Trump L’Oeil is a dizzying show which focuses on non other than former President Trump and his time in office. The title itself is a play on words from trompe l’oeil which means to deceive the eye. The show promises a blend of cabaret, queer theatre and circus so I was intrigued to see how all of this would manifest
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Help We Are Still Alive is a musical set after the end of the world as we know it. The fog landed and thanks to the quick thinking of Finn, he not only saved his own life but also that of his partner Jass. We follow Finn and Jass in their life after the apocalypse along with flashbacks to their
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The tour of Footloose has arrived at its last stop of its tour and I headed over to New Wimbledon Theatre to check it out. It’s a show I know inside out having directed an amateur production of it so I was excited to see this production of it. If you know the 1984 film then the show needs no
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Pennyroyal by Lucy Rosen is a new play which focuses on 2 sisters, Christine and Daphne. We discover early on that Daphne has Premature Ovarian Insufficiency and her sister donates eggs in the hope that Daphne can one day use them to become a mother. Except life is never that straightforward and the play follows these sisters on their journey
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Moulin Rouge is possibly my favourite film of all time and since I heard about its release on Broadway I became low key obsessed with the cast recording. Fast forward a few years and when it was announced that it was finally coming to the West End I knew I had to go. Unfortunately Covid delayed my trip but I
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The Rise and Fall of Little Voice premiered at the Royal National Theatre, garnering winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy in 1992 and the Olivier Award for Best Comedy 1993. This Cinderella-esque story centres on the reclusive young woman LV (Little Voice) who lives her life in her bedroom, listening to and singing along with the record collection
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The Battersea Poltergeist is is BBC Radio 4 podcast hit that has been streamed millions of times. It mixed documentary with drama as it told the true story of a haunting that began in 1956 and spanned for 12 years. The Battersea Poltergeist – Live is from the team behind the podcast as they delve deeper into the investigation, present
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Back to the Future is the latest London opening since lockdown. Based very heavily on the iconic film of the same name Back to The Future tells of Marty McFly who finds himself travelling from 1955 from 1985 courtesy of Docs time machine and a Dolerian. When he arrives in the 50’s he finds himself stuck there, face to face
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When the automated voice played with the usual ‘turn off your phones’ speech, you could feel theexcitement from many, including myself, for whom this was the first time back in the theatrepost-lockdown. But that was little compared to when the same voice concluded their speech with‘Oh…and welcome back to the West End’. The explosion from the crowd was nothing short
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With Covid refusing to go away outdoor theatre is continuing, with heaters being added to make the experience more realistic as the British winter approaches. This took me back to the Garden theatre to see Next Thing You Know. Next Thing You Know with music by Joshua Salzman and lyrics by Ryan Cunningham, tells the story of 4 New Yorkers,
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