The Frogs is one of Stephen Sondheim’s lesser known works and I was keen to discover if there was a reason for this and if so how this latest production of the work at Southwark Playhouse tackled it. The premise of the show is that the time is the present and the location is Ancient Greece….and the ludicrously of the
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I feel like both the Percy Jackson books and films have passed me as a millennial with no children so I may have been what felt like one of the few people in the audience who had no idea what to expect. For those like me who have let the Percy Jackson world pass them by allow me to explain.
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The Great Gatsby has to be one of the most polarising shows out at the moment – from 1 star through to 5 star reviews so I couldn’t help myself but to see what I would make of it and where I would land. For those of you (like me) who haven’t read the book or even seen the film,
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The Mad Ones is a musical steering its way into London for the first time. After a run off Broadway and then a run in Birmingham Londoners finally get a chance to see what the fuss is about. The show is one which deals with the feeling of growing up and the pressures surrounding it. We meet valedictorian Samantha Brown
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Supersonic Man is the latest new British Musical to hit Southwark Playhouse. It tells of Adam, a witty and rebellious young guy who wears bright pink hot pants to Pride and is running the London marathon who gets diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. We follow him and his partner Darryl as he comes to terms with his diagnosis and then
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Lulled into thinking I was off to see a musical about shoes I headed to see new musical Stiletto at Charing Cross Theatre. The word stiletto actually originates from Italian and refers to a small dagger with a slender blade…much for fitting for the show. Stiletto is set in 18th Century Venice where boys are being castrated in order to
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Hadestown opened in London’s West End just over a year ago and since then we have not only seen the original West End cast but also the original Broadway cast appear for a limited run and, like the seasons, it is time for a change and the 2025 cast to take the stage. I made no secret of the fact
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Lee Mead first appeared on my TV set 18 years ago, although it feels like only yesterday, with him going onto win ‘Any Dream Will Do’ and appear as Joseph on the West End. Fast forward to today and Lee has become one of the West Ends leading men so when I saw that he was appearing in concert I
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Most times I feel fortunate to be invited to reviews shows and I see a huge amount of theatre that I would not otherwise have the opportunity to see but there is the odd show that comes along that frustrates me for one reason or another and White Rose may top this list. White Rose not only sets out to
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When the London run of Cruel Intentions finished I was disappointed that I wouldn’t have a chance to return but when the tour was announced I was thrilled that not only would I get my chance again but that others from across the country would as well. The musical is based on the 1999 film of the same name which
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