REVIEW: A Festive Evening with Patsy May (The Museum of Comedy) ★★
You may recognise Patsy May as a semi-finalist on the 2014 series of Britain’s Got Talent. A charming miniature human in puppet form (controlled by Laura Bacon), she won over viewers across the UK with a gorgeous American accent and vibrant personality. She took up residency for one night only at London’s Museum of Comedy, […]
REVIEW: MEAN GIRLS (August Wilson Theatre) ★★★★
I have been OBSESSED with Mean Girls the Musical since it began on Broadway two years ago in 2017. The cast recording is EPIC and I listen to it far too regularly, even now. So it was a no brainer that I would go to see the show on my recent trip to Broadway. I […]
REVIEW: FROZEN THE MUSICAL (St. James Theatre) ★★★
Frozen the Musical tells the story of a relationship between two sisters, Elsa and Anna (who also happen to be princesses). Elsa has magical powers which she can’t control and her parents keep her hidden away for fear of people finding out. But after their parents die unexpectedly and Elsa is next in line to the […]
REVIEW: BEETLEJUICE (Winter Garden Theatre) ★★★★★
It’s showtime, folks! The ghost-with-the-most comes to the stage in this edgy and irreverent musical comedy based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film. Beetlejuice tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager obsessed with the whole “being dead thing.” Lucky for Lydia, her new house is haunted by a recently deceased couple […]
REVIEW: MOULIN ROUGE THE MUSICAL (Al Hirschfield Theatre) ★★★★
Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Pop the champagne and prepare for the spectacular spectacular… Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. A theatrical celebration […]
REVIEW: AMELIE THE MUSICAL (The Other Palace) ★★★★
Amelie is a charming musical which occasionally veers into being overly saccharine before being dragged back on track by truly bonkers moments. Based on the 2001 film of the same name, Amelie is the story of a young woman living in Paris who works as a waitress in a café on Montmartre the site of […]
REVIEW: Dick Whittington and His Cat (Hackney Empire) ★★★★
Hackney Empire has long been famous for its pantomimes, combining British tradition with diversity. Dick Whittington and His Cat continues this custom, taking the traditional tale of Dick Whittington and updating and combining it with real events. It tells the story of a young immigrant aboard the Empire Windrush arriving in post-war London in 1948 […]
REVIEW: Shit-Faced Showtime: A Pissedmas Carol (Leicester Square Theatre) ★★★★
The time has come for another work of chaos in the Shit-Faced Showtime series, and on this occasion they’re tackling a British institution: A Christmas Carol. The premise is delightfully simple and there’s a clue in the title: a small cluster of performers shorten a classic story to fit into an hour, but with an […]
REVIEW: JAGGED LITTLE PILL (Broadhurst Theatre) ★★★
When Alanis Morissette released the album Jagged Little Pill in 1995, her deeply personal lyrics touched a raw never with millions of people around the world and catapulted Alanis into super stardom over night. With her ninth album due next year and an extensive 25th anniversary tour planned, there is just time to open Jagged […]
REVIEW: Superstar (Southwark Playhouse) ★★★★
Nicola Wren’s one-woman autobiographical show, draws on her life as her family’s mistake – the fifth and final child, conceived by accident and sent on a never-ending quest to gain her older siblings approval. This could easily have been self-indulgent but is in fact clever, sharply observed and a side-splittingly funny. After a successful run […]