Son of a Preacher Man Orchard Theatre, Dartford 26th – 30th June 2018 Son of a Preacher Man | Review The Preacher Man Record Store’s late owner was well-known to give advice to those seeking anyone who asked. Upon his passing, his son Simon (Nigel Richards) unable to finance the continued running of the record […]
Daisy Pulls it Off Charing Cross Theatre 19th June – 30th June Daisy pulls it off | Review I have never been to the Charing Cross Theatre before, but my what a lovely little theatre it is – with the exception of the trains running overhead, it is the perfect venue to stage […]
Legally Blonde Theatre Royal Brighton 12 – 16 June 2018 Legally Blonde Nearing the end of its UK and Ireland Tour, Legally Blonde, opened at Brighton’s Theatre Royal on Monday 11th June 2018 to a nearly sold out audience. The show holds true to the film with the addition of some fantastic songs such as; […]
Great British Mysteries? Soho Theatre 14th -19th May 2018 Roll up, roll up for a night of intrigue, mystery and…the Loch Ness Monster? No, you did read that right. Fresh from their rave reviews from their sold out Edinburgh show, Will Close and Rose Robinson have arrived at the Soho Theatre with a […]
Much Ado about Nothing Rose Theatre Kingston 13 April – 6 May 2018 To mark its 10th anniversary season, The Rose Theatre in Kingston stages one of Shakespeare’s most entertaining and enduring comedies; Much Ado About Nothing. The production stars comedian/presenter Mel Giedroyc as Beatrice opposite John Hopkins as her love interest Benedick. […]
TURN OF THE SCREW Turn of the Screw Connaught Theatre, Worthing 18-21 April 2018 From the opening dramatic, atmospheric scene the audience felt they were transported back to the 19th century and this classic Henry James ghost story was going to demand their full attention to unravel the mystery. This production of Turn of the […]
The Comedy about a Bank Robbery | Criterion Theatre | Review The Comedy about a Bank Robbery Having wept with laughter during A Play That Goes Wrong yet only been mildly amused by Peter Pan Goes Wrong (albeit the TV version), I considered that the concept of the accident-prone amateur dramatic society couldn’t […]
Quartet | Tour Theatre Royal Brighton until 31st March 2018 Mark Goucher, who is bedding in as the new Chief Executive at Cheltenham Everyman as well as running Mark Goucher Productions in the West End, has kick-started his strategy to improve theatre touring productions by launching with Quartet written by Ronald Harwood and co-produced by internationally […]
Michael Ball and Alfie Boe | Together Again It seems an unlikely pairing but Michael Ball, the smooth-talking radio 2 DJ whose varied career started in Musical Theatre and rich-toned classically trained tenor Alfie Boe have been touring the UK and internationally with their popular show ‘Together’ which also spawned a successful album. Having […]
The Woman In Black Buy tickets On the eve of National Ghost Hunting Day I was thrilled to be invited to the Fortune Theatre together with other theatrebloggers to see one of the longest running plays in the West End, The Woman in Black. Before the show the bloggers were greeted by paranormal expert, Dr […]