REVIEW: EUAN – A surreal and farcical hour of theatre
Ex (Georgie Bailey), Why (George Craig) and Zed, (Hal Darling) in EUAN Photo: ChewBoy Productions Venue: The Lion and Unicorn Theatre Performance Date: 31 July 2019 Star Rating: ★★★1/2 Who is EUAN? What is EUAN? Why is he so important? Given that ChewBoy Productions have written a whole play about him some resolutions to these […]
REVIEW: The Time Of Our Lies
Jessye Romeo, Alvaro Flores, Claire Lebowitz King & Lanna Joffrey Photo Credit: Tomas Turpie Venue: The Park Theatre, Finsbury Park Performance Date: 01 August 2019 Star Rating: ★★★★ It’s probably fair to say that in a tumultuous world of political uncertainty and increasing violence we have become somewhat desensitised to the news. Inspired by the works of […]
INTERVIEW: Ben Stock chats Me & My Girl, why he loves Frinton & why he has such a soft spot for all things pantomime
Ben Stock at West End Live 2019 – Photo: Pamela Raith Ben Stock is a multi-talented director and performer. He is currently directing a site-specific production of Me and My Girl at Frinton Summer Theatre, a venue for which he holds a deep affinity. Some of you may recognise Ben from his epic Sunday afternoon […]
REVIEW: Parenthood – A laugh-out-loud look at the joys & perils of modern parenting
Venue: The Space TheatrePerformance Date: 26 July 2019Star Rating: ★★★1/2 Parenthood is a one-way ticket, no refunds no exchanges, you get what you’re given and be grateful. The husband and wife team behind Fluffy Top Productions, Emily and Pete Moody, have created a modern, vibrant and original musical which celebrates that very thing. Laugh-out-loud funny […]
INTERVIEW: Kyra Willis tells us what audiences can expect from her new musical The Feeling
Kyra Willis is perhaps one of the busiest people in the theatre industry. In September The Other Palace will be playing host to her new musical The Feeling, a piece that Kyra has written and produced, she is also taking to the stage as the character of Jessie. As well as writing, producing and performing […]
REVIEW: Hair the Musical – A psychedelic trip into 1960s hippie counterculture
Hair The Musical – UK Tour – Photo: Johan Persson Venue: Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Performance Date: 24 July 2019 Star Rating: ★★★ Welcome to 1967 and the ‘Age of Aquarius’ which is steeped in hippie counterculture and sexual revolution. Hair’s hippie ‘tribe’ reside in the East Village of New York where they shun conventional society, […]
REVIEW: Avenue Q – Fun, frolics & plenty of inappropriate puppet shenanigans
The cast of Avenue Q UK Tour Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Performance Date: 22 July 2019 Star Rating: ★★★★ If you are easily offended or take issue with a bit of vulgarity then Avenue Q is not the show for you. However, if you have an inappropriate sense of humour, laugh at things you […]
INTERVIEW: Jenna Boyd chats Come From Away, mastering the Newfoundland accent & the importance of diverse casting
Photo Credit: Helen Maybanks Jenna Boyd is currently bringing audiences to tears in the West End Olivier Award-winning musical Come From Away. Amongst other characters, Jenna plays Beulah Davis a character based on a hybrid of two of the real residents of Gander, Beulah Cooper and Diane Davis. Prior to Come From Away, Jenna starred […]
REVIEW: Starved – An unapologetically gritty look at the complexities of a toxic relationship
Michael Black and Alana Connaughton as Lad and Lass in Starved – Photo Credit: lhphotoshots Venue: The Hope Theatre Performance Date: 19 July 2019 Star Rating: ★★★★ In the round of the intimate space of The Hope Theatre, audiences are being immersed into the desperately toxic and complex relationship of a couple on the run, […]
REVIEW: The Color Purple – A profoundly evocative production that brings a tear to the eye & a lump to the throat
The cast of The Color Purple: Photography by Manuel Harlan Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 16 July 2019 Book: Marsha Norman, based on the novel by Alice Walker Music and Lyrics: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray Director: Tinuke Craig Star Rating: ★★★★★ The Color Purple marks the first co-production between Leicester Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome and it’s safe to […]