Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” has inspired quite a range of adaptations over the years. We’ve seen everything from the clever “Bridget Jones’s Diary” to the unconventional “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.” However, this latest adaptation of Gay Pride and No Prejudice falls somewhat short of its predecessors. While it’s clear they’ve aimed for broad appeal, it doesn’t quite hit
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Come From Away has been on my to-see list for far too long. The arrival of it back in London as part of a UK and Ireland tour was news gratefully received. Many friends had recommended it over the years, and I knew a little of what it was about, but nothing could have prepared me for the emotive spectacle
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I was kindly invited along to check out brunch at the musicals. The basic info is: Brunch At The Musicals features a cast of West End performers along with a great selection of high quality food. On the day I attended our host was Karla Bear and the event featured Natalie Green (Wicked, Prince of Egypt, Les Miserables), Joshua Liburd
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After many hours spent watching Titus Burgess on our TV screens in the likes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Schmigadoon! as well as wishing I could see him appear in some of his Broadway roles including Sebastian the Crab in the Little Mermaid and Zidler in Moulin Rouge he has finally made his way to London for his own concert
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What a treat to review SEDOS and their play [BLANK] Amateur productions can often be hit or miss, but [BLANK], with its simple black box stage and the ever-present ensemble, was a triumph of acting, guiding the audience on a moving journey of community and growth. Written by Alice Birch and composed of 100 individual scenes, director Zoë Thomas-Webb took
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Why Am I So Single is the latest musical from writers of Six, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss to hit the West End. This show, whilst retaining Marlow and Moss’ humour that we have become familiar with in Six, is miles away from the Tudor Court and is set right up to date with the majority of the action taking
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As it has been nearly 18 months since I last attended the Bridge Theatre for Guys & Dolls I was thrilled to return to check out the new cast including Gina Beck as Sarah. This production of Guys & Dolls is a wonderful production which merges the classic story with a fresh take that sees the show staged in an
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Stranger Things The First Shadow takes the audience into the Duffer Brothers famous sci-fi world and leads them to Hawkins in the 50’s, 4 decades before the TV show is set. Fans of the TV show will meet familiar characters and see origin stories played out on stage in front of you, whilst retaining the tension that the Netflix show
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When someone says the word ballet and ask you to think of a production inevitably Swan Lake is going to be near the top (if not at the top) of the shows you may think of and this is evidenced by the number of different Swan Lake productions that have already taken place in London so far this year or
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On Friday night I had the privilege of attending the opening night gala of The Orchard Theatre’s Summer Youth Project of “Bring It On: The Musical”. Comprising of 100 young people auditioned from within the local community performing both on stage and behind the scenes and put together in just two weeks I was excited to attend this show along
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