Allegiance is a musical that is not only steeped in history but is one that is inspired by George Takei’s own life history and his determination to tell the story across the world. It is set in America after Pearl Harbour when Japanese American’s were sent to internment camps for looking like those that had bombed Pearl Harbour and bearing
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Hex is The National Theatre’s latest musical offering. It is a new musical based on the story of Sleeping Beauty. This tells of Fairy who is unable to fly, much to the mockery of the other High Fairies. In the woods she meets Smith, an aid to the Queen who has just given birth to a baby girl who refuses
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The Commitments is based on the book by Roddy Doyle, which was turned into a film in 1991. It hit the West End for 2 years and after a gap it is back touring the country. It iss a musical that celebrates soul music. Set in in Dublin we meet Jimmy, a young man who wants to put together a
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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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Each panto season I always look forward to a production of Cinderella as it combines all the elements of panto effortlessly, from the magic transformation scene, to the dames playing stepsisters, to a panto fairy (godmother) through to the audience friend in the form of Buttons. Whilst I think Cinderella is the perfect panto this always creates some sort of
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Queenz The Show With Balls is a drag act which provides a huge party atmosphere with songs from everything from Whitney to Britney. Combine that with the fact that these Queenz sing live, with not a lip sync in sight then you have 90 minutes of pure camp pop hysteria. The performers that make up this girl group is Bella
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If you are like me you have probably heard of Choir of Man but are maybe unsure what it is all about and why so many people are raving about it! Well let me fill you in! The Arts Theatre has been turned into a local pub, from the decor adorning the walls of the auditorium to the working bar
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The Jinkx and DeLa holiday show is becoming a tradition for me and I am here for it! These superstar drag queens have once again hit London, this year playing to the sold out London Palladium. The premise is that Jinkx and DeLa are here to save Christmas and in order to do so they get visited by 3 spirits
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From Here To Eternity has returned to the London stages for the first time since the 2013/2014 West End run with a revised production at The Charing Cross Theatre. The show tells of the men of G Company who are stationed in Hawaii in the lead up to the Pearl Harbour attack in 1941. We meet Milt Warden, a first
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Baz Luhrmann’s strictly ballroom is on its UK and Ireland tour! Adopted for the stage from the 1992 film, this show provides an insight into the dazzling but cutthroat ballroom world. It tells the story of an Australian dancer called Scott Hastings who causes an uproar in the ballroom community for dancing his ‘non-federation’ steps. He causes further commotion by
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