2024 has been a great year for theatre with highlights including a huge amount of new British Musicals opening in the West End including Why Am I So Single, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Two Strangers Carry A Cake Across New York, Kathy and Stella Solve A Murder and more. I really enjoy looking back on the shows I
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With the countdown to Christmas well and truly on, nothing quite says Christmas more than drag! For the last few years I have headed to a festive drag offering and this year was no different. This years offering came in the form of Peter Pan, by Tuckshop but this was Peter Pan with a difference! Whilst the premise of the
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Why do Christmas crackers go bang? How is snow formed? Questions that we need to know the answers to, especially at this time of year! Maddie delivers a fun-filled, magical, Christmas themed show in Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas that will answer all these questions and so many more! Who is Maddie Moate and why does she have so much
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For a first time reviewer this was a joy to witness. “The Last Days of Liz Truss” by Oxia Theatre company was a success. The show is set on her last morning as Prime Minister and Truss addresses the audience, talking about her life and time in politics with interjections from an offstage voice as she waits for the fateful
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Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the classic film, what better time to immerse yourself in the world of White Christmas and the musical that has delighted for so many decades. Irving Berlin’s holiday romp is directed by Jonathan O’Boyle and brought to the stage by the team at The Mill at Sonning, a dinner theatre establishment that holds a special
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I’ve broken this section into 2 parts. The first part has a focus on small businesses and the second half is stagey gifts from businesses of any size. I love a small business so do try and support a small business or shop local if you can. Small Business Stagey Gift Guides: Amelia Stitches – Stagey embroidery kits. Amelia Stitches
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Jack and the Beanstalk – What a Whopper showing at The Charing Cross Theatre is every bit like your traditional pantomime; it has humour, audience participation, a fairy, a dame and an evil villain. Except this panto had one big… twist: The synopsis goes a little like this: Jack Trott is a poor, gay young farmer who lives on a
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This is the first time I’ve seen Beauty and the Beast performed as a panto and did I enjoy it ?… Oh yes I did! When I arrived there was a stall dedicated to Beauty and the Beast panto merch which was obviously dedicated for the kids but I couldn’t help myself and buy a jewelled wand to live my
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When I heard that The Color Purple was going to be part of Sedos’ season I was excited for so many reasons. Firstly this is a show that I had heard so much about but never had the chance to see. Additionally this is a show that requires an all black cast, something that is incredibly rare in amateur theatre
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The Wicked film is something I have been waiting for ever since I heard the Broadway cast recording back in 2003. When the show transferred to the West End in 2006 it quickly became my favourite musical at the time and 20 years later I was thrilled that the show has made its way to the big screen, no pressure
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