How to describe Club Tropicana? I think to compare some elements of it to a pantomime, only set in summer, would be a fair comparison. Club Tropicana tells of Olly who gets jilted at the alter by Lorraine. Both their sets of friends decide that the perfect antidote to get over each other is a trip away and both head
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As a self-confessed Beatles nut, who casts a very critical eye over most attempts to cover, re-imagine, or impersonate the Fab Four; I walked into the Cadogan Hall with a little trepidation about what was billed as the “Ultimate Beatles Experience”. I needn’t have worried. The concept of having the National Philharmonic Concert Orchestra behind them allowed the band to
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This production of Queen of the Mist is the European premier of the musical. It tells of Anna Edson Taylor who was the first person to go over Niagara falls in a barrel….and survive. She does it to gain notoriety and make money out of the event however it all doesn’t go to plan and the musical follows her life
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Rocky Horror Show is possibly the musical I have seen the most often – from my days working at the Churchill Theatre and the excited anticipation about it coming there to going to see it in Brighton with friends, this show holds a particular place in my heart. I therefore went along to see the latest tour at the Churchill
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“A Simple Space” the creation of Gravity and Other Myths was a delight indeed and I highly recommend catching this production. A neat cast of seven plus musician, this is a very low key, cool circus experience. This internationally renowned circus was formed in Adelaide in 2009 and is very contemporary with the focus on human connection and team work. On
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“I won’t leave until you don’t need me anymore.” Max Porter’s prize-winning, bestselling debut novel is brought vividly to life by Enda Walsh’s visionary adaptation of a portrait of a man’s struggle with grief in the aftermath of his wife’s sudden death. When Dad (Cillian Murphy, Inception and Peaky Blinders) loses his wife in a sudden tragic accident, he has an
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Abigail’s Party is a play very firmly set in the 1970’s with cheese and pineapple on cocktail sticks served up, talk of house prices being £21,000 and numerous references to the musical choices of the day it is very much of it’s era. The play unfolds in Beverly and Laurence’s living room as new neighbours Angela and Tony along with
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Sh*t-Faced Showtime – Oliver With A Twist has a simple premise. They put on the well known show, Oliver (although with other musical theatre numbers thrown in for good measure), while a member of the cast performs drunk! The cast member is rotated and they drink for 4 hours prior to the show. At our performance Oliver Twist herself had
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With a cast of three, Jon Brittain and Matt Tedford’s outrageous cross dressing romp takes aim at the political domination of the 1980s by Margaret Thatcher. Matt Tedford reprises his acclaimed take on Margaret Thatcher, leading the audience through the main premiership events but with a particular focus on the introduction by Jill Knight (and an unmentioned David Wilshire) of
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As I entered the Leicester Square Theatre ready to embark on the Jinkx Monsoon journey, I was immediately struck with how fabulous the setting was. Intimate, stylish and the perfect space to house this cabaret style showcase of Miss Monsoon and long-time friend Major Scales’ new album The Ginger Snapped (available on iTunes & Spotify). Rupaul’s Drag Race fans will
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