Scouts! The Musical at Upstairs at The Gatehouse
Having heard a lot about Gigglemug, the producers of Scouts on the musical theatre grapevine I was excited to finally get an opportunity to check out their work. Scouts tells of the annual Scouting Games where individual’s Scouting skills are put to the test. However not all Scouts are as honourable as they may appear […]
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2025
I consider myself a huge Sondheim fan, but for one reason or another, I had never managed to attend the annual Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year competition. This was the 17th year of the competition hosted by the Stephen Sondheim Society, itself now over 30 years old. Held appropriately at the Sondheim […]
The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse
The Frogs is one of Stephen Sondheim’s lesser known works and I was keen to discover if there was a reason for this and if so how this latest production of the work at Southwark Playhouse tackled it. The premise of the show is that the time is the present and the location is Ancient […]
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
I feel like both the Percy Jackson books and films have passed me as a millennial with no children so I may have been what felt like one of the few people in the audience who had no idea what to expect. For those like me who have let the Percy Jackson world pass them […]
The Great Gatsby at the London Coliseum
The Great Gatsby has to be one of the most polarising shows out at the moment – from 1 star through to 5 star reviews so I couldn’t help myself but to see what I would make of it and where I would land. For those of you (like me) who haven’t read the book […]
The Mad Ones at The Other Palace
The Mad Ones is a musical steering its way into London for the first time. After a run off Broadway and then a run in Birmingham Londoners finally get a chance to see what the fuss is about. The show is one which deals with the feeling of growing up and the pressures surrounding it. […]
Hairspray by Sedos
The Nicest Kids In Town have hit the Bridewell stage for Sedos’ production of Hairspray. I am a huge fan of Hairspray having seen several professional and amateur productions of it as well as having directed an amateur production of it myself. I’m always therefore keen to see Hairspray and see what a new cast […]
42nd Street by Geoids
When you think of all singing and all dancing shows then 42nd Street is one of the ones that springs to mind. The show tells of Peggy Sawyer who joins the cast of Pretty Lady as a chorus girl whilst it becomes clear that the star of the show, Dorothy Brock is past her prime. […]
Supersonic Man at Southwark Playhouse
Supersonic Man is the latest new British Musical to hit Southwark Playhouse. It tells of Adam, a witty and rebellious young guy who wears bright pink hot pants to Pride and is running the London marathon who gets diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. We follow him and his partner Darryl as he comes to terms […]
Head Over Heels by Centre Stage
Translating a 16th century literary work for the 21st century, retaining its archaic dialogue style and mixing in chart-topping hits by The Go-Go’s does not at first sight appear to be a promising concept for a hit Broadway show. However its short run in 2018 perhaps says more about the nature of New York audiences […]