How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at Southwark Playhouse ★★★★
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying originally premiered in 1961. With music by Guys & Dolls composer Frank Loesser, the musical was an instant hit winning both the Tony Award for Best Musical and a Pulitzer Prize. The original West End production opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1963 directed by book writer […]
It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure – showing that even small-scale theatre can be accessible to all
Usually disabled people are just trying to do the right thing. But what if they weren’t? What if they were out to make as much money as possible from non-disabled, anxious people like us? Developed with a healthy dose of scepticism and unhealthy serving of cynicism It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure has transferred to the Soho […]
REVIEW: The Ocean At The End Of The Lane (New Wimbledon Theatre) ★★★★★
The Ocean At The End Of The Lane made its world premiere at the National Theatre in 2019. Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman and adapted for the stage by Joel Horwood, the production was an instant success receiving three Olivier Awards nominations for Best New Play, Best Actress in a Supporting Role and […]
REVIEW: ‘Berlusconi A New Musical’ at Southwark Playhouse ★★
The former prime minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi and his tax evasion scandal is a very niche idea to write a musical about. But the Producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer (who describe this show as ‘Evita on acid’) make me wonder if they were tripping on acid themselves when they came up with the […]
REVIEW: Girl from the North Country at New Wimbledon Theatre ★★★★★
Girl from the North Country is a fairly new musical, using the songs of Bob Dylan. The musical premiered at the Old Vic in 2017 becoming an instant hit and transferred to the Noël Coward Theatre in the West End soon after. An Off-Broadway production was mounted in 2018 at the Public Theatre, original home […]
REVIEW: The Bodyguard at New Wimbledon Theatre ★★★
Based on the hit 1992 film starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, The Bodyguard musical premiered in 2012 at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End. An instant success with audiences, the show went on to international fame with seasons in Utrecht, Cologne, Seoul, Australia, a US, Japan and China Tour just to name a […]
REVIEW: The Great British Bake-off Musical at Noel Coward Theatre ★★★★
I have never seen an episode of The Great British Bake-off and had never heard of a soggy bottom until I went to see Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary’s newest musical, based on the very popular tv series. Written during lockdown, The Great British Bake-off Musical is a light comedy that tells the story of […]
LES MISERABLES at London’s Sondheim Theatre
LES MISÉRABLES currently stars Dean Chisnall as Jean Valjean, David Thaxton as Javert, Ava Brennan as Fantine Robert Tripolino as Marius, Nathania Ong as Éponine and Lulu-Mae Pears as Cosette, Gerard Carey as Thénardier, Josefina Gabrielle as Madame Thénardier and Jordan Shaw as Enjolras. The company also includes Hazel Baldwin, Brad Barnley, Will Barratt, Cameron Burt, Natalie Chua, Matthew Dale, Matt Dempsey, Bryony Duncan, Louis Emmanuel, Sophie-May Feek, Melad Hamidi, Harry Jack, Christopher Jacobsen, Will Jennings, […]
REVIEW: OKLAHOMA! at Wyndham’s Theatre
Rodgers and Hammerstein‘s 1943 Broadway musical Oklahoma! was the first fully-integrated musical play and defined the format of musicals that we still see today. After a hugely successful revival on Broadway in 2019, a brand new production transferred to London where it enjoyed a successful run at the Young Vic. Now, the production has transferred […]
REVIEW: Standing at the Sky’s Edge (National Theatre) ★★★★★
Standing at the Sky’s Edge is a brand new British musical with music and lyrics by Richard Hawley and a book by Chris Bush. Named after the title track of Hawley’s 2012 album, the musical premiered at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on 14th March 2019 and received rave reviews from audiences and critics alike. […]
