Dr Dolittle at the Churchill Theatre Dr Dolittle opened its national tour at the Churchill Theatre this week. Based on the book and the 1967 film this is very much a retelling of the traditional story for the modern audience. Dr Dolittle tells the story of a man who, with the help of his parrot Polynesia, learns how to talk
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Full Monty at The Churchill Theatre Last night I had the pleasure of attending Simon Beaufoy’s award winning play The Full Monty at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley. It is the story of jack the lad Gaz, wonderfully portrayed by EastEnders star Gary Lucy, and his best mate Dave, played by Kai Owen, who are down on their luck after
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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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Titanic The Musical at The Churchill Theatre Titanic the Musical is nearing the end of it’s voyage having started it’s life in the UK at Southwark Playhouse in 2013, continued its journey at Charing Cross Theatre in 2016 then going on tour. It was therefore about time for me to see it! Titanic the Musical is based on real people
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Summer Holiday at The Churchill Theatre Summer Holiday tells the story of a group of 4 bus mechanics on a European tour in a Red London Bus, picking up stranded hitchhikers and a stowaway singing star as they go, but I am sure most of you know that bit. The musical is based on the 1963 smash film featuring (Sir)
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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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Tiddler & Other Terrific Tales at The Churchill Theatre: When I was offered tickets to review the children’s show, ‘Tiddler & Other Terrific Tales’ I thought that this was the perfect opportunity to invite back guest reviewer Caroline Essenhigh and her daughters to review this one for me. Over to Caroline: ‘Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales’ brings together four of
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A Passage To India at The Churchill Theatre: A Passage To India is an adaptation of the novel by E.M Forster. It is set in Imperial India and looks at the English and Indians living side by side. It tells of Mrs Moore, who befriends Aziz, both of whom, against many protestations believe that Indians and English can be friends.
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The Sound of Music at The Churchill Theatre The Sound of Music is a classic musical where even putting the movie soundtrack on feels familiar and comfortable. The tour therefore has a difficult balance to strike in that it has to live up to expectations and tick all the traditional Sound of Music boxes whilst still keeping it fresh. Luckily
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs- Churchill Theatre Pantomime This years pantomime offering from the Churchill Theatre, Bromley is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The star attractions are Jessie Wallace, Pete Firman, Jason Sutton and Oliver Tompsett. The story of Snow White is one well know to us all although to accommodate your pantomime favourites a Dame is introduced
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