Sunshine on Leith is a musical which focus on home, family and what these mean, all set to the music of the Proclaimers. We meet Dave and Ally who have returned home to Leith, after serving in the army. Ally is returning home to his girlfriend Liz and Dave to his family but as the show goes on some relationships
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The Effect is a play that premiered in 2012 and gained favourable reviews across the board but since then it is a play that has remained under the radar. Sedos however have picked up on this gem of a show and present it to a new audience, keen to discover this piece. The Effect tells of 2 individuals, Connie and
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2022 has been a great year for theatre with things finally returning to normal after the pandemic. I love looking back at all of the shows I have seen over the year and reflecting on how lucky I am to see such a huge variety of shows, many of which I wouldn’t see if it weren’t for this blog. This
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If you have been reading my blog a while you will know that I love a rock musical so when Centre Stage invited me to their compilation show with a rock concert vibe I was incredibly keen. Centre Stage’s Huge Stick of Musical rock takes 16 different rock musicals, 27 songs, a band of 6 and a choir of 30
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American Idiot is a musical which stems from the Greenday album of the same name, but it is far from a jukebox musical. The rock opera concept album set out to tell a story. We meet Johnny, Tunny and Will in a post 9/11 USA, all disillusioned with their future. Johnny and Tunny set off for the big city to
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When I heard that Festoon Theatre Company were putting on a production of the Toxic Avenger I was thrilled. Having seen a production of it at The Arts, which I adored, I was looking forward to getting another chance to relive this show. Summing up The Toxic Avenger is easier said than done and few words could do justice to
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Cats can be a marmite show and the 2019 movie did little to help these polarised opinions. Cats, based on the book of poems by TS Eliot, and for those that love it say that it shows a group of cats who gather once a year at the jellicle ball to see who can cross over into another life. Love
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There is no denying that 2021 continued to be a tough year for the theatre industry, with many theatres forced to close until June due to social distancing rules and then the end of the year saw numerous show closures due to Covid cases within cast and crew. However 2021 also brought us some wonderful theatrical moments and I wanted
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Working is a musical that is based on a series of interviews in 1974 that took place with a cross section of Americans about their working life. Fast forward to 2007-2008 and further interviews were carried out. Stephen Schwartz along with help from his friends, including Lin Manual Miranda set these interviews to music and produced a musical about the
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Making a welcome return to the Bridewell Theatre after 18 months of postponement due to lockdown, SEDOS demonstrated that there has been no loss of talent, professionalism or production value in the intervening period with Ophelia Thinks Harder. However, while West End shows may be attracting near capacity audiences (possibly assisted by aggressive promotion) it would have been disheartening for
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