Who Sang It Better – Any Dream Will Do
For the 10th in the series of Who Sang It Better, I’ve decided to look at the musical that first introduced me to musical theatre. Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat was the first show I ever saw and since then I’ve not really left a theatre auditorum! Any Dream Will Do therefore seemed a […]
Stagey Book Review – Twenty Theatres To See Before You Die.
Author – Amber Massie-Blomfield. Published by Penned in The Margins When I sat down to read Twenty Theatres To See Before You Die, I had no idea that by the end of it I would not only be left pondering which my favourite theatres are in the UK but also what theatre means to me […]
Top 10 Lockdown Cast Videos
With theatre stopped due to the Lockdown it was only a matter of time before these cast videos began cropping up. Some of them are tributes to key workers, others are a fun way of reminding the public of the shows that are out there. I’ve picked out my favourite 10…. 1) Six All of […]
I Can’t Believe That Hasn’t Won – The Olivier Awards
This article is a brief look at some musicals…..that didn’t win the Olivier award for best new musical, in particular the shows that we all assume won an Olivier but lost out! The Lion King The year 2000 is a good place to start Nominated for best new musical was The Lion King, Mamma Mia, […]
Quiz – Location Location Location
It is time for another stagey quiz. This one looks at musical theatre locations – both real and fictional. If you like this quiz you might also like my movie musical quiz, my song quiz and my West End shows word search.
Top 10 Musical Theatre Feel Good Songs
With so much sadness and worry in the world I thought a playlist of pure escapism of feel good musical theatre songs would be a fun list to compile, as much for my own sanity and smiles as everyone else reading this! Raise You Up/Just Be – Kinky Boots This song, like many of the […]
Children’s Theatre During Lockdown
With so many parents having to home school their children at the moment I thought it would be useful to pull together some resources that may help with this or even just provide some family bonding time while you watch some theatre together. Theatre To Stream: Chichester Festival Theatre: Chichester Festival Theatre have announced that […]
Stagey Fun From Home
With everyone missing theatre I thought it would be a good idea to look at all of the stagey fun from home you can have to keep yourselves from going too stir crazy. 1) Watch Theatre at Home The first obvious stagey thing you can do from home is tune into the numerous theatrical screenings. […]
Quiz – Name The Show From The Song Title
Do you know your Addams Family from your Altar Boyz and your Heathers from your Hamilton? Take the quiz to see just how well you do with song titles! If you liked this quiz you might also like my movie musical quiz, my article on under appreciated musical theatre songs and my look at who […]
10 Under Appreciated Musical Theatre Songs
I am a huge fan of shows that are a bit quirky, slightly off the musical theatre beaten track or for reasons unknown to me, underappreciated. I therefore thought I would put together a post on my top 10 underrated musical theatre songs. I have tried to be strict and only include songs from shows […]