Each year I traditionally post a roundup of the year when I look back over the 100+ shows I’ve seen and declare my favourite West End Musical, Fringe Play, Family show of the year as well as everything in between. Of course 2020 is different so I wanted to recognise it with a slightly different stagey review post. Breakout Venue
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Theatre Land can be a contentious place sometimes and the current discussion about how Covid safe theatre is a prime example of this. It all came to a head following Songs For A New World at The London Palladium, produced by Lambert Jackson. I attended the evening performance and the safety measures visible to audience members in place were –
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With theatres and many other artistic venues such as live music venues etc being closed I wanted to use my platform to put together a list as to how we can continue to support the arts in these times. 1) Sign a petition. The biggest petition that I am aware of is the one that asks the Government to offer
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I’m going to say it in case you missed the title…..amateur theatre is racist. Hopefully within this article I will show you why and maybe proffer a few suggestions as how to begin to address this. I am also writing this as someone who loves amateur theatre and this passion is why I want to see it do better. Let
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I have found myself wanting to speak up and speak out for the black lives matter movement but also aware that I have a platform and a readership that I can hopefully use to do so. I have therefore spent time trying to educate myself on how I can use my platform to raise awareness. I appreciate that this is
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I’ve teamed up with stage addict to let my followers know about their range of stagey clothing! If you are like me and love a stagey t-shirt to wear to rehearsal or just to tell the world about your love of theatre then this website has it all! Slogans include ‘I speak fluent Broadway and sarcasm,’ ‘I randomly break out
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With theatre stopped due to the Lockdown it was only a matter of time before these cast videos began cropping up. Some of them are tributes to key workers, others are a fun way of reminding the public of the shows that are out there. I’ve picked out my favourite 10…. 1) Six All of the Queens past and present
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This article is a brief look at some musicals…..that didn’t win the Olivier award for best new musical, in particular the shows that we all assume won an Olivier but lost out! The Lion King The year 2000 is a good place to start Nominated for best new musical was The Lion King, Mamma Mia, Honk! and Spend Spend Spend.
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With so much theatre to watch during lockdown that you can’t normally watch let’s not forget the humble DVD. I’ve put together my top 10 list of DVD’s you can buy of musicals filmed on stage. 1) Rent: The Final Performance Filmed Live On Broadway. This DVD shows the last night of Rent after a 12 year run in 2009.
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With so much sadness and worry in the world I thought a playlist of pure escapism of feel good musical theatre songs would be a fun list to compile, as much for my own sanity and smiles as everyone else reading this! Raise You Up/Just Be – Kinky Boots This song, like many of the songs in my list, comes
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