MJ The Musical feels like it has been a long time coming to the West End, the show was due to open on Broadway in 2020 but due to Covid it opened in 2021 and it was announced that it was coming to the to West End was made back in October 2022. Some 18 months after the announcement I
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As you walk along Tooley Street past the restaurants and bars that occupy the arches underneath London Bridge you see a name on the wall in front of you marking one of the last arches on the right. That name is “Elvis” and inside the arch is a collection of personal items and memorabilia owned by the man who is
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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is on tour and I decided to catch it in London at the Peacock theatre. The musical is based on the true story of Jamie, a 16 year old growing up in Sheffield who decides he wants to be a drag queen and embrace his true self by wearing a dress and heels to his school
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The Wizard of Oz isn’t one of the shows that I would typically be banging down a door to see and I missed it for that reason when it was at the Palladium but when the chance came up to see it at New Wimbledon Theatre I thought I may as well give it a go….and boy am I glad
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Having wowed audiences at Regents Park Theatre in 2017 Jesus Christ Superstar, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic rock musical which tells the story of the last days of Jesus is on tour. With hype surrounding the show following its Olivier award win in 2017 for best revival, will the show live up to the hype….read on to find out. Programme notes
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The website of entertainers (with a small e) reveals over thirty touring productions, of which fourteen are tribute acts, including Jimmy Love. With the cast of Back To The Future the Musical on their weekly night off, the opportunity was taken to present West End debut of The Rocket Man, a tribute to Elton John which has been touring for
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Pretty Woman the musical has hit Wimbledon following a 2 year run in the West End which I saw twice and loved both times. The musical follows the film pretty faithfully and tells of Vivian who is a prostitute working in Hollywood. She bumps into billionaire Edward Lewis and her interest in classic cars and ability to strike a deal
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Candace Bushnell has hit London, more specifically the London Palladium with her sell out show. For those unfamiliar with Candace she is the OG Carrie Bradshaw, writer of Sex and The City as well as numerous other New York Times bestsellers. She is now taking to the stage to ask, is there still sex in the city and take us
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Having seen Unfortunate at The Edinburgh Festival 2019 and loving it I was so excited to see how the show had developed in the intervening years and discover what a longer version of the show looked like. As I said in my earlier review Unfortunate does to the Little Mermaid what Wicked did to The Wizard of Oz, just maybe
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My disclaimer at the start is that I am a HUGE panto fan. I genuinely believe it gives many children not only their first visit to the theatre but also for many others their only family theatre trip of the year. Combine that with the tradition of it all and how much panto can make for the arts industry, well
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