Standing At The Sky’s Edge
When I saw the Olivier award nominations, combined with the word of mouth Standing at the Sky’s Edge had been getting, I knew I had to see it. Luckily I managed to get tickets just before it closed its run at the National Theatre. Normally I wouldn’t write a review so close to its closing […]
The Effect by Sedos
The Effect is a play that premiered in 2012 and gained favourable reviews across the board but since then it is a play that has remained under the radar. Sedos however have picked up on this gem of a show and present it to a new audience, keen to discover this piece. The Effect tells […]
Sylvia at The Old Vic
Sylvia is one of the new British Musical Theatre offerings to hit London this year. The show had a run in 2018 as a work in progress and this time it is back for its world premier. The show has book, lyrics, direction and choreography by Kate Prince along with Priya Parmer for the book […]
The Girl From The North Country at New Wimbledon Theatre
Following a successful run at both the Old Vic and Noel Coward theatre, Conor McPherson’s show, the Girl From The North Country is now on tour around the UK. The show, set in the 1930’s follows a family that run a guesthouse in Minnesota. Struggling, not only with the Great Depression but with illness, race […]
Top 10 Musical Theatre Songs Sung By Mothers
With Mother’s Day approaching here is my Top 10 Musical Theatre songs sung by Mothers. Let me know if you agree! 10. Stay With Me From Into The Woods Stay with me is sung by The Witch to her daughter Rapunzel when she learns that the Prince has been visiting her. In this song she […]
Wodehouse in Wonderland at The Churchill Theatre
Based on the life and writings of P.G. Wodehouse with songs by Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Ivor Novello with lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse. The play, Wodehouse in Wonderland, is set in the home of P.G. Wodehouse in Long Island, New York during the latter 1950’s and beyond. We join Wodehouse, also known […]
Bonnie & Clyde at The Garrick Theatre
Bonnie and Clyde is really having its moment in London. From a sold out concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane to a successful run at The Arts Theatre to a larger scale transfer to the Garrick in just over a year. This combined with a huge fan base means that the hype around the show […]
The Bodyguard at New Wimbledon Theatre
For those of you interested in this show the plot line needs very little introduction due to being based on the film of the same name. For those that don’t know the film, the show follows star singer Rachel Marron who receives some threatening letters from a stalker and her management team bring in a […]
Blood Brothers At The Churchill Theatre
2023 is a timely moment for the revival of Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers. Set in Liverpool in the early 1960s, it’s sentiments and themes still have resonance today. It tells the story of the Johnstone twins, separated at birth by a desperate and secret pact between two women. One twin is given away to Mrs […]
No Limits at Turbine Theatre
No Limits is a new song cycle by Sam Thomas, during which we meet numerous individuals making their way through life and reaching a moment of decision, from a woman catfishing her hot neighbour, to someone confessing their dream of wanting to become a rockstar and from an expectant mother who lost their own mum […]