On Friday night I had the privilege of attending the opening night gala of The Orchard Theatre’s Summer Youth Project of “Bring It On: The Musical”. Comprising of 100 young people auditioned from within the local community performing both on stage and behind the scenes and put together in just two weeks I was excited to attend this show along
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This is 4th time I have reviewed Blood Brothers on here and it is overall possibly the show that I have seen the most, so suffice to say I know it like the back of my hand. It’s also a show that I assume that most people have seen, it ran in the West End from 1988-2012 and has toured
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Ever thought about writing a sitcom? Well, these five strangers did and they gathered in a bleak conference room in Farnham to learn the tricks of the trade. Despite their differences, there is one thing that links them… the ambition to realise their dreams through comedy. They are booked onto a workshop with the ‘finest sitcom writer of a generation’;
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Fresh from a stint at the Hammersmith Apollo, Sister Act is now on tour. Sister Act the musical is based on the 1992 movie of the same name which tells of Deloris Van Cartier who witnesses her gangster boyfriend murder a police informant. She soon realises that the same fate may be waiting for her so runs to the police
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Each panto season I always look forward to a production of Cinderella as it combines all the elements of panto effortlessly, from the magic transformation scene, to the dames playing stepsisters, to a panto fairy (godmother) through to the audience friend in the form of Buttons. Whilst I think Cinderella is the perfect panto this always creates some sort of
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As a fan of the 90’s sitcom Friends (which as the name suggests, this musical is all about) I was a little wary of this show. Don’t get me wrong, I love Friends and I love musicals but, the 2 together? However, I needn’t have worried. Friendsical was absolutely everything I wanted it to be. The opening started with the familiar
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We have to say, when the opportunity arose to review The Curious Incident of the Dog in The Night-Time for Musical Theatre Musings we were so excited. This is a show which is so talked about and something we have wanted to see for a long time. We are huge fans of a touring musical, show or play as it
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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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The Chicago UK tour has hit The Orchard Theatre in Dartford. I consider this sassy and sexy musical as being iconic, and I got the impression that the audience who were alive with energy before the show even started, would agree. The show focuses on Velma and Roxie, who are both hoping to turn their murder convictions into headlines, and
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks has flown into Dartford and it has cast a spell of delightful magic over the Orchard Theatre. I should probably start this review with a confession….I have not seen the film! I therefore went into this show not knowing what to expect but I left feeling I had experienced the magic of theatre! If, like me, you
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