Tuesday, 14th May 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Apparently, Pretty Woman the movie made $450 million at the box office back in the late eighties, and brought Gary Marshall and J.F. Lawton great acclaim. Seemingly having lost none of its appeal, the pair’s work is now strutting its stuff on stages as Pretty Woman... Continue Reading →
Monday, 25th March 2024 at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Charlotte Dawes A new musical, Wild About You, roars into the West End for its world premiere in concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Based on Eric Holmes’ book and with music and lyrics by Broadway’s Chilina Kennedy, Wild About You follows Olivia (Rachel... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 28th February 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World? There are many of them, and in Chris Bush’s fun-loving adaptation of Kate Pankhurst’s fabulous book, we meet a generous selection of these extraordinary women. It’s a pretty classic set-up: schoolgirl Jade (Georgia Grant-Anderson) has lost her group at... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 31st January 2024 at Charing Cross Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Charlotte Dawes From the Wild West to the West End, Bronco Billy - The Musical is a zany, uplifting comedy-drama about reinvention and following your dreams. Based on Clint Eastwood’s 1980 American-western comedy-drama of the same name (yes, another film-to-musical adaptation!), Bronco Billy premiered in Los... Continue Reading →
Friday, 1st December 2023 at Leeds Playhouse (Quarry Theatre). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Foooood, glorious foooooood”… Lionel Bart’s Oliver! boasts some of the best and most iconic ditties in musical theatre, make no mistake - and book, music and lyrics combine to do a fabulous job of bringing Charles Dickens’ famous characters to the stage in all the... 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 →
Wednesday, 1st November 2023 at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Charlotte Dawes Directed and choreographed by William Whelton, LIZZIE the musical blends true crime and heavy rock with killer performances. The true story of Lizzie Borden (played by Lauren Drew) isn't particularly well known here in the UK. Accused of brutally murdering her father and... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 31st October 2023 at Leeds Grand Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quite apart from being a powerhouse production of a firm favourite, this show - despite some of its darker and dated moments - is just a big warm hug, providing a perfect bubble of theatrical escapism to enjoy for a few hours. In this 1951 classic... Continue Reading →
Thursday, 26th October 2023 at the Arts Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Charlotte Dawes With its combination of toe-tapping, knee-slapping songs and heartfelt monologues penned by Ben Norris, The Choir of Man provides a unique 90 minute theatre experience. Created by Andrew Kay and Nic Doodson (who also directs), the show is set in a working... 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 →
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