REVIEW: BRING IT ON (Southwark Playhouse) ★★★
Before he revolutionised musical theatre with the smash-hit Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda lent his genius to the adaption of an all singing, all cheerleading Bring It On the Musical which makes its UK premier at the Southwark Playhouse. Based on the 2000 film of the same name, the musical follows Truman High cheerleader, Campbell (Robyn McIntyre), […]
REVIEW: Everything’s Going to be KO (Pleasance Courtyard) ★★★★
We are greeted by Cecilia, a lovely calming, soft voiced creature who runs us all through a series of tests; where there are no wrong nor right answers. As the tests continue it becomes clear that however calming and relaxed Cecelia seems, we are not relaxed about the questions and more importantly the answers. And […]
REVIEW: Russian Roulette (Hounslow Arts Centre) ★★★★★
A new format has come to town. One big wheel of shows. One roulette wheel. One tombola… and pure chaos. In Edinburgh, there will be three Russian plays on the wheel but for the sake of the preview the seagull was pre-chosen. However, the madness was not. On every ball in the tombola there is […]
REVIEW: The Mould that Changed the World (Surgeon’s Hall) ★★★★
It’s quite a bold title and aptly staged at the Surgeon’s Hall. The show begins at a UN conference for Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR), which is at once a curious place to start, considering that this is a musical. Yes that’s right. Musical theatre. About antibiotics. Stay with me. The action goes right to the dawn […]
REVIEW: Showmanship (C Royale) ★★★★
I’ve seen Lucy Roslyn in performance a few times: The People Versus John Haynes; a rehearsed read of the first instalment of stories set in Boon & Dogget’s circus, Goody; and now Showmanship, the second in the four episode series. It’s clear from everything I’ve watched previously, Ms Roslyn is truly exceptional at physical characterisation. […]
REVIEW: Harpy (Underbelly Cowgate) ★★★★
Being an outspoken woman of a certain age, I was very attracted to this show for two reasons: the name of the play and it starring Su Pollard, who was a childhood heroine of mine, for her brilliant comedic skills in shows such as Hi De Hi and You Rang M’ord. Her talent for timing […]
The Tiger Who Came To Tea comes to London this Summer
THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA – a musical play adapted & directed by DAVID WOOD and based on the book by JUDITH KERR is set to be THE PURRFECT SUMMER TREAT! Based on Britain’s best-loved picture book by Judith Kerr, the Olivier Award nominated smash hit show The Tiger Who Came to Tea returns […]
REVIEW: BROKEN WINGS (Theatre Royal Haymarket) ★★
‘Even if born free, we remain slaves of the laws enacted by our forefathers.’ This is a quote from the Lebanese-born poetic novelist, Kahlil Gibran and the premise of the heady and melodramatic musical, Broken Wings. Set in the turn of the century Beirut and based on the biographic poetic novel of the same name, […]
REVIEW: WAR HORSE (New Victoria Theatre) ★★★★★
One of The National Theatre’s longest running productions is War Horse and the touring production has galloped into Woking this week. This year we are remembering 100 years since the end of World War 1 and we honour and remember the ten million fighting men of different nationalities that gave up their lives during this […]
REVIEW: Horrible Histories, Barmy Britain Part Four (Apollo Theatre) ★★★
The commercial juggernaut that is the Horrible Histories franchise is back with another sideways look at British history. Once again Birmingham Stage Company brings its knowledge of how to keep children entertained to the party and the well worn formula for success is delivered slickly and professionally. Knowing what the audience of children wants is […]