School of Rock is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical that is based on the Jack Black movie of the same name. We meet Dewey Finn who, despite just being kicked out of the band that he created, is determined to win Battle of the Bands. At the same time he is struggling to pay his rent so when his housemate gets
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Yes Yes UCS is a new play with music that follows the true story of the work in at Upper Clyde Shipbuilders in 1971-1972 and with P&O ferries in the news this week for laying off their staff this show seems very apt still! During Yes Yes UCS we meet 2 characters, Eddy whose family has been working at UCS
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Waitress is one of the big hitters currently on the tour circuit so I was delighted to go along to the Churchill to see how the tour was fairing up after previous visits to the show both on the West End and the early tour dates. Waitress follows Jenna, a pie maker in an abusive relationship who is pregnant. When
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New Wimbledon Theatre is feeling creepy and kooky this week as the Addams Family have come to town with their own brand of dark humour and family values. Many people may be familiar with their iconic click click but not everyone will know the show. The musical follows Wednesday introducing her new boyfriend, Lucas and his parents to her family
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Thank goodness ‘the show is back on the road’. In this case Blood Brothers and after the closures and detours that have impacted the theatre industry it’s got to be great news for everyone who relies on and enjoys watching the industry of theatre. The Blood Brothers HGV truck parked up outside the theatre is clocking up the miles. Darlington
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The Nicest Kids In Town are back in Bromley this week with the latest production of Hairspray. I am a huge fan of Hairspray having seen several professional and amateur productions of it as well as having directed an amateur production of it myself. I’m always therefore keen to see Hairspray and see what the current cast were like and
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Pretty Woman is one of the latest movie to musical to hit the West End stage. Whilst this genre can get a lot of criticism I actually love the likes of Legally Blonde and the Wedding Singer so I was keen to seen how Pretty Woman translated to the stage. Pretty Woman tells of prostitute Vivian who happens to bump
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Whilst I am not a Disney obsessive, when Frozen hit the West End I knew I had to get tickets. I finally managed that last week and after seeing the show I wish I had done it sooner so I could have had several repeat visits by now. I’m sure the musical needs no introduction and it is very heavily
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20 years ago Taboo hit the London stage in a new venue. Taboo is a musical by Boy George, Mark Davis Markham and Kevan Frost which tells the story of Boy George before and during his rise to fame and based in part on the New Romantic scene including the likes of Phillip Salon and club promoter Leigh Bowery. 20
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The Nutcracker is the first ballet that I ever saw when I was around 5 years old as a Christmas treat with my mum. Many many years on I was delighted to revisit the show but to see Matthew Bourne’s take on it. Matthew Bourne has put his own spin on the show and the initial scenes are set in
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