her celebrity impressions of well known stars. Christina came to London’s West End Hippodrome Casino for four sold out shows titled ‘Diva Moments’. On stage Christina explained the […]
Gotta Sing Gotta Dance
Rating **** Reviewed by Roz Carter Richmond Theatre I have to admit, I didn’t have high hopes for Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance. Packaged up as a musical theatre pick & mix, I was convinced that this review would be a scathing exposé on how terrible a show it was. Well, that will teach me to […]
The Spring Tide
Rating ***** Reviewed by Michaela Clement-Hayes The Spring Tide Old Red Lion Theatre 5th September 2013 Writer Carol Vine admits that it took a while for her to find this play, but find it she did. The Spring Tide is very much a modern love story and one that anyone who has ever been scared […]
Music That Matters
Rating **** Reviewed by Michaela Clement-Hayes Union Theatre – 26th August 2013 There’s nothing more attractive than a man with a warm Scottish accent. Except for a Scotsman who can sing. Well, Kieran Brown has it all. Not only does he look fabulous in a sparkly waistcoat and matching shoes, but he has a voice […]
Chimerica
Wilma’s Rating ***** FOLLOWING A SOLD-OUT RUN AT THE ALMEIDA THEATRE, THE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED CHIMERICA HAS TRANSFERRED TO THE HAROLD PINTER THEATRE THIS SUMMER FOR A STRICTLY LIMITED SEASON. The thing I love most about theatre blogging is that sometimes I get invited to see shows that I would never usually choose to go and see. […]
Velma Celli
Rating ***** Reviewed by Michaela Clement-Hayes Hippodrome Casino, Leicester Square – 22nd August 2013 You can’t help but feel a pang of jealousy when you’re in a casino watching a drag act who has better legs and hair than you could ever dream of. But when this is combined with fab musical numbers, comedy and […]
Dirty Laundry
Rating *** Reviewed by Alex Foott Written by Rachel Hirons Directed by Kat Hoult Performance date – Mon 19th Aug 2013 Over the past decade, the British public has been subjected to television’s desperate attempt to revive the celebrated sitcoms of the 1990s. Though intended to reacquaint us with the hilarity of comedy classics such […]
Here. the 99%
Rating ** Reviewed by Tony Peters The title of BackHere! Theatre’s showcase for new young writers highlights the fact that the majority of the nation’s wealth is in the hands of just 1% of the population, while the rest are left struggling with increasing economic hardship and the effects of cuts. The seven short plays […]
Piff the Magic Dragon
Rating **** Reviewed by Ed Theakston For anyone who still has that part inside of them that longs to believe, this hilarious show from Piff the Magic Dragon will leave you with a firmly cemented belief in conjury and magic of all kinds. A hilarious combination of standup routine and magic show, Piff (John Van […]
Ginger Nation
Rating *** Reviewed by Alex Foott Performance date – Sun 18th Aug 2013 A gleaming smile, warm words of welcome and some fervent nodding greet us as we filter in to the space. Indicating the bar and ushering us to our seats, Shawn Hitchins’ goofy and childlike energy is both disarming and refreshingly personal. His […]