Legally Blonde is currently doing the rounds on the amateur circuit having very recently been released to amateur companies. This popularity is for very good reason as it seems to not only put bums on seats (Cygnet Players run was completely sold out) but attract a buzz about it that not many other shows can pull off. The show tells
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Going to see Dirty Dancing at the Orchard Theatre felt like coming home! Dirty Dancing is possibly one of my favorite films (cliche I know) and therefore going to see the show there is a mixture of excitement along with….’Oh god I hope they don’t ruin it.’ However I needn’t have worried. For those of you that don’t know the
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Bumblescratch is a new musical by Robbie Sherman which held a gala night at the Adelphi Theatre on the 4th September. The show is set during the Great Plague and the Fire of London and is told from the point of view of the London rat, in particular Melbourne Bumblescratch. Melbourne befriends a young rat named Perry who helps him
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As you can probably tell from this blog I am at the theatre a lot, however contrary to appearances I don’t spend all of my life sitting in a darkened auditorium. I’m often killing time before the theatre or heading out to somewhere afterwards. I am therefore pretty familiar with a fair amount of bars & restaurants, in particular in
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I know that I am late to the party on Funny Girl but let me just explain how late……. I have never seen the Funny Girl movie, the only song I could sing you from Funny Girl was ‘Don’t Rain on My Parade,’ although I could possibly hum a few bars of ‘People’ at a push. On top of all
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Dinner by Putney Light Operatic Society Dinner is a black comedy by Moira Buffini which originally premiered at the National Theatre. Paige Janssen invites guests over for dinner to celebrate the success of her husband Lars’ pop psychology book, ‘Beyond Belief.’ Although when Paige gives the Waiter very deliberate instructions for the evening you get the sense that this
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The Plough and the Stars by Sean O’Casey opened at the National Theatre last night (27th July). 2016 is the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, the background to this piece. The play tells of a group of people living in a tenement building. Act 1 opens in the lead up to the Easter Rising and spends time building up the characters
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As I was unable to attend How To Win Against History myself I am delighted to welcome guest reviewer Katie Rose who runs her own blog over at Rosereview. The Review: ‘How to Win Against History’ written, composed, and performed by Seiriol Paget, is based on the charred true story of the 5th Marquis of Anglesey Henry Cyril Page. He was
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Stalking The Bogeyman at Southwark Playhouse held its press night on the 15th July. I was lucky enough to be invited along via London Theatre Bloggers to review it. Stalking The Bogeyman Stalking The Bogeyman is the true story of David who gets raped by the ‘Bogeyman,’ aged 7. The Bogeyman is his parent’s friends 17 year old son who
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That’s Entertainment I attended That’s Entertainment with special guest star Ruthie Henshall at the Churchill Theatre on the evening of the 29th June 2016. This is a show which focuses on the music from the 1940’s and 1950’s. The song choice ranged from musical theatre such as South Pacific and Carousel to ‘cockney knees up,’ to a celebration of the Rat
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