5 Drag Queens, Noel Sullivan, Keala Settle and Diana Princess of Wales isn’t necessarily a group of people I expected to be writing about in the space of one review but thanks to The Diana Mixtape I have been proven wrong. The show itself tells the story of Diana Princess of Wales through iconic pop songs and Diana herself is
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There’s a very good reason to go and see Clive at the Arcola in Dalston, and it’s called Paul Keating. The two-time Olivier Award nominee holds the floor here in a 65-minute monologue with a bucket-load of charisma, mesmerizingly watchable as he flits about the stage as Thomas, twitching with nervous energy. Thomas lives alone in a starkly white flat,
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With the 40th anniversary of Live Aid a few weeks ago it became clear just how much of a part of living memory the Live Aid concert was to many and Just For One Day realised this. The production premiered back in 2024 at The Old Vic and transferred to the West End, opening in May this year. The show
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The Daughter of Time is based on the book by Josephine Tey and adapted for the stage by M. Kilburg Reedy and it makes its debut at the Charing Cross Theatre. We meet Inspector Alan Grant in hospital who finds himself investigating the alleged crimes of King Richard III including the murder of the Princes in the Tower. Intertwined with
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Giant has been on my ‘too see’ list for what feels like a lifetime. After opening at The Royal Court Theatre, transferring to the West End and winning best new play, best actor and supporting actor at the Oliviers earlier this year I had to see it before it closes on 2nd August. The show looks at Roald Dahl with
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It is prom season….or at least it is if you are a Centre Stage audience member. Centre Stage have put together their version of the proms, The Proms Remixed, with a cast of 25 and arguably more importantly for a proms show an orchestra of 31. The show steers clear of large ensemble pieces that one would traditionally find in
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A new exhibition has just opened at The Arches in London Bridge which looks at the clothes and influence of Gianni Versace. the exhibition has amassed over 450 of his items including dresses, shirts, bags, sketches and more displayed them beautifully, weaving the clothes in with the chronology of his life. In its own words it focuses on three themes,
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Since my first viewing of Operation Mincemeat in 2022 at Riverside Studios I have adored this show but having last seen it nearly 2 years ago when it opened in the West End and with a cast change it was time for a revisit. Keen to see if the show remains as strong now that the original cast (and writers)
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Hedda Gabler is a play by Henrik Ibsen that is much discussed in theatrical circles but up until seeing Sedos’ production I had yet to experience it for myself. Sedos’ production used the Patrick Marber’s version which was first presented in 2016 at the National Theatre, some 125 years after its original performance. The show focuses on Hedda, newly married
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For some unknown reason and despite having 10 years worth of chances I have never made it along to the Duchess Theatre to see The Play That Goes Wrong in the West End, well luckily I managed to put this right this week for their media night to celebrate their new cast joining the show. Mischief Comedy are now a
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