Eireann, by dance company A Taste of Ireland, is the brainchild of director and producer Brent Pace and partner Ceili Moore, and comes to London as a taut, slick production, heavy with Riverdance vibes. It’s a two-hour festival of Irish dancing and singing, rooted in folk music and traditions, picking out scenes from Irish heritage and history. And the performers
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I loved supporting emerging talent so when I was invited to Southwark Playhouses’ production of The Trials, staged by their youth ensemble I jumped at the chance. The play itself by Dawn King is set an an indeterminate point in the not too distant future where young people are sat as a jury of the older generation or ‘dionos’ as
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I’m a sucker for a Cabaret so when I got invited to the relaunch night of Sabrage having missed it the first time round I was excited to check it out. Sabrage describes itself as a cabaret blending acrobatics, French glamour and high end spectacle but does it do what it says on the tin? Sabrage itself is the act
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The Mousetrap is a West End institution, running for 73 years and despite seeing hundreds of shows over the years The Mousetrap was not one of them….so I decided to finally put this right and attended show number 30,198. At the end of the show the cast ask you to help keep the secret of the Mousetrap and not reveal
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I can’t think of many productions that I have been to where the setting of the show has been quite so impressive and relevant to the show and whilst others may have tried seeing Anne Boleyn, a new musical, performed at Hever Castle has to top that list. The show follows Anne’s life from her being sent away to France
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War Horse is a beautifully moving story of love and companionship juxtaposed by its haunting and bleak setting set against a background of loyalty and resilience. The story follows the unbreakable bond between a young farm boy, Albert and his beloved horse, Joey. Albert’s journey to reunite with his childhood stallion took you through moments of deep sadness, rage and
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Rydell High has hit London and has done it in style. Found in Evolution in Battersea Park the iconic movie has had the Secret Cinema treatment and Secret Cinema have gone all out, flipping their normal formula for this show. As you arrive you enter into a fairground with the big wheel, the fun house and more rides straight out
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5 Drag Queens, Noel Sullivan, Keala Settle and Diana Princess of Wales isn’t necessarily a group of people I expected to be writing about in the space of one review but thanks to The Diana Mixtape I have been proven wrong. The show itself tells the story of Diana Princess of Wales through iconic pop songs and Diana herself is
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With the 40th anniversary of Live Aid a few weeks ago it became clear just how much of a part of living memory the Live Aid concert was to many and Just For One Day realised this. The production premiered back in 2024 at The Old Vic and transferred to the West End, opening in May this year. The show
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Giant has been on my ‘too see’ list for what feels like a lifetime. After opening at The Royal Court Theatre, transferring to the West End and winning best new play, best actor and supporting actor at the Oliviers earlier this year I had to see it before it closes on 2nd August. The show looks at Roald Dahl with
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