Newsies is the musical based on the true story of the newsies strike. It follows Jack Kelly, the leader of the Lower Manhattan newsboys. The newspaper, lead by Joseph Pulitzer, decides it needs to increase its profits so they increase the cost of the papers for the newsies. Jack soon declares that the newsies are a union and calls for
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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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Who’s Holiday is a new (to the UK) take on the Grinch and Cindy Lou. We meet Cindy Lou, played by Miz Cracker several years since we last saw her in The Grinch. In our last meeting of Cindy- Lou she was 2 years old but she has now grown up and a lot has happened to her in the
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle showing at The Rose Theatre in Kingston is a whirlwind of excellence. The play starts with a prologue, it moves into the play within the play and then we are delivered a deeper backstory in Act II. One thing that is extremely clear with this production of the Brecht classic is that the storytelling from all
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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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