There was a real buzz in the air for press night for Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, after a nomination for best play at the Tony
Latest Reviews
Next To Normal by Sedos
Next to Normal is a musical that has only very recently become available to amateurs here in the UK and Sedos snapped up the rights
Hercules at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Hercules has been on my ‘to see’ list since it opened in June last year and thanks to TodayTix Rush I finally got to make
The Ballad of Johnny & June
The Ballad of Johnny & June is a jukebox musical focused on Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter, from the infamous country music royalty
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Afternoon Tea at 1 Aldwych
I’m always partial to an afternoon tea and when it could be (even loosely) linked to musical theatre then I needed to get there! Upon
To Maury With Love at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
To Maury With Love is the latest one night event at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and this one celebrates the 80th birthday of composer
We Will Rock You By Cygnet Players
We Will Rock you is having its moment in amateur theatre and as someone who is directing one of these productions I was excited to
Spanish Oranges at Playground Theatre
Spanish Oranges at the Playground Theatre by Alba Arikha is a pacey drama that at surface level offers a subject matter perhaps many have seen
The Bodyguard at New Wimbledon Theatre
The Bodyguard is possibly known as one of the most iconic love stories in cinema history but how does it translate to stage? The musical,
Who Let The Gods Out Polka Theatre
A totally new show for us today, myself and my Greek god loving son, set off to see one we hadn’t read the story of,
1.17am or Until The Words Run Out
I had the pleasure of seeing the recent production of 1.17am, Or Until the Words Run Out staged at the Finborough Theatre Thursday night. Zoe
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
There are some shows that come along out of nowhere and capture my heart and/or imagination and The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is one
American Psycho at the Almeida Theatre
American Psycho as a musical first hit English shores in 2013 as Rupert Goold’s first outing at the Almeida as artistic director and as Goold
Cable Street at Marylebone Theatre
Cable Street makes its return to London, again. after 2 successful runs at Southwark Playhouse. Having missed the previous iterations I was determined not to
My Musings
Diversity In Amateur Theatre – 5 Years On Has It Improved?
Back in 2020 I wrote an article about how amateur theatre is racist! You can read the original article here (noting that some language has
Who Sang It Better – Come What May
With Valentines Day approaching I thought it would be good to look at one of my favourite romantic songs…Come What May. I love that this
Out & About
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Afternoon Tea at 1 Aldwych
I’m always partial to an afternoon tea and when it could be (even loosely) linked to musical theatre then I needed to get there! Upon
Quizzes
110 Musical Theatre Quiz Questions
Over the past few years I have run several musical theatre quizzes so to either save you hard work when compiling your own quiz or
