The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by NYMT The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is by Helen Watts (book) and Eamonn O’Dwyer (music and lyrics) is based on the short story by Washington Irving although many of us will know it due to the 1999 film starring Jonny Depp. In Sleepy Hollow they are all wary of newcomers and nevermore so when
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Denim – The Reunion Tour: Denim – The Reunion Tour, follows girl group Demin, who after 20 years of solo careers reunite, for one night only at the O2….or was that Carnegie Hall ?! One thing that stands out about Denim is the personalities within the band. We meet Glamrou who is brilliant on the mic and comes out with
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Bark! The Musical. Bark! The Musical tells the story of 6 dogs who meet in the park for play time…..think Cats but with dogs instead and without the poetry! Being a dog lover I was keen to see what this show was all about and eager to see if it could capture the feeling of mans best friend. Like Cats,
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Hamilton (Lewis) at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival Hamilton (Lewis) is the story of the F1 driver Lewis Hamilton. Apparently when the West End transfer of Hamilton was announced there was some confusion on twitter as to why there was a musical about a driver. The makers of this musical took this idea and ran with it. Told in the style
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Showstopper! The Improvised Musical. Showstopper! The Improvised Musical – is a show where a brand new musical is created at every single performance. The M.C takes audience suggestions for settings, musical styles and show title at the start of each show and the company take these to create this new one night wonder. On the night I saw it the
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The Worst Little Warehouse in London. The Worst Little Warehouse in London follows Lala Barlow and Robbie Smith as they arrive in London from Australia looking for somewhere to live. They end up living, with 10 other people, in a converted warehouse called Daisy Mill in north London. In this cabaret we meet all 10 of the housemates in all
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My Left Nut: My Left Nut tells the true story of Michael Patrick, an Irish teenager who has a swollen left nut. Growing up without a father and unsure who he can talk to he hides this until the rumours start at school about the large bulge in his trousers…. The show is brilliantly written by Michael Patrick and Oisin
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A Little Princess by NYMT NYMT’s latest production is based on the book, A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Those that adore the book and the film be warned there are some changes to the beloved story although this did not detract at all from my enjoyment of the musical. In this production of A Little Princess we meet
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Madagascar The Musical at New Wimbledon Theatre Madagascar The Musical opened with a bang last night at New Wimbledon Theatre. Based on the DreamWorks 2005 movie it is the newest family musical to hit the stage. The show tells of Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo. A group of friends who, at the
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Evita at The Churchill Theatre Evita has either been touring or in the West End for a few years now but for some reason I haven’t seen it. Luckily I was able to put this right last night at The Churchill Theatre. Evita tells the true life story of Eva Peron and her rise to fame, as narrated by Che.
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