Jane Eyre at Southwark Playhouse
For a book that is so beloved by the British public, it is a wonder that it has taken so long for the UK premiere of this musical to happen. The show opened on Broadway in 2000 but it has taken 26 years to cross the Atlantic. For those unfamiliar with Charlotte Brontë’s gothic novel, […]
Rope Drop at The Other Palace Studio
Sunday night found me right down the middle of Main Street, USA, or, respectively, The Other Palace, for Rope Drop: The Unofficial Disney Parks Comedy. A cabaret penned by friends Jordan Li Smith and Ayesha Patel, the show had its start at Crazy Coqs before moving to The Other Palace. This show is brilliantly unapologetic […]
A Chorus Line by Cygnet Players
A Chorus Line is a classic musical that feels like it should be on a list of required watching for all musical theatre fans. The show itself is based on taped workshops with Broadway dancers and we follow 17 dancers auditioning to form part of an ensemble. We spend the show getting to know the […]
The Producers at Garrick Theatre
As a long-time fan of The Producers, I couldn’t let the show close without getting myself to the Garrick to check it out. For those unfamiliar with the Mel Brooks classic, it tells of Max Bialystock, a Broadway producer who happens upon a scheme to make money out of a flop when Leo Bloom arrives […]
Death Note at The Barbican
After seeing Death Note in concert back in 2023 and loving it I was really excited to see what a fully staged production would bring. The musical is based on one of the best selling manga of all time and with music by acclaimed musical theatre composer Frank Wildhorn. The musical tells of a notebook […]
Come From Away By DAODS
It is no secret that Come From Away is one of my favourite musicals ever and the recent release of the amateur performance has seen a plethora of performances both locally and across the country, meaning I get to relive the magic of this show again and enjoy different interpretations. I was particularly looking forward […]
The Jonathan Larson Project – Southwark Playhouse
The Jonathan Larson project offers a rarely seen glimpse into the late composers lesser known work in a slick, intimate staging at Southwark Playhouse Borough. Immediately we felt in familiar territory – a piano centre stage, exposed brickwork, a projection screen, and musically, from the get go this was also the case. Southwark Playhouse is […]
Heathers – The Arts at Marble Arch
Hold onto your scrunchies but Heathers is back in London and this time it is at a new venue, the Arts at Marble Arch. I’ve followed Heathers’ UK journey since its workshop at the Other Palace in 2017 and seen it move to the main stage there, in the West End and on tour so […]
Shanay Holmes at Cadogan Hall
Shanay Holmes is a musical theatre actress whose name recognition has been growing, from playing Nancy in Oliver! and Cindy Breakspeare in Get Up Stand Up, both in the West End, through to her work as a producer including co-founding West End Musical Productions. Despite her increasing name recognition, this concert is Holmes’ first solo […]
Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium
If you are wondering what all the buzz in Theatreland is about right now, look no further than Jesus Christ Superstar. Fir the third consecutive summer, an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical has returned to the West End, with this acclaimed Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production now taking centre stage. Originally conceived as a 1970 […]