The Great Gatsby has to be one of the most polarising shows out at the moment – from 1 star through to 5 star reviews so I couldn’t help myself but to see what I would make of it and where I would land. For those of you (like me) who haven’t read the book or even seen the film,
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The Empire Strips Back transports London audience to a galaxy far far away to a world where the Star Wars characters you know and love are live on stage…performing burlesque. Throughout the show we meet iconic Star Wars characters from Luke Skywalker to Jabba The Hut and from Princess Leia through to Storm Troopers this production knew how to turn
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Lee Mead first appeared on my TV set 18 years ago, although it feels like only yesterday, with him going onto win ‘Any Dream Will Do’ and appear as Joseph on the West End. Fast forward to today and Lee has become one of the West Ends leading men so when I saw that he was appearing in concert I
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A poignant portrayal of love, marriage, sexuality, growing old and finding yourself. Heaven hits all the right notes, asking what really is the meaning of it all. Presented in the intimate Southwark Playhouse, Mairead and Mal narrate a day in their life, after twenty years of marriage returning to the Irish village where it all began for a family wedding
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If you’re on the lookout for a theatrical experience that combines heartfelt emotion with a dash of humour, then “Ghost the Musical” at the New Wimbledon Theatre is a must-see. Based on the beloved film of the same name, this production invites audiences to immerse themselves in a world where love transcends the boundaries of life and death. With such
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MJ The Musical is approaching its 1st birthday in the West End and with a new MJ on the block a return visit was in order to see a new actor take on this role. The show is a jukebox musical which is set on the eve of Michael Jackson’s 1992 Dangerous World Tour. The audience, along with journalists Rachel
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I will make no secret of the fact that I am an existing fan of & Juliet having seen it in the West End twice and have had the cast recording on repeat more times than I care to mention. I was therefore a mixture of excited to see the show again whilst at the same time nervous about what
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Wicked is a West End staple and one that I have seen a few times over the years but I always enjoy returning to any West End staple to see different people in the roles and to remind myself just why they are such long running shows. Wicked tells of two unlikely friends, Elphaba a witch who was born green
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Panto season has hit Dartford and this years offering is Sleeping Beauty at Orchard West. In this panto journey we meet Fairy Christmas (Britain’s Got Talent Winner Sydnie Christmas) who using all of her powers to protect Sleeping Beauty (Lucy May Pollard) and her sister Fairy Carabosse (Larissa Alexandrovnia) who places the famous curse on her. In this story Sleeping
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Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the classic film, what better time to immerse yourself in the world of White Christmas and the musical that has delighted for so many decades. Irving Berlin’s holiday romp is directed by Jonathan O’Boyle and brought to the stage by the team at The Mill at Sonning, a dinner theatre establishment that holds a special
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