Jesus Christ Superstar: Jesus Christ Superstar returned to Regent’s Park Open Air theatre after a successful and award winning run in 2016. Having missed it in 2016 I was determined to see what all the hype was about. Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice tells of the days leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion. There is a
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Matilda Musical at the Cambridge Theatre I had seen Matilda a few years ago and since then I had been meaning to return. I finally got the chance on Wednesday night. Matilda is based on the Roald Dahl book which tells of the young girl Matilda. Matilda is mistreated by her family and finds refuge in the world of books. It isn’t until she starts
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The Wedding Singer The Wedding Singer Musical stems from the hit film of the same name, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Our leading man, Robbie Hart is the front man of the wedding band (Simply Wed) who gets jilted at the Alter. Working as a waitress is Julia and her cousin Holly. Julia is determined to ‘put a ring
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Willemijn Verkaik in Concert Willemijn Verkaik is a Dutch actress and singer best known for playing Elphaba in 3 different languages, appearing on Broadway, West End and the Dutch and German tour. She also voiced the Dutch Elsa. With credential like this it was hard not to be excited to hear her live. Willemijn took over the Cambridge Theatre, normally
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Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour is a show that had been on my radar for a while. Before its West End transfer it was on at the National Theatre and won the Olivier for best new comedy. When the chance came up to finally see it I seized the opportunity with the excitement of a
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Footloose the Musical Footloose is a musical based on the 1984 Kevin Bacon film and it finally reached Bromley as part of its National Tour. When Ren’s father walks out Ren and his mother, they have no choice but to move from Chicago to a small town named Bomont. As the outsiders Ren and his mother are far from made welcome
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A Chorus Line by GEOIDS A Chorus Line is a seminal piece of musical theatre, formed from taped workshops with dancers. It tells the story of a number of dancers who have attended an audition, run by director Zach, for a job on Broadway. Along the way the audience gets to know the dancers through song or monologue as Zach asks each
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The Mentor at Vaudeville Theatre The Mentor is originally a German play by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Christopher Hampton. It tells of young writer, Martin Wegner who is paired with the famed writer, Benjamin Rubin, through a mentoring scheme. Martin is thought to be the voice of his generation where as Benjamin’s great success was many years ago. As a
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Hir at the Bush Theatre Let me start by explaining the title…..Hir is a gender neutral pronoun, used in place of him or her. With a title such as this the show is clearly going to deal with gender issues. To say that Hir does this is an understatement. Hir not only deals with gender issues from a transgender point
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All or Nothing – The Small Faces Musical All or Nothing is the latest mod musical touring the country. It is based on the music of the 1960’s band ‘ The Small Faces.’ It iss told through the eyes of their lead singer – Steve Marriott. The show opens with our narrator, an older Steve Marriott, taking the audience back
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