Get Up Stand Up is a musical which follows the life of Bob Marley, from his formative years being sent to live with his fathers family through to his death from cancer aged 36. It not only packs in many of his biggest songs but also takes a look at both the highs and lows of his life, with no
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After 2 years in the making and covid delays aplenty the revival of Sister Act has finally hit the Hammersmith Apollo. The show is packed with star names from Beverly Knight as Deloris, Jennifer Saunders as Mother Superior, Lesley Joseph as the rapping Sister Mary Lazarus, Keala Seattle as Sister Mary Patrick and Lizzie Bea as Sister Mary Roberts. These
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Operation Mincemeat seems to be the new musical that everyone is raving about and I finally got to see it at Riverside Studios and understand just what all the fuss is about. Operation Mincemeat is set in 1943 and the Allies are losing the war. A plan is needed to direct the Nazi’s away from Sicily and this plan is
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Based on the gothic horror novel by Dame Susan Hill, The Woman in Black has spawned two films as well as the stage play that has been running at London’s Fortune Theatre since 1989. It’s a two-hander, with simple staging that makes the creation of a growing sense of tension over the two hours even more impressive. The Fortune Theatre
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Singin’ in the Rain is one of those classic movie musicals that you feel like everyone has seen, but apart from ‘that’ scene I haven’t seen the movie and whilst I have seen an amateur production previously I was looking forward to seeing this classic show in all of its glory. In Singin’ in the Rain we meet Don, a
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It’s not every day you find a solo dance show being performed at, not only a London theatre, but at Shaftesbury Avenues Lyric Theatre. Understandably I was rather sceptical about whether Metamorphosis has the appeal for an audience that is used to the biggest spectacles and daring feats of entertainment London’s West End has thrived upon. However, I stepped in
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I feel like I have been waiting a lifetime to see a fully staged version of Don Black, Ivan Menchell’s and Frank Wildhorn’s Bonnie & Clyde having fallen in love with the Broadway cast recording. I attended a workshop version at The Other Palace several years ago and the concert a few months back but both versions, (as amazing as
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I was a late starter when it come to Ru Paul’s drag race and it was the hours of lockdown that finally caused me to sit down and watch it all….from the start. Upon discovering BenDeLaCreme in season 6 and once again in All Stars season 3 it was clear that this was one talented queen. When I heard that
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A Murder is Announced at the Churchill Theatre is an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s thrilling novel of the same title. ‘The residents of Chipping Cleghorn are astonished to read an advert in the local newspaper that a murder will take place this coming Friday at Little Paddocks, the home of Letitia Blacklock. Unable to resist, the group gather at the
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Let me start this review by declaring that I am not The Osmonds Musical target audience. Prior to seeing the show I would have struggled to name any of the Osmond brothers other than Donny and could only name 3 of their songs. However I did take my mum along who was a huge Osmond fan and most definitely their
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