REVIEW: Cat in the Hat (Turbine Theatre) ★★★
The Turbine Theatre is a new joint venture between Bill Kenwright and Paul Taylor-Mills. Set in that once inspired and now rather orthodox setting of a railway arch, this bijou venue is a welcome addition to the South London theatre scene. Currently playing is a family offering, originally produced by the National Theatre: The Cat […]
REVIEW: Peter Pan (Grand Theatre Blackpool) ★★★★
This year’s pantomime at the Grand Theatre is Peter Pan, the story of the boy who doesn’t want to grow up. We follow his adventures in Neverland accompanied by the three Darling children as Peter (Jack Heasman) is on a quest to find a mother for the Lost Boys. Rachel Grundy plays Peter’s fairy friend […]
REVIEW: Girl From The North Country (Gielgud Theatre) ★★★★★
Following on from its recent sold-out London run at the Old Vic, and then the Noel Coward Theatre, Girl From The North Country returns to the West End’s Gielgud Theatre for a limited season. Four years ago, Director Conor McPherson was approached, and asked if he’d be interested in using music maestro Bob Dylan’s songs […]
REVIEW: MARY POPPINS (Prince Edward Theatre) ★★★★★
I wanted to hate Mary Poppins. I don’t know why but I remember seeing it on Broadway many moons ago and not thinking much of it. So I didn’t plan to go and see the new West End production at the Prince Edward Theatre but boy am I glad I did. At just under three […]
REVIEW: Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis (Park 90) ★★★★★
Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis is a brilliantly written, superbly performed play with great humour and emotion. Seeing a lot of theatre does throw up some interesting situations – earlier in the week I saw and reviewed A Taste of Honey – a 50-year-old play about how women in restricted circumstances will do whatever […]
REVIEW: HADESTOWN (Walter Kerr Theatre) ★★★★★
Hadestown, an acclaimed new musical by celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and innovative director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) is a love story for today… and always. The show has opened on Broadway after a run at Londons National Theatre – bringing with it most of the cast including West End […]
REVIEW: TOOTSIE (Marquis Theatre) ★★★★
Starring Crazy Ex Girlfriend’s Santino Fontana in the leading role, Tootsie is a comedy musical based on the 1982 film. Michael Dorsey (Fontana) is a struggling actor, who no one will hire because he is so difficult to work with. At the end of his tether and willing to do anything to get a part, […]
REVIEW: 9 to 5 The Musical (Savoy Theatre) ★★★★
The infamous song ‘9 to 5‘ is part of the remarkable career of the beloved Dolly Parton, country superstar and household name. Fans of the original film have delighted at the opportunity to see the classic story of three, but this particular run includes two very special guests Bonnie Langford and David Hasselhoff. We are greeted […]
REVIEW: Aladdin (New Victoria Theatre) ★★★★
I was lucky enough to be invited along to the New Victoria Theatre in Woking, where the story of Aladdin unfolded in a truly magical way when it flew into town earlier this week. As usual with Woking’s Pantomimes, there were some incredible sets. This year they had a flying magic carpet and it was […]
REVIEW: A Taste of Honey (Trafalgar Studios) ★★★
A Taste of Honey first opened in London in 1958 and remains tragically relevant 50 years on. The story centres around the toxic relationship between mother and daughter, Helen and Jo. Set in the tenement slums of Salford in the late 1950s, this is the story of two women of very limited means who do […]