Thursday 8th October 2026 at York Theatre Royal ⭐⭐⭐⭐ York Theatre Royal's Paint Shop season transforms the studio space into a cabaret spot, seating audiences at tables rather than rows, and adding a little ambience with overhead lampshades offering muted lighting. It's a great way to showcase studio work, and a great space for a... Continue Reading →
Thursday, 24th October 2024 at Leeds Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Created by Sarah-Louise Young and Russell Lucas, the hugely popular fringe favourite An Evening without Kate Bush is a warm-hearted tribute not just to the iconic Kate Bush herself, but also the community of fans who celebrate her. Young stars in this one person extravaganza and she... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 15th November 2023 at Soho Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Charlotte Dawes Christmas has arrived early in London as Matt Rogers’ show, Have You Heard of Christmas? delivers a hilarious interpretation of the holiday season. Written by and staring Matt Rogers, the musical comedy takes us through Rogers’ debut Christmas album. The score features pieces written... Continue Reading →
Friday, 15th September 2023 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ian Stroughair once more takes to the York Theatre Royal stage as alter ego Velma Celli - this time with a show celebrating “pop royalty”: God Save the Queens. Celli’s style is very much that classic brand of cabaret in which the audience is treated as... Continue Reading →
Monday, 4th September 2023 at Soho Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman A musician ensemble sparkles in crystal accessories and all-white outfits: a nod, perhaps to David Byrne's all-metallic grey ensemble in American Utopia? Or maybe, it's a nod to the world of Xanadu... Salty Brine (Bigmouth Strikes Again) has many creative "nods" in what... Continue Reading →
Liv Morris and George Heyworth’s Bourgeois & Maurice are back with a new flamboyant show which is set to play Soho Theatre until April 30th 2022. “Pleasure Seekers” promises their signature “darkly camp satire and outré fashions” complete with catchy satirical songs and a feast for the senses, but this new show also invites audiences... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 6th April 2022 at Leeds Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Some characters just have that intoxicating blend of chutzpah and charisma that can carry an entire show in the right hands. And some performers are their own spotlight, and this performance is a prime example of what that looks like as Hedwig meets Divina De Campo and... Continue Reading →
Saturday 19th March 2022 at York Theatre Royal.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Some shows are perfect re-set material, and this is one of them. Me and My Divas is a generous dose of escapism which sees drag artist Velma Celli (Aka Ian Stroughair) take to the stage with an irresistible charm and a belting, versatile voice to handle some of... Continue Reading →
Saturday 13th November 2021 at the Grand Opera House, York ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’ll tell you how to enjoy a good Saturday night, shall I? Forget the pubs and the clubs, and spend it instead in the company of a diva with pipes as bold and as glorious as her signature red hair! The show offers a... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 3rd March 2020 at The Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️Cabaret returns to the stage in a raw and playfully warped form in this latest tour of the the 1966 musical (Book: Joe Masteroff, Music and lyrics: John Kander and Fred Ebb). Directed by Rufus Norris with an unnerving flair for the dark... Continue Reading →
