With Eurovision hitting Liverpool this year it is unsurprising to see that London’s fringe theatres have a Eurovision themed offering and amongst them is Nul Points at The Union Theatre. Nul Points follows Josh and his friends from 2012 – 2023 at Josh’s annual Eurovision Party. From his best friends Kat (Katrina) and Daz, to Ryder, the stripper who turns
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Ever thought about writing a sitcom? Well, these five strangers did and they gathered in a bleak conference room in Farnham to learn the tricks of the trade. Despite their differences, there is one thing that links them… the ambition to realise their dreams through comedy. They are booked onto a workshop with the ‘finest sitcom writer of a generation’;
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2022 has been a great year for theatre with things finally returning to normal after the pandemic. I love looking back at all of the shows I have seen over the year and reflecting on how lucky I am to see such a huge variety of shows, many of which I wouldn’t see if it weren’t for this blog. This
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Death Drop 2 comes off the back of the success of the first Death Drop. Death Drop 2 – Back In The Habit however sees the action set in a nunnery. The sisters peace is shattered by a visit from the Vatican who is trying to get his hands on their treasure as well as discover the whereabouts of a
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Rehab is the newest British musical to hit London. The show takes us back to the cusp of the new millennium where Kid Pop, a ‘wanker’ of a pop star as the opening song tells us has been sentenced to 60 days in rehab due to being papped taking cocaine. However unbeknownst to Kid Pop it was set up by
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Tasting Notes is a new British musical set in a wine bar. Keen to support new musical theatre I headed along to Southwark Playhouse to see if the show would be to my taste. Tasting Notes tells the story of the same 24 hours in the lives of 6 individuals who either work in or visit LJ’s wine bar. The
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The Cat and the Canary is a murder mystery thriller which revolves around the 6 descendants of Mr West, gathering on the 20 year anniversary of his death to find out who will inherit his large estate. When the heir is unveiled a series of events is set in motion, but all is not what it seems within the creaking
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Distance Remaining tells the story of 3 individuals who are making a break for freedom in their own small way. We meet an elderly lady who has fallen over inside her home and determined to get up again so she can pick her grandson up on the day he is released from prison, a woman on furlough who has volunteered
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Reputation is a new musical with music and lyrics by Alick Glass and original story by Alick and Suzanne Glass. It tells of a young aspiring writer Michelle Grant who is at deportment school in Paris. Her classmates spot an advert in Variety magazine asking for stories to be submitted for consideration to be turned into screen plays. She submits
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If you took a holiday in 2015, it’s very likely that your poolside reading included Paula Hawkins’ best-selling thriller. Main character Rachel Watson takes the train into London every day – looking out of the window at the affluent street she lived on before her divorce and wondering about the lives of a young couple she sees on a balcony
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