Bare is Centre Stage’s final production of the year, ending the year with a show that aims to shock and move. For those that don’t know Bare the musical is set at a Catholic Boarding School where Peter and Jason share a room. Jason is the popular kid and has the girls throwing themselves at him yet what none of
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Into the Woods is possibly my favourite Sondheim show and for musical theatre lovers this is a big statement. For those unfamiliar with Into The Woods, within this show you meet a slew of familiar fairy tale characters all of whom are in the woods for a variety of reasons. Tying the stories together however is that of The Baker
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This week Kingston is brought to life by the Amateur Dramatics group Mayhem as they present ‘Rock of Ages’. If you’re in the mood for a wild, electric night that’ll transport you straight to the 1980s Sunset Strip, then *Rock of Ages* is your jam! Written by Chris D’Arienzo, with music arrangements by Ethan Popp, this jukebox musical is packed
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What a treat to review SEDOS and their play [BLANK] Amateur productions can often be hit or miss, but [BLANK], with its simple black box stage and the ever-present ensemble, was a triumph of acting, guiding the audience on a moving journey of community and growth. Written by Alice Birch and composed of 100 individual scenes, director Zoë Thomas-Webb took
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The Wedding Singer Musical stems from the hit film of the same name, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. The musical tells of Robbie Hart who is the front man of the wedding band (Simply Wed) who gets jilted at the alter by his rock chic bride to be Linda sending him into a downward spiral. In the meantime waitress
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You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown is a musical based on Charles M Schultz’s comic strip Peanuts as Charlie Brown , Snoopy and their friends explore life from a child’s point of view. We meet bossy Lucy who is in love with Piano playing Schroeder, Linus who will not let go of his blanket, Snoopy the dog an of course
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Saturday Night Fever is a disco musical that has hit the Bridewell Theatre bringing the sound of the 70’s with it. The show follows Tony Manero who spends his weekends at the local disco. When he hears about a dance competition he decides to enter and sets his sights on a new dance partner, Stephanie Mangano who has her ambitions
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Sunday In The Park With George is definitely a Marmite kind of musical, even for Sondheim afficionados. A friend recently described it as “Inarguably the single greatest musical ever written.” Collecting the 1985 Pullitzer Prize for Drama and showered with Tonys and Oliviers from its original production through numerous revivals, it clearly has critics in thrall. And yet… the show
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Richard III is Sedos’ latest foray into the world of Shakespeare and this production takes the history books and turns it into a modern day political drama. The warring families become Prime Ministers and their cabinet members as well as those pulling the strings behind the scenes. The show charts Richards rise to power, pulling out parallels between him and
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The Little Mermaid is a musical that has been on my radar to see for a long time and when I found out that Centre Stage were putting it on both my younger self and my current self were thrilled. The musical stays faithful to the film and follows Ariel, a mermaid who gives up her voice to the sea
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