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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Every trip to the theatre currently feels so special, living without it for several months really makes you appreciate the whole experience of attending the theatre. Songs For A New World not only embodied this feeling but was a wonderful piece of theatre in its own right. For those that don’t know Songs For A New World, it is a
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Pippin is a show I have seen numerous times and in many different styles but seeing it in an outdoor theatre with just 6 performers was a first for me! The show tells of ‘Pippin,’ son of the king who wants to lead an extraordinary life. He tries to find this in many places, from war to sex and from
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Regents Park Theatre are currently showing a special concert version of the show, with the same team that brought the full show to Regents Park in 2016 and 2017 as well as the Barbican last year. I saw in when it was on in 2017 but I decided that another visit was in order. Whilst the show is billed as
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Bottle Bar and Shop is a bar in Catford that not only sells a great range of cocktails (amongst other things) for you to drink whilst there but they have pre-bottled cocktails you can pick up whilst there and take home. However don’t worry if you can’t make it to Catford, they also do a delivery service! I’ve been into
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While we are still unable to head into a crammed auditorium many people are looking for ways to express their love of all things musical theatre and what other way than purchasing some stagey masks. Unfortunately the most famous musical theatre mask that Belongs to The Phantom of the Opera doesn’t meet safety standards so I’ve had to look at
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Do this quiz to see if you deserve to be crowned King or Queen of the West End. If you like this quiz you might alos like my quizzes about Location, location, location, guess the show from the song title and movie musicals.
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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’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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I am a huge fan of shows that are a bit quirky, slightly off the musical theatre beaten track or for reasons unknown to me, underappreciated. I therefore thought I would put together a post on my top 10 underrated musical theatre songs. I have tried to be strict and only include songs from shows that have not been on
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