The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show at the London Palladium
For the 3rd year in a row I kicked my Christmas off with Jinkx and DeLa and their Holiday Show. Whilst it is still mid November I decided to lean in hard to this and it is fast becoming a tradition for me! Each year their show has a different premise, 2 years ago it […]
Treason at Alexandra Palace
Treason is a musical currently in development and one with a huge amount of talk behind it. From a 5 track EP featuring Rosalie Craig and Hadley Fraser through to last years 2 night concert a Drury Lane and culminating in this fully staged version, playing in Edinburgh, Sheffield and London. The show follows the […]
Spring Awakening by Geoids
Spring Awakening is based on the 1981 German Play which tells of a group of teens coming of age in the late 19th century. The show itself originally opening in 2006 on Broadway but since then it has spawned many revivals including a very successful run at the Almeida in 2021/2022 so I was keen […]
Seize The Cheese at New Wimbledon Studio
Seize The Cheese is a new British musical which focuses on the cheese rolling festival in Gloucestershire. We meet the keeper of the cheese who has magic vested in her by the cheese spirits and she introduces us to several of the participants, Ian the inventor who has invented a safety suit, Jake and his […]
Lizzie at Southwark Playhouse – The Elephant
Lizzie is a rock musical which tells the story of Lizzie Borden. The show focuses on Lizzie, her older sister Emma, her neighbour and love interest Alice and her maid Bridget. In 1892 Lizzie is accused of murdering her father and step-mother…with an axe and overnight she becomes the centre of a media storm and […]
Calendar Girls at New Wimbledon Theatre
Calendar Girls tells the true story about a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute and how together they manage to do something extraordinary. Spoiler: Annie loses her husband, John, to leukaemia at a young age so along with her best friend Chris, Annie decides to raise money to purchase a new […]
The 5 Shows To See In The West End Before The End of 2023
There is a huge amount to see on the West End at the moment and with some shows closing soon and others extending here is my guide as to the hot tickets in town and which ones make my MUST SEE list. Guys and Dolls Whilst Guys & Dolls has extended into next year if […]
Heathers Tour at New Wimbledon
Heathers musical is based on the film of the same name with book, music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy. It tells of 3 friends all called Heather who run Westerberg High School and Veronica Sawyer who is given a chance to become one of them. Along the way it becomes clear that […]
Trevor Ashley – Queen of the Moment
Trevor Ashley has hit the Lyric Theatre for their 3rd show in London. For those unfamiliar with Trevor Ashley (like I was at the start of the show) she is a drag Queen who not only will knock your socks off with her banter and story telling but also with her belt. Fresh from her […]
Old Friends at Gielgud Theatre
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, A Great Big Broadway show is now on at the Gielgud Theatre. Following success of last years one night concert the show has returned to celebrate the life and works of Stephen Sondheim. For those that have stumbled across this review accidentally let me explain the hype over Stephen Sondheim. A […]