Why Am I So Single? at The Garrick Theatre
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 […]
Guys & Dolls at Bridge Theatre
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 […]
Stranger Things The First Shadow
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 […]
Swan Lake by the State Ballet of Georgia at the London Coliseum
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 […]
Bring It On – Orchard Theatre Summer Youth Project
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 […]
The Fabulist at Charing Cross Theatre
The Fabulist is the latest new production to hit the Charing Cross Theatre which is part musical, part operetta and all based upon an opera by Giovanni Paisello, ‘The Imaginary Astrologer’ set to a new book and lyrics by James P Farwell. The show tells of 2 sisters, Cassandra and Clarice, who run their own […]
Hello Dolly at The London Palladium
Hello Dolly is back in London nearly 60 years after its debut on the West End and the revival itself opened after a postponement as a result of the Covid pandemic. The musical tells of Dolly Levi, a widow, who makes her living through matchmaking, amongst other things. Whilst she has been employed to find […]
Something Rotten in Concert At Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Something Rotten has final hit the UK shores, at least in concert form. It feels like a long time coming for a show that is centred around Shakespeare and his birth place and I was thrilled to see if the show lived up to the hype. The show tells of the Bottom Brothers Nick and […]
Mean Girls at The Savoy
Mean Girls has hit the West End and not a moment to soon! The musical based on the 2004 film of the same name depicts Cady, who having grown up in Kenya moves to the USA. On her first day of school she is befriended by Janis and Damian but also the Plastics, lead by […]
Pretty Woman at The Marlowe Theatre
Pretty Woman is first an foremost an iconic film which premiered in 1990, staring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. It tells the story of young street worker and her chance encounter with a billionaire, which ultimately throws her into a new world of The Beverly Wilshire Hotel, expensive shops, opera trips and gala nights. The […]