A confused story, poor performances and mediocre songs – THE PRINCE OF EGYPT is extremely disappointing
Popular films are getting revived, with musical versions for the stage. Often, these tend to divide people, especially if songs from the film aren’t used in the musical version. Some, like Mean Girls, get a bit of a modern overhaul to appeal to younger audiences, while others stick to their roots and don’t change. It’s […]
Which West End stars were behind the masks at the London launch of SECRET STAR?
Inspired by The Masked Singer on ITV, The Curtain Up Show on Resonance FM (a not-for-profit radio station dedicated to creativity, arts and culture) put on a charity night like no other this week, raising money for the community Radio station. Six disguised West End stars sang live, wearing hilarious animal heads and it was down […]
Late night West End cabaret comes to Soho’s newest hotspot The Boulevard Theatre
In the back streets of London’s Soho, tucked away just behind Old Compton Street, is a new 165 seat (accessible) theatre, bar and restaurant – The Boulevard Theatre. As well as producing full-length productions of shows like the London premiere of The Sunset Limited (currently playing until 29 February 2020), The Boulevard Theatre hosts weekly […]
Deeply thought-provoking – FANNY A NEW MUSICHALL brings the beginning of the feminist movement to London
It’s not often that you come out of a show, having known nothing about the subject matter before hand but suddenly being obsessed with immediately googling to find out more. Fanny – A New Musichall at the Vaults Festival does just that. On entering the venue we are handed a song sheet, being told that […]
La Cage aux Folles (Park Theatre)
Too much farce and not enough affection in this staging of the French classic La Cage aux Folles. The original La Cage aux Folles play premiered in Paris in 1973. It was made into a French language film with two sequels then in 1983 into a Broadway Musical followed by a Hollywood film – ‘The […]
The Wolves In The Walls (Little Angel Theatre) ★★★★
Puppeteer extraordinaire Toby Olié has adapted Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel The Wolves In The Walls in this enormously fun production for children at the Little Angel Theatre. Lucy can hear something scratching in the walls of her family home, and she knows it is wolves. Of course, no one else believes her. Mum thinks it […]
Does BE MORE CHILL live up to the hype?
When it was first announced that Be More Chill would be opening at The Other Palace, the news was met with great anticipation from its fans on this side of the pond. With more than 350 million people streaming the original cast recording, it is a show that clearly has a huge following and has […]
THE UPSTART CROW at London’s Gielgud Theatre is ‘a rollicking ride’ ★★★★
William Shakespeare may be one of the best playwrights ever to have lived, but he is also a fantastic character. We know so much – and yet so little – about him, that there is plenty of room for interpretation. We’ve seen him immortalised on stage in Shakespeare in Love, & Juliet and now The […]
Check out West End Wednesday’s at Bunga Bunga in Covent Garden
Six years after the opening of the Battersea bar and pizzeria, Bunga Bunga has come to Covent Garden with an even bigger and bolder version of the original. On the ground floor, discover a family pizzeria and bar, BungaTINI. Below, lies an incredible secret world serving an Italian sharing feast, extensive drinks menu and a […]
The Old Lady Comes To Call as THE VISIT opens at the National Theatre
Tony Kushner’s adaptation of the Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s 1956 classic, The Visit (also known as The Old Lady Comes To Call) opened at the National Theatre on the Olivier stage last week, directed by Jeremy Herrin. The show begins in the decaying town of Slurry, as the townspeople anticipate the arrival of the world’s […]