REVIEW: HORRIBLE HISTORIES – THE BEST OF BARMY BRITAIN (Apollo Theatre) ★★★★★
The 5th anniversary of the Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain series is being celebrated in the West End with a Best Of Barmy Britain show which aims to teach 5-10 year olds about history through fun, acted out scenes and songs. I was never very good at history at school and to be honest I […]
REVIEW: THE GO-BETWEEN (Apollo Theatre)
I LOVE Michael Crawford. The original Phantom of the Opera and more recently his charming performance as the Wizard, in The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium. His new show, The Go-Between, which has just opened in London’s West End at the Apollo Theatre shall sadly not go down in history as his greatest […]
REVIEW: NELL GWYNN (Apollo Theatre)
“I can dance and I can sing and I am good at either. And I can do the other thing, when we get together!” If any show was summed up by its lyrics, then Nell Gwynn is it. The famous mistress of King Charles II is brought to life by a collection of bawdy songs, […]
My Night With Reg – Apollo Theatre
My Night With Reg is a comedy play about a group of gay men in the 1980’s who struggle with the death of their friends to the HIV virus. It premiered in 1994 at the Royal Court Theatre and most recently played a sold out run at the Donmar Warehouse. It is now playing a […]
13
[rating=5] If you’ve ever been 13 then you will be able to relate to this show. It is a hilarious reminder of how hard it is growing up. In the story we meet Evan Goldman who’s parents have split up as his dad ran off with an air hostess. His mum decides to move them […]