This production of Queen of the Mist is the European premier of the musical. It tells of Anna Edson Taylor who was the first person to go over Niagara falls in a barrel….and survive. She does it to gain notoriety and make money out of the event however it all doesn’t go to plan and the musical follows her life
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Rocky Horror Show is possibly the musical I have seen the most often – from my days working at the Churchill Theatre and the excited anticipation about it coming there to going to see it in Brighton with friends, this show holds a particular place in my heart. I therefore went along to see the latest tour at the Churchill
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Rip It Up the 60’s is the latest of the ‘Rip It Up’ shows to hit the West End. Starring Harry Judd, Louis Smith, Jay McGuiness and Aston Merrygold the audience are treated to a whole host of songs and dance routines from the 60’s. The format of the show was slightly tired. The first segment was set inside a
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I was so excited to see Rock of Ages. I’ve actually performed in an amateur production myself but I had never seen the show live so I was keen to see what it was like when I was the other side of the footlights. The plot of Rock of Ages is wafer thin but this doesn’t matter one iota. The
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Come From Away is the latest Broadway hit that is now taking London by storm. It tells the true story of those that were forced to land in Gander, a small remote town of only 7,000 inhabitants on 9/11. It tells the tale of both the plane people who came from across the world as well as the islanders who
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Avenue Q is a musical like no other. Muppets but for adults is possibly the best way to describe it. We meet Princeton who is new to Avenue Q and is determined to find his purpose in life. Amongst his neighbours are Kate Monster who falls for Princeton, Brian and Christmas Eve, a couple who are struggling with their respective
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The Band is a new musical which tells the story of 5 teenage girls with a love for a boy band. The band are never named but they just happen to sing all of Take That’s back catalogue. These 5 girls however grow up and apart but when Rachel wins a competition to see The Band in Prague the friends
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The next in the series of ‘Who Sang It Better’ is none other than the iconic song ‘Burn’ from the hit musical Hamilton. Burn comes in Act 2 when Hamilton admits to an affair in a public pamphlet in order to save his career. The song is sung by his wife, Eliza. First up is Philipa Soo who was the
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Six at The Arts Theatre After a sold out run in Edinburgh the Six Queens have hit the Arts Theatre. After seeing the show and loving it in Edinburgh and was keen to see it in London and check that it all wasn’t some musical theatre/pop dream…..luckily it was not and it was everything I had dreamed of and more
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Saturday Night Fever at New Wimbledon Theatre Saturday Night Fever is an iconic movie with iconic dance moves. Even those who haven’t seen the film or any of the previous productions of the musical are able to identify the night fever move and the white suit. The show is set in the 1970’s and set to Bee Gee’s music. We
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