Operation Mincemeat seems to be the new musical that everyone is raving about and I finally got to see it at Riverside Studios and understand just what all the fuss is about. Operation Mincemeat is set in 1943 and the Allies are losing the war. A plan is needed to direct the Nazi’s away from Sicily and this plan is
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Evita, by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, tells the story of Eva Duarte, born illegitimately in a small town but determined to get out of there and make it to the bright lights of Buenos Aires. Once she makes it there she advances her career as an actress and meets Colonel Juan Peron and together they climb their way
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Singin’ in the Rain is one of those classic movie musicals that you feel like everyone has seen, but apart from ‘that’ scene I haven’t seen the movie and whilst I have seen an amateur production previously I was looking forward to seeing this classic show in all of its glory. In Singin’ in the Rain we meet Don, a
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I feel like I have been waiting a lifetime to see a fully staged version of Don Black, Ivan Menchell’s and Frank Wildhorn’s Bonnie & Clyde having fallen in love with the Broadway cast recording. I attended a workshop version at The Other Palace several years ago and the concert a few months back but both versions, (as amazing as
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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World is a NEW musical adaptation based on the children’s book by Kate Pankhurst ‘Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World’. The musical tells the story of a young girl Jade who gets lost on a school trip and ends up in an unopened exhibition with some of the greatest women in history. Would
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Moulin Rouge is possibly my favourite film of all time and since I heard about its release on Broadway I became low key obsessed with the cast recording. Fast forward a few years and when it was announced that it was finally coming to the West End I knew I had to go. Unfortunately Covid delayed my trip but I
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When I heard that Festoon Theatre Company were putting on a production of the Toxic Avenger I was thrilled. Having seen a production of it at The Arts, which I adored, I was looking forward to getting another chance to relive this show. Summing up The Toxic Avenger is easier said than done and few words could do justice to
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We must admit we feel a little naïve, admitting to each other “Who is Carole King?” We couldn’t think of many of her songs, but as fans of other Juke Box Musicals, we were excited to give this show a try. Well, we were absolutely blown away! Juke Box musical often implies there can be some tongue in cheek, tentative
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Let me start this review by declaring that I am not The Osmonds Musical target audience. Prior to seeing the show I would have struggled to name any of the Osmond brothers other than Donny and could only name 3 of their songs. However I did take my mum along who was a huge Osmond fan and most definitely their
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I am going to declare it from the start….I am now an & Juliet stan! Now that this is out in the open I can tell you why!! & Juliet looks at the story of Juliet & Romeo through the eyes of William Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway, When Ann wants to write a strong female character into Shakespeare’s
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