On Friday I made my first visit to Ye Olde Rose and Crown in Walthamstow, having heard great things about this theatre pub venue I wanted to experience it myself. What better excuse was to see All Star Productions perform Read More …
When I first fell in love with musicals it is fair to say one of the major influences was the music of songwriter Leslie Bricusse.
Last night I went to Wilton’s Music Hall in Whitechapel for the first time. Apart from knowing that Wilton’s is the oldest remaining example of a traditional Music Hall in the world I knew very little about this building Read More …
‘So, you know Parade?’ ‘Oh, um, yeah…’ After years of bluffing this question in musical theatre circles, I was finally given the opportunity to learn what the hype is really about. So of course, I jumped at the chance to Read More …
Grand Hotel | Review I saw the musical Grand Hotel in the early 1990s when it did a short run at the Dominion Theatre. I admit didn’t come away with any lasting memories. I recalled that it was about the Read More …
I am very privileged that my work with Theatre South East has enabled me to see some marvellous theatre, but last night I tried something completely different, and was absolutely blown away! I had the marvellous fortune to attend a Read More …
Southwark Playhouse | until July 25th 2015. Austin Pendleton’s play Orson’s Shadow is a fictional account of when theatre critic Kenneth Tynan suggests that his friend Orson Welles revitalise his failing career by directing Laurence Olivier and his mistress Joan Read More …
Running at the lovely St James’ Theatre in London until July 11th is a new musical set at the beginning of World War I called ‘The Dreamers’. It is the story of ordinary men, woman and children and how their Read More …
Drayton Arms theatre | until 4th July 2015 The Baker’s Wife – Review Long before I was a ‘Wicked’ fan, I was a great admirer of it’s composer Stephen Schwartz. Schwartz has written some incredible songs for some of Read More …
Last night (the night of the General Election) the GORGEOUS Rebecca from Official Theatre organised a fantastic night for a group of #Ldntheatrebloggers. We were invited to a press night of a new musical called ‘Vote for Me’ written by Read More …