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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Jack and the Beanstalk – What a Whopper showing at The Charing Cross Theatre is every bit like your traditional pantomime; it has humour, audience participation, a fairy, a dame and an evil villain. Except this panto had one big… twist: The synopsis goes a little like this: Jack Trott is a poor, gay young farmer who lives on a
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This is the first time I’ve seen Beauty and the Beast performed as a panto and did I enjoy it ?… Oh yes I did! When I arrived there was a stall dedicated to Beauty and the Beast panto merch which was obviously dedicated for the kids but I couldn’t help myself and buy a jewelled wand to live my
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Standby Please is a concert designed to showcase the talent of the future with 10 talented performers singing a range of musical theatre songs, from solos to group numbers. The show has been produced and directed by Caitlin Hargreaves and she has pulled together an immensely talented cast and a varied and enjoyable set list. The show was well cast
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As someone whose familiarity with the Gilbert and Sullivan catalogue consists entirely of an episode of the Simpsons and a song from Thoroughly Modern Millie, I am either a very good or very bad choice to review the famous all-male production of the Pirates of Penzance, currently playing at Wilton’s Music Hall in East London. The staging is simple but
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Jamie Allan is only the 3rd illusionist to have a extended solo West End season, following in the steps of Paul Daniels and Derren Brown. I was therefore looking forward to discovering a new (to me) magician and seeing what he brought to the West End in his show, Amaze. The show is rooted in his 80’s childhood, taking the
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