Old Friends | Gielgud Theatre | Review

Old Friends Gielgud Theatre Last year, the world of musical theatre lost one of it’s most celebrated songwriters. With a career spanning almost 70 years, Stephen Sondheim, it is said, ‘reinvented the American Musical’. After his passing, his friend, producer, Read More …

Rock Follies | Minerva Theatre, Chichester | Review

Rock Follies Minerva Theatre, Chichester August 2023 During the 1970s, an era when the nation’s TV viewing was split between a mere three channels, a show spanning only 12 episodes over the period of two years became a television classic. Read More …

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Much Ado About Nothing | Leicester Square Theatre | Review

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Much Ado About Nothing Leicester Square Theatre Well, that was different! Sh!tfaced Shakespeare have been entertaining audiences since 2010 with its simple and yet possibly unique formula. A small classically trained cast performs a highly abridged version of Read More …

Assassins | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Assassins Chichester Festival Theatre Opened June 9th 2023 Thirteen people have attempted to assassinate the president or president elect of the United States, four have succeeded. What would happen if you placed all these people in a room, would they Read More …

2:22 A Ghost Story | Apollo Theatre | Review

2:22 A Ghost Story

2:22 A Ghost Story Apollo Theatre May 2023 Tickets Here Do you believe in Ghosts? A centuries old question. Logically and scientifically, of course ghosts don’t exist but most of us have experiences that we can’t explain; are these experiences Read More …

Bleak Expectations | Criterion Theatre | Review

Bleak Expectations Criterion Theatre Book Tickets. Charles Dickens undoubtably, one of the world’s famous authors, greatly influenced our literature and society, inspires this theatrical high paced comedic romp through 19th century London, with slight nods at various novels (not all Read More …

Teechers – Leaver ’22 | National Tour | Review

Teechers – Leavers ’22 The Hawth, Crawley May 2023 The Blackeyed Theatre Company I was first introduced to two of John Godber’s plays ‘Bouncers’ and ‘Teechers’ during the early ‘90s at a repertory theatre in the Midlands. Both plays were Read More …

The Way Old Friends Do | National Tour | Review

The Way Old Friends Do Theatre Royal Brighton May 2023 Any Abba super-fan is bound to know that ‘The Way Old Friends Do’ is a track from Abba’s 1980 album ‘Super Trooper’, but it is also the title of Ian Read More …

The Great British Bake Off Musical | Noel Coward Theatre | Review

The Great British Bake Off Musical

The Great British Bake Off Musical Noel Coward Theatre It was easy to have preconceptions about this musical. Even those who aren’t fans of the TV show know the familiar format. Several bakers of varying ages, ethnicity and background enter Read More …

Bugsy Malone | National Tour | Review

Bugsy malone

Bugsy Malone Chichester Festival Theatre February 2023 Having never seen Bugsy Malone performed on stage, I was delighted to finally see the current production directed by Sean Holmes just before it ends its 8 month nationwide tour in the Sussex Read More …