Bedknobs and Broomsticks has flown into Dartford and it has cast a spell of delightful magic over the Orchard Theatre. I should probably start this review with a confession….I have not seen the film! I therefore went into this show not knowing what to expect but I left feeling I had experienced the magic of theatre! If, like me, you
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Chicago has hit Bromley and if the packed house was anything to go by, they were thrilled to have this musical in their home town. Chicago tells of the merry murderesses of Cook County Jail and in particular Roxie Hart who killed her lover as he was trying to leave her and Velma Kelly who murdered her husband and sister
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I am going to preface this review by letting you know that I am not a huge Dirty Dancing fan. I’ve seen it numerous times of course what 40 something woman who loves dancing hasn’t? But I am certainly no superfan and this is not a show I would ordinarily choose to go and see. I suppose that would explain why
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The Queens have a new Palace….well actually theatre. With Six’s journey starting at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, then the Arts Theatre, an abated drive in and after a temporary home at the Lyric Theatre they have now found their permanent home in the West End. I took a trip to where Six is now holding Court at the Vaudeville Theatre.
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It’s time!!! Priscilla Queen of the Desert is back at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley showing from Monday 25th – Saturday 30th October and I had the privilege of witnessing the fun and the fire of opening night. The musical is based on the Oscar-winning movie and tells the hilarious and heart-warming adventure of three friends who jump aboard a beat
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9 to 5 hit the West End in 2019 after having previously toured the UK from as early as 2012. It was one of the many shows to be hit by Covid and closed in the West End during lockdown. However it soon announced that it would be touring the UK and I was lucky enough to see it at
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The Phantom of the Opera has reached its 35th year in London’s West End (not including the last 18 months that I am absolutely not going to talk about). To celebrate this milestone, a gala performance was held at Her Majesty’s Theatre with a packed audience of celebrities and “phans” of the show, some of whom judging by the conversations
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I saw Tokyo Rose in at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 and when I heard it was hitting London I was determined to get to see it and see how it had developed. Tokyo Rose tells tells the true story of Iva Toguri, a Japanese American who was born and raised in America but due to her aunt getting ill
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If you are new to the Theatre Channel, like me then the description MTV for musicals sums it up perfectly. I’m not sure which rock I have been living under in order to have missed the first 7 episodes and I am hanging my head in suitable shame now, especially if they are all this joyful. This Episode of the
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Rock of Ages is a hilarious and immensely entertaining musical comedy following the efforts to save Rock n Roll club, The Bourbon from threats of closure. The plot centres on the heart-warming love story between country girl Sherrie and wannabe rockstar, Drew. One of the most impressive elements of Rock of Ages is the musical numbers, performed by a very
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