Our House – The Madness Musical
Our House – The Madness Musical National press night took place for Our House at the Churchill Theatre on Wednesday night and with the likes of Charlie Stemp and Paul Taylor Mills in attendance it was a very stagey affair. By Tim Firth of Calendar Girls fame, Our House tells of Joe Casey. We meet […]
Annie
Annie – At the Piccadilly Theatre. Annie is a musical that even non musical theatre lovers have seen, whether that’s on stage, the original movie or even the more recent film version. For those that have managed to somehow avoid it Annie tells of a group of Orphans, living with Miss Hannigan. When Mr Warbucks […]
Flashdance
Flashdance at the Orchard Theatre Flashdance is the musical based on the 1980’s film of the same name. Welder and wannabe dancer Alex is finally convinced to audition for prestigious dance school Shipley by her friends and mentor Hannah. Her boss, Nick Hurley is also fighting his own battles including winning over Alex and how to […]
35mm: A Musical Exhibition at The Other Palace.
35mm is a Musical Exhibition. I was unsure what to expect from a musical exhibition but soon discovered it was essentially a song cycle. 35mm is written by Ryan Scott Oliver where each song is inspired by a photograph by Matthew Murphy. The songs range in theme from High School Prom Queens to being a […]
Legally Blonde at The Churchill Theatre
Legally Blonde at the Churchill Theatre Legally Blonde is one of my all time favourite musicals. It tells of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who follows her ex boyfriend, Warner, to Harvard Law to try to win him back. Spurred on by her classmates jeers she soon realised that her best bet for fitting in […]
Five Guys Named Moe
Five Guys Named Moe Five Guys Named Moe is one of these shows that I had always heard of but had never seen or indeed really knew much about. However when it was announced that they were performing it in a pop up theatre in central London I knew that this was the perfect opportunity […]
The Ferryman
The Ferryman The Ferryman is Jez Butterworths latest play to hit the West End. After a successful run at the Royal Court it is now playing at the Gielgud Theatre. Directed by Sam Mendes The Ferryman takes you back to 1981 in Northern Ireland where the IRA is at the heart of its conflict. The […]
The Sword and the Dope
The Sword and the Dope at Waterloo East Theatre The Sword and the Dope is an original musical which has been described as a cross between Monty Python (think Spamalot), Drop Dead Donkey and Blackadder with some panto elements dropped in for good measure. It takes us back to the time of King Arthur and […]
Son of A Preacher Man
Son of A Preacher Man Son of A Preacher Man is the latest jukebox musical to hit the touring circuit in the UK. It opened officially in Bromley at the Churchill Theatre on Thursday night. The show is centered around the back catalogue of Dusty Springfield. It focuses on Kat, Alison and Paul all of whom are either […]
9 to 5 by Cygnet Players
9 to 5 by Cygnet Players 9 to 5 is a musical which transports you back to the 70’s when the old boys club was rife, where bosses having affairs (or at least attempting to) with their secretaries was common place and flexible working meant the positions the secretaries had to get themselves into to […]