REVIEW: TOMMY ON TOP (Above The Stag)
Chris Woodley‘s new farce about a Hollywood heartthrob trying to avoid being outed as gay in order to have a chance at winning ‘Best Actor’ at the Oscars, is currently playing at Above The Stag Theatre in Vauxhall. Set in a hotel room on the eve of the Oscars, Tommy Miller, his boyfriend George and […]
REVIEW: ANYTHING GOES (Barbican Theatre)
Originally titled ‘Bon Voyage’ (changing its name just before opening due to sensitivity around a recent ship which caught fire and killed 137 people in America) ‘Anything Goes‘ opened on Broadway in 1937 and quickly became one of Cole Porter‘s most well loved musical stage shows. The show is back in London for the first […]
REVIEW: JOHN & JEN (Southwark Playhouse)
A brand new version of the Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald musical ‘John & Jen’ (with orchestrations by Jason Robert Brown & Andrew Lippa) is currently playing at the Southwark Playhouse in London – a short walk from Elephant and Castle tube station (3 stops from Charing Cross). It is an emotional rollercoaster of a […]
REVIEW: WONDERVILLE MAGIC & ILLUSION (Palace Theatre)
There are many different types of magic. A lot of them depend on what we choose to believe. And I choose to believe in the magic of theatre. The smell of the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd. The anticipation of curtain up… Wonderville provides us with all this and more. It’s a collection of […]
REVIEW: HORRIBLE HISTORIES: BARMY BRITAIN PART 5 (Apollo Theatre) ★★★★
Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain is back in the West End with a brand-new show full of crazy characters and rude new rulers from Britain’s barmy past! Will you be conquered by William? Will you sink or swim with King Henry I? Go house hunting with King Henry VIII! Join the gorgeous Georgians as they take over […]
Call yourself a feminist? FLAT AND THE CURVES certainly do
Flat & the Curves took to the stage of the Above The Stag Cabaret room recently, bringing feminism to the stage in the most hilarious of ways. Imagine a night out with your friends, sharing a bottle of wine and regaling all your latest antics through song! Their stories of sex, love (or lack of) […]
REVIEW: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (London Palladium)
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has returned to the London Palladium, following a hit season in the Summer of 2019. Told entirely through song with the help of the Narrator, the show follows the story of Jacob’s favourite son Joseph and his eleven brothers. After being sold […]
REVIEW: BILLIONAIRE BOY (Garrick Theatre, 2021) ★★★★
Following the success of the award-winning ‘Gangsta Granny’ in 2017, Birmingham Stage Company are back in the West End with the stage premiere of David Walliams’ 2010 children’s book, ‘Billionaire Boy‘ at the Garrick Theatre. What do you give your son for his twelfth birthday when you’re a billionaire? Well, last year Joe Spud, son […]
REVIEW: THE BEST OF THE WEST END (Royal Albert Hall)
The Best Of The West End celebrated the return of theatre with a bang earlier this week, playing to a non-socially-distanced Royal Albert Hall, featuring performances from more stars of the West End than you could shake a stick at, raising money for Acting For Others. Hosted by West End veteran and ‘I’m A Celebrity […]
REVIEW: HEATHERS (Theatre Royal Haymarket) ★★★★
Before Mean Girls, there was Heathers. Although the film didn’t have a hugely positive reception, it has become something of a cult classic. Judging by the audience response at Theatre Royal Haymarket, the musical version is just as popular! Set amidst the typical teenage angst and high school cliques, including the infamous ‘Heathers’, one girl […]