West End Misfits is a concert which gives performers ‘the opportunity to present the material that they feel best represents themselves.’ This means that performers get to sing song they wouldn’t normally sing due to gender, race and maybe even age! This choice of topic lead to an eclectic mix of songs from women singing ‘Sweet Transvestite,’ ‘If I Were
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Pint of Wine Theatre Company put on a 3 night cabaret line up, Hot Mess, with different acts each night, drawn together by M.D Jordan Clarke. On the Thursday night that I attended, Paulus (one of the judges of All Together Now) hosted. Performing was Martine Johannesen-Berg, Hannah Chutzpah, Will Arundel and ‘Mess’ which was made up of Imy Hasley
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Just two days after her birthday (it would be less than good manners to mention which one) Crazy Coqs welcomed back the formidably talented and remarkably youthful Lorna Dallas to perform no less than 20 songs to a room at Zedels packed with many clearly devoted followers. Her programme, entitled “Stages” reflected a long career which began in small town
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Richard Shelton plays Frank Sinatra in 1971 as he faces retirement, we are in Palm Springs, California and we are treated to a mixture of Sinatra’s musings, which become more alcohol fuelled as the evening progresses, and a small portion of his back catalogue. Sinatra Raw is billed as a play but it is really a show that doesn’t fit categorisation. Whilst a
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Hot Gay Time Machine at Trafalgar Studios 2 Where do I even begin in describing Hot Gay Time Machine? We meet Zak Ghazi-Torbati and Toby Marlow who decide to use the time machine that they have discovered to revisit ‘seminal’ moments in their lives. Amongst other scenes we see them coming out to their parents, in the boys locker room
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Parenthood – a Musical Review by Fluffy Top Productions Parenthood is a brand new musical review with custom written music created by the Kent based husband and wife team of Emily Clare and Pete Moody. Aimed very much at an adult audience the show is a comedy musical leading you alone the journey of parenthood with all its highs and
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Liza Pulman Sings Streisand ‘Liza Pulman Sings Streisand’ does what it says on the tin. It doesn’t attempt to be a tribute show, an impersonation or a life story. Instead it is a talented singer performing some of Streisand’s classic songs as well as a few of the more unusual ones. It is shows like this that live or die on
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Anne Steele, Welcome to the Circus at The Crazy Coqs The Crazy Coqs is a wonderful venue. With a deliciously decadent feel, this hidden gem hosts an eclectic line-up of talent, attracting big names as well as newcomers to a fabulously intimate basement bar. With cabaret tables well-spaced around the relatively small stage area, audience members can feel that they
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West End Calling West End Calling is a talent competition for those under 21. It offers these young performers a chance to perform in front of West End performers and get valuable feedback before ending up at the final at The Other Palace. I attended the Senior final. To get this far the finalists have already been through an audition,
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Hope and Charity – a Charity concert at The Churchill Theatre I was invited to Hope and Charity, a musical theatre concert in aid of St Christopher’s Hospice on Thursday night in the Lounge at The Churchill Theatre. Organised by local performer and LSMT graduate, Sarah-Leanne Howe she gathered a line up of 10 musical theatre performers many of which
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