Earthquakes in London by Sedos It is unfortunate that for too many people, the epithet “amateur” in relation to theatre remains redolent of inexpert performance in draughty church halls by well-meaning performers of limited talent. The reality is that for many groups nowadays, there is an almost invisible line between so called professional performance (ironically not necessarily of the highest
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This Is Elvis When Sarah told me, she couldn’t make it to review This is Elvis, I was excited to review it in her place, having seen the show once before I was looking forward to seeing it again and this time from a different point of view having once loved it as an audience member. But! Before I talk
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The House of Edgar at Wimbledon Studios The House of Edgar is a musical by Thomas F. Arnold which combines the work of Edgar Allan Poe with the true story of Rufus Griswold. Griswold was Poe’s rival who was handed over the keys to his estate. When Griswold begins to rifle through the books, Poe’s works begin to come to
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Knights of the Rose Knights of the Rose is the newest Jukebox musical to hit the stage. It describes itself as a ‘classic rock musical of Shakespearean proportions.’ It tells of the House of Rose, the heir to the throne, Prince Gawain is the leader of the army and his sister, the Princess, is of course beautiful and the object
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Circa’s Peep Show as part of the Underbelly Festival. Peep Show is Circa’s latest extraordinary show to hit London. Whilst the performers are all Circus trained it is so much more than a traditional circus, in fact I would go so far as to tell anyone going to see it to expel all notions of what a circus is prior
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My Beautiful Circus by Giffords Circus I haven’t been to the circus in years so when I was invited to Giffords Circus’ London press night I jumped at the chance. I have a huge soft spot for aerial acts so knowing they had some in the show only added to my excitement. The location for Giffords Circus’ celebration of 250
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Heathers The Musical If you are a musical theatre fan then you can’t have escaped the hype that is surrounding this show. The combination of Carrie Hope Fletcher and this iconic movie has resulted in a huge amount of hysteria about Heathers. The hype has meant that they have managed to escape without a fully fledged press night and therefore escaped the
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Beirut at Park Theatre Beirut by Alan Bowne is set during an unknown time in the future in America where a virus has spread. Residents are tested and those infected are quarantined in an area of New York whilst those that tested negative live in a different part, the two never allowed to mix for fear of contamination. The virus
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Translations – National Theatre By Brian Friel (Review by guest blogger Daniel Bennett) ‘What happens when a land is robbed of its language?’ This is the question National Theatre runs alongside its promotional material for the renowned Irish playwright Brian Friel’s Translations. It’s a fair question, but it is deceptively simple. It suggests the play deals with a single theme;
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Betty Blue Eyes by Trinity Laban (Review by guest blogger Katrina Summerfield) Betty Blue Eyes is an entertaining piece of musical theatre, ideal for showcasing a very talented cast with excellent lead and cameo roles and Trinity Laban did this with effortless style. Betty Blue Eyes is an adaptation of Alan Bennett’s 1984 film “A Private Function” and was written
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