REVIEW: Footloose – won’t change your life, but it will put a smile on your face

Footloose UK Tour – Photo: Mark Senior Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Performance Date: 10 May 2022 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★ Theatreland is somewhat saturated with movie musical offerings of late. We’ve had Dirty Dancing recently replaced by Grease at the cavernous Dominion Theatre in the West End. Both enjoyed UK tours before their London […]

REVIEW: Cinderella: A panto to be proud of – a must-see!

Curtis Pritchard as Dandini, AJ Pritchard as Prince Charming and Ensemble in Cinderella at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre – Photo by Tim Thursfield Venue: Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Performance date: 07 December 2021 Reviewer:  Alex Birch Star rating: ★★★★★ The fairy tale of Cinderella, the beautiful young woman whose kindly Fairy Godmother rescues her from a miserable […]

REVIEW: American Idiot – Anarchy, rebellion and a whole host of broken dreams

American Idiot UK Tour 2019 – Photo Credit: Mark-Dawson Venue: The Alexandra, Birmingham Performance Date: 09 April Star Rating: ★★★ Green Day‘s explosive rock musical American Idiot is back in Birmingham as it celebrates its 10th anniversary and also the 15th anniversary of the influential, Grammy-award winning concept album on which it is based. Winner of two Tony […]