American Idiot By Sedos
American Idiot is a musical which stems from the Greenday album of the same name, but it is far from a jukebox musical. The rock opera concept album set out to tell a story. We meet Johnny, Tunny and Will in a post 9/11 USA, all disillusioned with their future. Johnny and Tunny set off […]
Cats by Centre Stage
Cats can be a marmite show and the 2019 movie did little to help these polarised opinions. Cats, based on the book of poems by TS Eliot, and for those that love it say that it shows a group of cats who gather once a year at the jellicle ball to see who can cross […]
Cabaret at Playhouse Theatre
Cabaret seems to be the hot ticket in London this season so I took myself along during previews to see what the fuss is about. Cabaret is set in Berlin during the Nazi’s rise to power. We meet Ciffod Bradshaw (Omari Douglas) who has just arrived in Berlin with ambitions to be a writer. On […]
Les Miserables at Sondheim Theatre
Les Miserables is one of these shows that seems to have been around forever, and whilst I have a vague recollection of seeing it many moons ago I had been telling myself for many years that I needed to take a return trip to the barricades. The new cast and updated version gave me the […]
Ragtime the Musical by Sedos
Ragtime is musical set in 1906 which focuses on people searching for the American dream. From Coalhouse who is determined to win over Sarah and make a life for their family together to Tateh and his daughter, Latvian immigrants who want to make their fortune. We also meet the Family who live in an upper […]
The Wizard of Oz by WLOS
The Wizard of Oz is a firm family favourite and it was lovely to see all ages in the audience at New Wimbledon Theatre. Luckily adults and children alike were in for a treat with Wimbledon Light Operatic’s production of it. The show is full of fun, lavish costumes and bright sets. The Emerald City […]
All Shook Up by Cygnet Players
All Shook Up is a musical by Joe DiPietro and a the songs featuring a catalogue of Elvis Presley numbers. It is set in the 1950’s in a mid-western American town. Chad turns up on his motorbike and realises this place could do with a few things being shook up. His spirit soon begins to […]
Spring Awakening by Cygnet Players
I can be difficult to really win over when it comes to musical theatre but I need to set it out from the off that Cygnet Player’s production of Spring Awakening not only won me over but proved to be a real theatrical highlight for me. Spring Awakening is based on the 1981 German Play […]
Soho Cinders by Sedos
Soho Cinders is a musical I have wanted to see for a long time having fallen in love with the soundtrack some time ago. I was thrilled to hear that Sedos were putting on this show and I finally saw it on Wednesday night. Soho Cinders is set on Old Compton Street and is based […]
How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying by Sedos
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is one of those musicals that I feel I really ought to have seen and thanks to Sedos I finally got the chance to do so. It is a musical which tells of J. Pierrepoint Finch who is following an instruction manual to climb the corporate ladder. […]