South Pacific Sadler’s Wells until 28th August ‘You’ve got to be taught to be afraid,of people whose eyes are oddly made,and people whose skin is a different shade.You’ve got to be carefully taught.’ Lyrics sung by Lieu. Joe Cable in Read More …
Jitney Connaught Theatre Worthing 19 – 23 July A Headlong, Leeds Playhouse and Old Vic Co Production Written by August WilsonDirected by Tinuke Craig Tinuke Craig’s much vaunted and eagerly awaited celebrated production is one of the highlights of the Read More …
Beauty and the Beast London Palladium Does Disney ever lose its magic? There is no shortage of Disney productions that have jumped from screen to the West End stage, Mary Poppins, The Lion King and Frozen all play nightly to Read More …
FrozenTheatre Royal, Drury Lane Wednesday 13th April Having two teenage daughters means that when the film version of Frozen was released in 2013, the house was often filled with refrains of Let It Go, For the First Time in Forever Read More …
Blood BrothersAssembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells 12/4/2022 Is there any theatregoer who hasn’t seen Blood Brothers, I wonder. With over 10,000 West End performances behind it, productions around the world and a UK tour that seemingly runs in perpetuity, Willy Read More …
Dear Evan HansenNoel Coward Theatre Dear Evan Hansen follows a high school senior with social anxiety who invents an important role for himself in a tragedy that he did not earn. It’s an interesting idea that touches on psychological projection Read More …
QT Presents The Green Room | Middle Eight Hotel The basement of the Middle Eight Hotel in Covent Garden is home to one of London’s spectacular hidden finds: QT Presents The Green Room. Friday night, I was fortunate enough to Read More …
Phantom of the OperaHer Majesty’s Theatre In July 2020, Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber took to Twitter to respond to Cameron Mackintosh‘s recently published Evening Standard article, in which he declared that The Phantom of the Opera would be permanently shutting down. Lloyd Webber tweeted, “As far as I’m concerned, Phantom will re-open as soon Read More …
Back to the Future | Adelphi Theatre | Review Robert Zemeckis’ film of Back to the Future was certainly popular when it was first released in 1985, topping the box office for almost three months and drawing good reviews. However Read More …
Mamma Mia | Novello Theatre | Review I have to confess I am not an ABBA fan. I grew up listening to Bowie, The Clash and The Stranglers. Neither am I keen on the jukebox musical with paper thin, vacuous Read More …