Betty Blue Eyes by Petts Wood Operatic Society. Betty Blue Eyes is a British musical by Stiles and Drewe. It tells of the Chilvers family, new into town at the time where all are preparing for the royal wedding. It is also a time where all are tightening their belts and having to do their best with a tin of
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The Drowsy Chaperone The Drowsy Chaperone is a musical which harks back to the golden era of musicals, except with a twist. It is told from the point of view of a modern day narrator, a man in a chair who uses his favourite show as a means of escapism. Of course this show is named, ‘The Drowsy Chaperone,’ and
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Working with Animals…an Alternative Approach! As part of my over commitment to amateur dramatics I have been and done some unusual things but the recent set of auditions I ran possibly takes the biscuit….the dog biscuit that it! I am currently directing am amateur production of Legally Blonde and for those of you that know Legally Blonde (which is like,
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Following their recent productions such as Legally Blonde and Hairspray, Cygnet Players invited me along to their next production, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a musical based on the 1988 film of the same name. The West End version opened in 2014 and ran for just under a year. The show tells of con-artist Lawrence
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With 2016 being the first full year of Musical Theatre Musings it is only proper that I do a roundup of the year from my favourite shows and theatres to my own personal blog highlights. Thank you to all my readers and those that invite me to shows and I hope to see many more shows in 2017!! Best West
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Candide When SEDOS asked me along to review their current production of Candide I didn’t hesitate. Candide is a musical that I knew very little about but heard its name a lot so I was keen to finally see it. The show tells of our simple hero, Candide, who is taught by philosopher Dr Pangloss, that all is for the
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Legally Blonde is currently doing the rounds on the amateur circuit having very recently been released to amateur companies. This popularity is for very good reason as it seems to not only put bums on seats (Cygnet Players run was completely sold out) but attract a buzz about it that not many other shows can pull off. The show tells
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Dinner by Putney Light Operatic Society Dinner is a black comedy by Moira Buffini which originally premiered at the National Theatre. Paige Janssen invites guests over for dinner to celebrate the success of her husband Lars’ pop psychology book, ‘Beyond Belief.’ Although when Paige gives the Waiter very deliberate instructions for the evening you get the sense that this
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Betty Blue Eyes Betty Blue Eyes is a British Musical by Stiles & Drewe, who also happen to be a firm favourite of mine. When I was therefore asked along by Putney Light Operatic Society to review Betty Blue Eyes, one of Stiles & Drewe’s musicals that I had heard lots about but never seen, I was thrilled to accept.
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Reefer Madness Reefer Madness by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, is a musical I have never come across before so when invited by SEDOS to review the show I jumped at the chance. The show tells of the downward spiral of Jimmy Harper, who under the influence of Jack Stone, becomes addicted to marijuana whilst his girlfriend May Lane, battles
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