Why do Christmas crackers go bang? How is snow formed? Questions that we need to know the answers to, especially at this time of year! Maddie delivers a fun-filled, magical, Christmas themed show in Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas that will answer all these questions and so many more! Who is Maddie Moate and why does she have so much
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The Wicked film is something I have been waiting for ever since I heard the Broadway cast recording back in 2003. When the show transferred to the West End in 2006 it quickly became my favourite musical at the time and 20 years later I was thrilled that the show has made its way to the big screen, no pressure
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a musical that has been in development for a while but at each stage met with joy from those who have been lucky enough to see it. I was in that category in 2019 at Southwark Playhouse and adored it then so I was keen to seen if 5 years of development (and
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Come From Away has been on my to-see list for far too long. The arrival of it back in London as part of a UK and Ireland tour was news gratefully received. Many friends had recommended it over the years, and I knew a little of what it was about, but nothing could have prepared me for the emotive spectacle
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As it has been nearly 18 months since I last attended the Bridge Theatre for Guys & Dolls I was thrilled to return to check out the new cast including Gina Beck as Sarah. This production of Guys & Dolls is a wonderful production which merges the classic story with a fresh take that sees the show staged in an
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Mean Girls has hit the West End and not a moment to soon! The musical based on the 2004 film of the same name depicts Cady, who having grown up in Kenya moves to the USA. On her first day of school she is befriended by Janis and Damian but also the Plastics, lead by Queen Bee Regina. Encouraged by
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Starlight Express is one of the most talked about theatrical openings this year. The show was originally on from 1984 – 2002 at the Apollo Victoria with the show that tells of trains racing to be named champion. The show has been considerably updated since it’s last full scale London production but essentially the focus is on Rusty, a steam
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Theatre enthusiasts have been calling for years for Next To Normal to hit the West End. After the Domnar production last year we got tantalisingly close but wishes were granted when the acclaimed Domnar production announced a transfer to the Wyndham’s Theatre. Next To Normal tells of a family living with the mother, Diana’s bi-polar disorder and her delusional hallucinations
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Bluets will not be everyone’s cup of tea. It is not a traditional stage play. It is a multi-modal technological marvel. It exists somewhere in a largely unexplored realm lying between live TV, art-house cinema and theatre. It is the uncategorisable sum of an unfathomable number of parts, brought together with split-second sharp choreography, on-the-fly video editing, and a uniqueness
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In Harry Potter and the Cursed Child we meet Harry and his family 19 years after we last left Harry Potter. He now has a family of his own and his youngest song, Albus is at Hogwarts along with the son of Draco Malfoy, Scorpius. The show looks at how Albus struggles with living up to his father’s legacy as
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