…escaping to new adventures at curtain up…
Saturday 24th March 2018 at the Aldwych Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In Adrienne Warren, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical has secured star power that is both rare and incredibly powerful, both vocally and emotionally. I saw the show on Saturday and although this performance is technically part of previews, it’s clear to see the makings of... Continue Reading →
Saturday 24th February 2018 at The Vaudeville Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A period satire directed by Kathy Burke and featuring Jennifer Saunders? What luck! Kathy Burke’s production of Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan (part of the Vaudeville’s Oscar Wilde season) is wonderfully light-hearted and a pure gift of escapism. Wilde’s many, many chortle-inducing lines are flawlessly... Continue Reading →
Saturday 20th January 2018 at the Apollo Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is truly a reflection of our times and the leaps of progress being made by the young and the bold. As a story, it speaks to that gut feeling of support for someone brave and our indignation when we see someone... Continue Reading →
Matthew Warhurst was a hit at last year’s Camden Fringe in the role of Schmidt in Falling Pennies’ Doomed Resistance (review here). Having named him as best supporting actor in a Fringe comedy and my ‘one to watch’ in my end of year round-up (no awards of course, just my glowing, super-shiny praise...read it here),... Continue Reading →
According to the immensely popular theatre site, 'westendwilma.com is the mother/son blogging venture that has been taking over London’s theatre scene for the last five years' - the team cover news, reviews, interviews, awards, competitions, tickets and merchandise - proving that an impressive amount of ground can be covered in just five years. Ed Baker,... Continue Reading →
Saturday 19th August 2017 at the Adelphi Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kinky Boots is a heart-warming tale of two men battling the seeds of doubt planted by their fathers to be truly happy and accepting of themselves; the plot is heavily sentimental and covers all the emotional bases of friendships in peril, lessons in acceptance and... Continue Reading →
Why should every musical theatre fan visit The Theatre Cafe in the West End? New York has Ellen's Stardust Diner, which boasts up and coming New York actors singing their hearts out while serving - I visited it in 2013 and enjoyed it with wide-eyed joy. As far as I'm aware, the closest thing we... Continue Reading →
Thursday 3rd August 2017 at the Wyndham's Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, written by Lanie Robertson and directed by Lonny Price, is inspired by a boyfriend of Robertson's experience of seeing Holiday perform in a tiny, run down venue to a tiny audience in 1959, four months before her death.... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 2nd August, 2017 at the London Palladium. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Based on the classic novel of the same name by Kenneth Grahame, Julian Fellowes' adaptation of The Wind in the Willows is an absolute joy to watch from start to finish. While the story appeals primarily to children and those who loved Grahame's novel as children,... Continue Reading →
