All Shook Up is a musical by Joe DiPietro and a the songs featuring a catalogue of Elvis Presley numbers. It is set in the 1950’s in a mid-western American town. Chad turns up on his motorbike and realises this place could do with a few things being shook up. His spirit soon begins to spread and you see no
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The Crown Dual, as you may have guessed from the name, is a hilarious 2 person, live-staged parody of Netflix’s hit show, The Crown. This energetic show is completely non-stop for 70 minutes, and the actors never tire. Brendan Murphy plays Stan Diamond, the useless but well-meaning agent of Beth, played by Rosie Holt. As a comedy duo, both actors
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Teechers by John Godber is a fast moving comedy that takes a look into the life at rough local comprehensive. Salty, Gail and Hobby put on a play in their leavers assembly where we meet the different teachers at the school, focusing on the new drama teacher, Mr Nixon. Whilst Teechers was written in 1984, this production by Guilford Fringe
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Cabaret tells the story of residents on Berlin in 1930-1931. We meet Cliff Bradshaw who is an American writer who has come to Berlin to write his novel. On his first night in Berlin he meets Sally Bowles, a performer at the Kit Kat Club. Whilst Cliff is very much aware of the political tension Sally chooses to bury her
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I’ve been a fan of NYMT since stumbling across their production of Bugsy Malone in 1997, so I was thrilled to be able to review one of their annual London productions for Musical Theatre Musings. Anything Goes is a 1934 musical, set aboard the ocean liner S.S. American, en route from New York to England. On board is a cornucopia
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Dogfight tells of 3 friends, Birdlace, Boland and Bernstein the night before they are due to ship out to Vietnam. They are holding a ‘dogfight’ a competition where the marine that brings the ugliest woman wins the cash prize. Birdlace needs a date to this dance and meets Rose working in a diner however after she accepts his invitation there
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Banana Hut Gang is an improv group consisting of Alex Magliaro, Chris Warner, James Stone, Jess Rogers, Jonny Scott, Laura Capaldi, and Sam Pearce. I’d tell you who the lead is but there’s 6/7 chance I’ll be wrong, depending on when you see it. I was treated to Sam Pearce as our protagonist and he did not disappoint. He starred
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The Mill at Sonning is a truly stunning venue – totally unique in setting – you can sit in the bar and watch the wheel go round through tumultuous water. It’s mesmerising – I could’ve sat for hours and watched it. Whilst the atmospherically lit bar is relaxing, the restaurant is brighter and welcoming. Outside by the riverside, ducks and
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The setting of The Mill, the atmosphere of the beautiful theatre, the divine food, and the lovely staff really made this day one to remember. I’d recommend Towards Zero to any adult families, any groups of friends, or to any murder mystery enthusiasts, but it’s definitely one to share and much more fun in company. Your ticket price includes the
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Once On This Island by BTA is currently playing at Southwark Playhouse. Read the 5 star review here.
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