The Winslow Boy
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Jamie Chapman Dixon Directed by the charming Lindsay Posner and based on the true story of George Archer-Shee and his family’s fight for justice in 1908, The Winslow Boy gives everyone something to think about. Written by Terence Rattigan in 1944/45 and given its award-winning West End and Broadway Debuts […]
The Play That Goes Wrong (Old Red Lion Theatre) ★★★★★
When it comes to the play-within-a-play scenario played out by incompetent actors, comparisons will inevitably be drawn with Michael Frayn’s masterpiece Noises Off, which pretty much took the idea as far as it could go. You might think. But as good as Frayn’s play is, I’m going to stick my neck out here and say […]
Jurassic Bark
Wilmas Rating [rating=5] It’s not very often you get the chance to see a magic performing Chihuahua being fired out of a cannon and so when I heard Piff the Magic Dragon was bringing Mr Piffles to the Soho Theatre I lept at the chance to go along and see the show. Piff (also […]
Spelling Bee
Rating [rating=5] Reviewed by Jamie Chapman Dixon The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tells the glorious tale of a normal day to day Spelling Bee and how much such a simple thing can mean to so many people. The set is simplistic, being set in a high school gymnasium, the feel of the theatre […]
Mile High the Musical
Reviewed by Michaela Clement-Hayes Rating [rating=3] Icarus Royal Airlines (IRA) who fly ‘anywhere cut-price’ are embroiled in a battle with Fantasy Airlines, culminating in a bet involving Kylie’s hot pants… Richenda ‘Richie’ Branson (Jessica Sherman) is a flight attendant with daddy issues, who dreams of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately she keeps crashing on the flying […]
Fruit Fly
Wilma’s Rating [rating=5] He may only be 4ft 11 but Leslie Jordan is a huge bundle of comedy genius. In his new stand up show, Fruit Fly, Leslie asks the question “Do gay men really become their mothers?”. 90 minutes of hilarious anecdotes about his childhood and coming out process, in a time when gay […]
Dissolve
Rating [rating=2] Reviewed by Tony Peters Memories are what shape us and make us what we are. So how would you cope with severe memory loss, where every day was a new experience? And if you had to choose just one memory to hang on to, what would it be? This is the […]
Abigail's Party
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Rosalie Carter There’s something wonderfully hideous about watching Abigail’s Party. Perhaps it’s the shag pile rug underneath a glass topped table. Perhaps it’s the constant flow of rum and cokes that the characters first tried on the exotic beaches of Majorca. It could even be the wide lapels and pinstripe […]
Burn the Floor
Rating [rating=5] Reviewed by Tony Peters The latest incarnation of international dance phenomenon Burn the Floor blasts its way into the West End for a limited season with a stunning two hours of ballroom and latin that at times takes the breath away. First conceived as long ago as 1997 by producer Harley […]
Siro-A
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Candice Nel I’d heard Siro-A were Japans answer to the Blue Man Group and was instantly intrigued by the idea of mime, techno and a light show, all being combined on stage at the Leicester Square Theatre. The show doesn’t disappoint – it is an epic hour of performance art […]