Then, Now & Next at Southwark Playhouse ★★★
Then, Now & Next is a new musical by Christopher J Orton of My Land’s Shore and Jon Robyns who is currently playing the lead role in The Phantom Of The Opera. Receiving its world premiere at The Southwark Playhouse, Then, Now & Next is the pair’s first collaboration and features top-tier West End talent […]
Robin Hood (Open Air Theatre) ★★★
Robin Hood: The Legend. Re-Written. is the new offering from Regents Park Open Air Theatre. With a book by The Grinning Man writer Carl Grose and set in the beautiful, wooded heartland of Regent’s Park, this Robin Hood is an exciting reimagined version of the well-known story. Join Robin Hood as he pits good against […]
The Pillowman (Duke of York’s Theatre) ★★★★★
Lily Allen carries the show and gives a superb performance as Katurian, never leaving the stage for a second. She delivers the lengthy dialogue in an engaging way that kept the sold-out audience captivated from the very beginning to the very end. Set in a modern dictatorship, where police torture for fun and decide the fate […]
We Will Rock You at the London Coliseum ★★★★
Queen and Ben Elton’s We Will Rock You originally fist-pumped and head-banged its way onto the West End in 2002. Quickly winning favor with audiences, the jukebox musical featuring 24 of Queen’s best-loved hits went on to become the longest-running musical at the Dominion Theatre closing in 2014. Since then multiple international and touring productions […]
Aspects of Love at Lyric Theatre ★★★
Based on the 1955 David Garnett novella of the same name, Aspects of Love is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart. Originally debuting in 1989 at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, Aspects of Love was a British-born hit with audiences and critics alike who praised […]
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 […]