Top Hat at New Wimbledon Theatre
Top Hat is a musical based on the 1935 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film. It tells of Jerry Travers, a dancer on Broadway who comes to London for his debut. A late night tap dancing session in his producers room disturbs Dale Tremont, the guest who is staying in the room below him and […]
The Choir of Man – 2025 Cast
The Choir of Man has just celebrated it’s 4th birthday in the West End and I made a return visit to see if it still retained its original charm. for 4 years the Arts Theatre has been transformed to The Jungle, a pub where the regulars come together not for a pool or darts team […]
Assassins by Sedos
Despite Assassins being written by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman over 30 years ago this remains one of Sondheim’s most relevant works. The show portrays historical figures all of whom have something in common- they tried to kill a President. Assassins looks at the individuals from a variety of angles, from the real people, the […]
Back to the Future- 2025 Cast
Back to the Future has been running in London’s West End for over 4 years and much like the Dolerian it shows no signs of slowing down, welcoming a new cast including Brain Conley as Doc and Maddie Grace Jepson as Lorraine Baines. The musical is based very heavily on the iconic film of the […]
Pippin by Cygnet Players
When I first started this website many years ago I didn’t expect one of my most reviews show to be Pippin but this is now the 6th review of Pippin on the website, from other amateur theatre companies through to the concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane as well as productions at Charing Cross Theatre, […]
101 Dalmatians The Musical
101 Dalmatians is a movie the has had a lot of versions, from the original 1961 film through to the 1996 live action remake along with the various versions of Cruella, including the 2021 Emma Stone version, it therefore felt about time it was given the musical theatre treatment. The show clearly has its roots […]
Anne Boleyn at Hever Castle
I can’t think of many productions that I have been to where the setting of the show has been quite so impressive and relevant to the show and whilst others may have tried seeing Anne Boleyn, a new musical, performed at Hever Castle has to top that list. The show follows Anne’s life from her […]
Secret Cinema – Grease The Immersive Movie Musical
Rydell High has hit London and has done it in style. Found in Evolution in Battersea Park the iconic movie has had the Secret Cinema treatment and Secret Cinema have gone all out, flipping their normal formula for this show. As you arrive you enter into a fairground with the big wheel, the fun house […]
Just For One Day at Shaftesbury Theatre
With the 40th anniversary of Live Aid a few weeks ago it became clear just how much of a part of living memory the Live Aid concert was to many and Just For One Day realised this. The production premiered back in 2024 at The Old Vic and transferred to the West End, opening in […]
The Proms Remixed by Centre Stage
It is prom season….or at least it is if you are a Centre Stage audience member. Centre Stage have put together their version of the proms, The Proms Remixed, with a cast of 25 and arguably more importantly for a proms show an orchestra of 31. The show steers clear of large ensemble pieces that […]