REVIEW: MAGIC GOES WRONG (Vaudeville Theatre) ★★★★
Somewhere, deep in the West End Wilma vaults, lies my review of Mischief Theatre’s The Play That Goes Wrong from when it premiered in the small space above the Old Red Lion. I absolutely loved it then and so it’s been a huge pleasure to enjoy the company’s success story over the seven years since; […]
REVIEW: The King and I (Wales Millennium Centre) ★★★★
After a Tony-Award winning run on Broadway in 2016, and a highly celebrated summer at the London Palladium in 2018, the Lincoln Centre Theatre’s production of The King and I has arrived in Cardiff, as part of its International Tour. This classic American musical written by Rodgers & Hammerstein features hits such as ‘I Whistle […]
REVIEW: CATS (THE MOVIE) ★
Director Tom Hooper (who also directed the 2012 film Les Miserables) said at the 16 December world premiere of Cats the movie that he had finished it “at 8am the previous day after 36 hours in a row”. And it certainly shows. Despite a revised version of the film being released to cinemas (which is […]
REVIEW: Circus 1903 (Southbank Centre) ★★★★
Circus 1903 returns for a limited Christmas run to the Southbank Centre Royal Festival Hall with brand new acts: The Russian duo aerial act The Flying Fredonis, Cuban balancer The Great Rokardy, as well as Russian Rolling Ball and Hula Hoop artist Mademoiselle Natalia – and last but not certainly not least, the Magnificent Marvellos with […]
REVIEW: Billionaire Boy (Bloomsbury Theatre) ★★★
Birmingham Stage Company’s production of Billionaire Boy comes to Bloomsbury Theatre for the Christmas holidays as part of its UK tour to November 2020. Joe Spud is Billionaire Boy, a twelve year old whose father had made his fortune in toilet paper, making him the richest boy in the country. While he has all the […]
REVIEW: CURTAINS (Wyndham’s Theatre) ★★★
With songs written by Kander and Ebb, the duo behind Cabaret and Chicago, one could be forgiven for assuming that Curtains would follow in the success of its predecessors. Sadly, it seems this musical whodunnit, although enjoyable, seems to just miss the mark. The audience are told the story of a musical which has just […]
REVIEW: GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS (London Palladium) ★★★★
Returning for the third year, the London Palladium Pantomime delivers exactly what its audience wants. More TV stars than you can shake a stick at, huge colourful costumes, singing and dancing. It’s big budget Panto and for many people in the audience, their one theatre trip of the year. Dame Betty Barnum and her daughter […]
REVIEW: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Wardown House, Museum and Gallery) ★★★★★
The setting of this promenade production of one man ‘A Christmas Carol’ could not be more ideal. Wardown House, Museum and Gallery is a Grade II listed building situated in the beautiful grounds of Wardown Park, Luton. Formerly a family residence, then a World War I military hospital, this house transports you back in time, […]
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 […]