REVIEW: The Jewel of the Empire (immersive theatre dining experience) ★★
The Jewel of the Empire, is an immersive theatre dining experience, set on board a train carriage of the specially constructed station. The year is 1937, the height of the British Empire, and Britain’s most famous archeologist, Dr. Errol Earhart, has unearthed the world’s most valuable diamond, the Jewel of the Empire, which is being […]
REVIEW: GEORGE (Hammersmith Eventim Apollo) ★★★★★
The term ‘tribute act’ can come with little respect and a whole lot of cheese but George, was anything but cheesy! The amazing Rob Lamberti, a scarily spitting image of George Michael, took that stage and utterly owned it, just as George would have done. This 2 hour concert of George Michael’s greatest hits saw […]
REVIEW: INK Festival – A FEAST FROM THE EAST (Tristan Bates Theatre) ★★★★★
INK discovers, nurtures and develops short new plays by writers with a strong physical and/or historical connection with East Anglia. The nine shorts produced here are a short listed and sometimes award wining selection from 350 submissions this year; eclectic in style and extremely refreshing to behold with a decent mix of pathos, human frailty […]
REVIEW: Hair the Musical (Sunderland Empire) ★★★★★
After a triumphant start in Wimbledon, Hair the Musical arrives in Sunderland as part of its 50th Anniversary tour. Over the years, Hair has caused controversy, intrigue and shock and this revival ticks all those boxes in a spectacular way. Set in late 1960’s America, Hair is a culmination of rebellion against the Vietnam War, […]
REVIEW: BOOM BANG-A-BANG (Above The Stag) ★★★★
Get ready for a gushy review. Tonight I had the pleasure of attending the press-night of Jonathan Harvey’s play ‘Boom Bang-A-Bang‘, directed by Andrew Beckett. It’s honestly rare that a play with an interval has me looking forward to the second act, but this production smashed the gradual build of act one. The play is […]
REVIEW: MARIA FRIEDMAN – FROM THE HEART (Crazy Coqs) ★★★★
The Friedman sisters Maria and Sonia are from a talented family; Sonia as one of the leading Theatre Producers in the World and Maria, a West End Musical star and director and it was wonderful to see her in concert at Live at Zedel, the Cabaret room Crazy Coqs, inside Brasserie Zedel, just off of […]
REVIEW: Bernie Dieter’s Little Death Club (Underbelly) ★★★★★
“The Little Death” or “La Petite Mort” is a colloquial term for the post-coital feeling of bliss; how apt then the title of this high-octane, thrilling and unique hour of cabaret, with it’s orgasmic smorgasbord of spectacular spectaculars. At just the right length and with no weak link, we are welcomed to the seasonal pop […]
REVIEW: HEROES (Drayton Arms Theatre) ★★★
Bebe and Tony Barry’s coming of age tale (set to a 1972 soundtrack of David Bowie hits) comes to the Drayton Arms Theatre, under the direction of Ben Woodhall, in a production that is enjoyable, without ever really reaching the stars. Billie (Bebe Barry) is a misfit teenager from Tonbridge who is inspired by Bowie’s […]
REVIEW: THE GREAT BRITISH PANTOMIME AWARDS 2019
As cast and technical teams recover from the 2018/19 Pantomime season and Producers turn to preparing for the 2019/20 season, the whole Pantomime Family came together with a host of celebrity stars and Pantomime fanatics to celebrate the genre at the third annual GB Pantomime Awards at the New Wimbledon Theatre in London. It made […]
REVIEW: FULL MONTY (Wimbledon New Theatre) ★★★★
Attending the press night of Simon Beaufoy‘s award winning play (based on his own screenplay), the well loved multi Bafta award winning 1997 film was an hilarious event, not least for the reactions and heckling of the mostly 50 something hormonal women baying for the talented cast’s inevitable striptease..egged on good naturedly by TV heartthrob […]