Friendsical: A Parody Musical About Friends follows Ross who is trying to write a show about his and Rachel’s relationship and attempting to cram 10 seasons worth of episodes into 90 minutes. The show starts off humorous enough, with some scene setting and rediscovering our favourite characters in the shape of new actors however this appeal quickly wears off. The
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Now That’s What I Call Brexit by Blowfish theatre is a satirical musical which takes the audience back in time to the before the referendum campaign even began and then looks forward to the eve of the UK leaving the EU. We meet Political figures including David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn and Jacob Rees-Mogg and
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Equus tells the story of a 17 year old boy, Alan Strang, who has blinded 6 horses. To save him from imprisonment Magistrate Hesther Salomon enlists the help of Psychiatrist, Martin Dysart. Through the relationship of Strang and Dysart’s developing, Equus looks at the treatment of children, in particular those who have carried out sadists acts, by psychiatrists. It looks
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Bring it On is the musical based on the 2000 film of the same name. The music is by none other than Lin-Manual Miranda and Tom Kitt so as a huge fan of both the film and Miranda I went along with high hopes. The show focuses on Campbell, the captain of the cheer leading squad at Truman High. She
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The British Theatre Academy have kicked off their summer season and within it is My Son Pinocchio Jr. This youth production tells of Geppetto’s wish to turn Pinocchio into his son and how sometimes wishes aren’t always what they seem. The show is beautifully produced and directed, aimed at families and it had a real whimsical feel to it. There were
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Belt Up are an A Capella group who were featured on SkyOne’s Sing:Ultimate A Capella. They feature Wallis McDowall, Lara de Belder, Nic Chippetta, Brian Raftery, Ed Court and Macaulay Nicholson. The song choice throughout the night was varied from an Abba Medley to Justin Bieber’s Despacito. There were also some inspired mash ups including a mega 90’s one where
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Although this is the first time that this version of The Actor’s Nightmare has been staged, it is actually made up of six short parodies written by Tony award-winning playwright Christopher Durang, culminating in the titular nightmare. Staged in the round, an ensemble of five actors play a series of characters, some recognisable from famous work from the likes of
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Games for Lovers is a new comedy that tells of 4 people, Logan, Martha, Jenny and Darren. All 4 of them are trying in their own way to negotiate modern relationships and get caught up in lies, seduction and party games. The show begins in a random manner, in what seems like a series of monologues, flitting from one actor
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I can be difficult to really win over when it comes to musical theatre but I need to set it out from the off that Cygnet Player’s production of Spring Awakening not only won me over but proved to be a real theatrical highlight for me. Spring Awakening is based on the 1981 German Play which tells of a group
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Soho Cinders is a musical I have wanted to see for a long time having fallen in love with the soundtrack some time ago. I was thrilled to hear that Sedos were putting on this show and I finally saw it on Wednesday night. Soho Cinders is set on Old Compton Street and is based on the classic tale of
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