I was lucky enough to get invited along to the Shaftesbury Theatre to see what had been happening there and check out the renovations. The Shaftesbury Theatre is a grade 2 listed building and is the largest independent West End Theatre. A huge amount of work has happened at the theatre and impressively the building was only closed for 12
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As we all know theatres across the UK have been closed in order to combat the spread of Covid-19. However many of us clearly can’t go for a week without a theatre fix let alone several so I have pulled together lots of resources for theatre at home so we can continue to fuel our fan girl (or boy) obsession.
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Caroline or Change Open Rehearsal As soon as I heard there was an opportunity to sit in on a session of rehearsals for the Olivier Award Winning Caroline Or Change, I knew I couldn’t miss out. I have always been inspired by the soul and blues influence in the show’s music and have been excited to learn of its transfer
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Bat Out Of Hell – Preview Event So I’ll confess now, I didn’t make it to The Coliseum to see Bat Out Of Hell, despite being hugely intrigued. Luckily I am now able to make amends due to the fact that it is now coming to the Dominion. I was treated to a sneak peak as well as a chat
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With 2016 nearly upon us I wanted to do a roundup of the shows to watch out for in the coming year…. Grey Gardens – 2nd January – 6th February 2016 – Southwark Playhouse The award winning musical finally transfers from Broadway. The show is the first Broadway Musical to be based on a documentary. The cast stars both
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2015 has been a busy year for Musical Theatre Musings. It saw the start of this blog to at some points reviewing 3/4 shows a week for this blog and other publications. In total I saw 50 shows. 2015 also saw my first outing with the lovely #LDNTheatreBloggers to see Balla Brazil after chatting to many on them on twitter for
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Getting Children Into Theatre – The summer holiday is upon us and often parents are left wondering what to do to fill those long 6 weeks. This is the perfect chance to introduce your child to the world of theatre which, depending on the show choice can be anything from pure entertainment to educational. Here are my top picks and
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So as I have been busy getting married I haven’t been to the theatre for nearly 10 days now (withdrawal symptoms much) but always on the lookout for a good reason to blog I thought I’d pick up on a nomination I received a little while ago from Sarah over at ThingsSarahloves for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. Essentially
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