The Choir of Man has just celebrated it’s 4th birthday in the West End and I made a return visit to see if it still retained its original charm. for 4 years the Arts Theatre has been transformed to The Jungle, a pub where the regulars come together not for a pool or darts team but for their choir practise
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Despite Assassins being written by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman over 30 years ago this remains one of Sondheim’s most relevant works. The show portrays historical figures all of whom have something in common- they tried to kill a President. Assassins looks at the individuals from a variety of angles, from the real people, the failure of the American Dream
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Back to the Future has been running in London’s West End for over 4 years and much like the Dolerian it shows no signs of slowing down, welcoming a new cast including Brain Conley as Doc and Maddie Grace Jepson as Lorraine Baines. The musical is based very heavily on the iconic film of the same name where Marty McFly
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101 Dalmatians is a movie the has had a lot of versions, from the original 1961 film through to the 1996 live action remake along with the various versions of Cruella, including the 2021 Emma Stone version, it therefore felt about time it was given the musical theatre treatment. The show clearly has its roots in the original film with
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I can’t think of many productions that I have been to where the setting of the show has been quite so impressive and relevant to the show and whilst others may have tried seeing Anne Boleyn, a new musical, performed at Hever Castle has to top that list. The show follows Anne’s life from her being sent away to France
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With the 40th anniversary of Live Aid a few weeks ago it became clear just how much of a part of living memory the Live Aid concert was to many and Just For One Day realised this. The production premiered back in 2024 at The Old Vic and transferred to the West End, opening in May this year. The show
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Since my first viewing of Operation Mincemeat in 2022 at Riverside Studios I have adored this show but having last seen it nearly 2 years ago when it opened in the West End and with a cast change it was time for a revisit. Keen to see if the show remains as strong now that the original cast (and writers)
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I am a repeat offender when it comes to returning to Rocky Horror Show and have reviewed the show 5 times alone on this website for various tours and productions, even before starting this website I had travelled across the country to see this show and it is possibly the musical I have seen the most times! Rocky Horror Show
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After converting to the Jamie Lloyd hype train after Sunset Boulevard I was incredibly excited to see his most recent directorial outing, his reinvention of another Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Evita. Evita tells of Eva Peron’s rise to fame and power looking at how she did it, her ambitions, her charity work and her impact on Argentina, all narrated by
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I have no shame in admitting it…I am a Starlight Express stan. Having given 5 stars to the production last year had to check out the new cast to see if they could keep my infatuation with the show going! For those unfamiliar with the show now is time to put aside any notion that it is a serious piece
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