Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical
Read Musical Theatre Musings opinion of the latest tour of the fun and flamboyant Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
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Hair at The Orchard Theatre
The 50th anniversary production of Hair has finally reached somewhere local to me and I was so excited to get to see it. Starting its life in Manchester this production of Hair made its way to the Vaults in London and finally on a tour around the country. I got to see it at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford. Hair
Read moreAbigail’s Party at the Orchard Theatre
Abigail’s Party is a play very firmly set in the 1970’s with cheese and pineapple on cocktail sticks served up, talk of house prices being £21,000 and numerous references to the musical choices of the day it is very much of it’s era. The play unfolds in Beverly and Laurence’s living room as new neighbours Angela and Tony along with
Read moreCalendar Girls at the Orchard Theatre
Calendar Girls The Musical was inspired by the true story of a group of ladies, who decide to appear naked in a Women’s Institute calendar in order to raise funds to buy a much-needed new settee for the local hospital’s relatives’ room, in memory of one of their husbands John Clarke. This musical comedy, which is based in a Yorkshire
Read moreThe Band at The Orchard Theatre
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
Read moreAladdin at the Orchard Theatre
I hate Panto. Oh Yes I do…..or maybe I don’t.Tonight’s performance of Aladdin at The Orchard Theatre changed my outdated and somewhat jaded perception of pantomime and everything surrounding it. Admittedly I haven’t seen a full scale theatrical pantomime since I performed in one in the 80’S (in a strange twist of fate at The Orchard too) where I was
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Stick Man at The Orchard Theatre On Monday 26th November I had the pleasure of taking my son and my parents to see Stick Man at The Orchard Theatre. Expectations were high as this is a Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler masterpiece and I was interested to see how well this would translate on stage. Scamp Theatre’s production however did not
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Private Peaceful at the Orchard Theatre Private Peaceful arrived at The Orchard Theatre in Dartford as part of it’s UK Tour with perfect timing in the lead up to Remembrance Day and the 100th year anniversary of the end of world war 1 and wow! What a way to remember. This dynamic revival following its highly successful run at the
Read moreLet It Be at the Orchard Theatre
Let It Be at The Orchard Theatre I was excited to go and see this show, I have been a Beatles music fan since I was at primary school which might not seem unusual until you find out I was at primary school in the mid 80’s and the other kids at secondary school thought I was weird having Beatles
Read moreDirty Dancing at The Orchard Theatre
Dirty Dancing at the Orchard Theatre Dirty Dancing is unashamedly one of my favourite movies and I have seen both the previous West End production and tour, both of which I enjoyed immensely. It therefore had a lot to live up to but I needn’t have worried. For those of you that don’t know the story of Dirty Dancing (does
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