1536
1536 is the latest play to look at historical events through a different lens. Set during the year of Anne Boleyn’s execution, the play explores how the paranoia, suspicion and misogyny surrounding the royal court seep into the lives or Ordinary women far removed from it. The play by Ava Pickett is nothing short of […]
Derrière On A G String
Derriere on a G String is a comedy meets dance show all set to iconic pieces of classical music. The show packs together 20+ sketches and uses music everyone recognises along with a huge assortment of characters and scenarios. The sketches vary widely in subject matter yet all feel oddly relatable, from a simple ‘day […]
Company by Sedos
This week I was invited to Bobby’s 35th Birthday party by Sedos, otherwise known as their production of Company. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim it is therefore a musical that are on most musical lovers must see list! The show follows Bobby who is surrounded by a tight knit group of married friends. […]
Funny Girl – The Musical – On The Big Screen
To celebrate its ten year anniversary the pro-shot of Funny Girl starring Sheridan Smith has been re-released and is back in cinemas from the 30th April. I was lucky enough to see it live back in 2016 at the Savoy Theatre but had never seen the pro-shot so I was intrigued to see how it […]
Double Indemnity at The Churchill Theatre
Double Indemnity is a new stage adaptation of James M. Cain’s 1940s novel, by Tom Holloway. It follows the film noir theme of the 1944 film as it tells of Phyllis Nirdlinger who seduces insurance salesman Walter Huff into killing her husband for his life insurance money. The play not explores the act itself but […]
I Was A Teenage She-Devil at The Other Palace
When I saw I was A Teenage She Devil described as a ‘queer 80s horror comedy rock musical,’ I knew that this was a show I needed to see. The show follows Nancy Nelson, a bullied outside whose desperate plea for help is answered by Satan himself, transforming her into the revenge fuelled rock chick. […]
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding at Lyric Hammersmith
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 awards, Drama Desk awards and Drama League Awards as well as a hugely positive critical reception in the US this transfer was hotly anticipated and we were soon to learn, […]
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 to this award winning show after an incredibly successful run at the Donmar Warehouse in 2023 and a West End transfer in 2024. Since its limited run in the West […]
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 that happen! The musical is based on the Disney musical of the same name and whilst I was behind the times seeing this musical – I am even more behind […]
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 family, the Carters. Narrated by (and a story consultant) their son, John Carter Cash, we meet Johnny and June in their childhood and follow this through to them meeting, their […]