Come From Away At New Wimbledon Theatre
Come From Away has been on my to-see list for far too long. The arrival of it back in London as part of a UK and Ireland tour was news gratefully received. Many friends had recommended it over the years, and I knew a little of what it was about, but nothing could have prepared […]
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at New Wimbledon Theatre
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a musical based on the 1968 film of the same name. The show tells of inventor Caractacus Potts and his 2 children, Jeremy and Jemima. He discovers that his children have developed an affection for a car in a junkyard that used to be a prize winning car and they […]
Jesus Christ Superstar at New Wimbledon Theatre
Jesus Christ Superstar is, in my humble opinion, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best score and despite having seen this production in Regent’s Park Theatre twice before I jumped at the chance to review it out on tour. The show tells of Jesus’ life in his last few days leading up to the crucifixion with a focus […]
Wizard of Oz – New Wimbledon Theatre
The Wizard of Oz isn’t one of the shows that I would typically be banging down a door to see and I missed it for that reason when it was at the Palladium but when the chance came up to see it at New Wimbledon Theatre I thought I may as well give it a […]
Pretty Woman at New Wimbledon Theatre
Pretty Woman the musical has hit Wimbledon following a 2 year run in the West End which I saw twice and loved both times. The musical follows the film pretty faithfully and tells of Vivian who is a prostitute working in Hollywood. She bumps into billionaire Edward Lewis and her interest in classic cars and […]
I Should Be So Lucky at New Wimbledon Theatre
I Should Be So Lucky is the Stock Aitken Waterman musical and for those that may not have heard of Stock Aitken Waterman I guarantee that you would have heard of their music. They penned hits including ‘Especially For You,’ ‘Never Going To Give You Up,’ ‘I Should Be So Lucky,’ and produced even more […]
Cinderella at New Wimbledon Theatre
My disclaimer at the start is that I am a HUGE panto fan. I genuinely believe it gives many children not only their first visit to the theatre but also for many others their only family theatre trip of the year. Combine that with the tradition of it all and how much panto can make […]