REVIEW: Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage – Nobody puts this show in the corner
Michael O’Reilly (Johnny) Kira Malou (Baby) Simone Covele (Penny) Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage; Photo credit Alastair Muir Venue: Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Performance Date: 01 April 2019 Star Rating: ★★★★ Dirty Dancing is arguably one of the most beloved movies of all times. Released in 1987 and shot on a modest budget […]
REVIEW: The Girl on the Train – A psychological thriller that is on the right track
Oliver Farnworth and Samantha Womack in The Girl on the Train: Photo by Manuel Harlan Venue: Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Performance Date: 18 March 2019 Star Rating: ★★★1/2 If psychological, voyeuristic thrillers are your thing then make your way to Wolverhampton Grand where the adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ smash hit novel The Girl on the Train […]
BLOG: Why The Prom resonates so much with me
As a gay woman growing up in a small English town in the 1990s this story resonated with me on so many levels. When I was at school proms weren’t such a big thing as they are now. Still arguably not as significant they are in America, the trend has grown over here and now […]
REVIEW: The Prom – Shining a big, bright spotlight on tolerance and acceptance
The cast of The Prom: Photo Credit – Deen Van Meer 2018 Venue: Longacre Theatre, New York Performance Date: 06 March 2019 For teens of a certain age, the prom is a big deal. It’s a ceremonial coming of age that is a defining moment of a young adult’s life. Attendance to the prom should […]
REVIEW: Pretty Woman: The Musical – The bad things are easier to believe. Haven’t you noticed that?!
Andy Karl and Samantha Barks in Pretty Woman the Musical: Photo Credit Matthew Murphy Venue: Nederlander Theatre, New York Performance Date: 02 March 2019 More often than not, the choice to adapt a much loved movie for the stage raises a few eyebrows. This was never more true than when Pretty Woman: The Musical was […]
REVIEW: Mean Girls – The show single-handedly making fetch happen
Mean Girls on Broadway: Photo Credit Joan Marcus Venue: August Wilson Theatre, New York Performance Date: 01 March 2019 For anyone who has navigated the untamed jungle that is High School, the story of Mean Girls will no doubt resonate. For teens of the early noughties, the Mean Girls movie held an exaggerated microscope over […]
REVIEW: The Band – it only takes a minute to fall in love with this show
Five to Five as The Band – Photograph: Matt Crockett/PA Venue: The Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton Performance Date: 26 February 2019 For women (and men) of a certain age, Take That is synonymous with their teenage years. Their music has now been immortalised in a jukebox musical, The Band, which opened at Wolverhampton Grand this week […]
REVIEW: Come From Away – 5 days, 19 animals, 7,000 strays and quite possibly the fastest standing ovation the West End has ever seen
Original London cast of Come From Away Photo Credit: Matt Murphy Creating a musical based on the shocking events of 9/11 was a bold and brave decision. Set in the week following the attacks Come From Away tells the story of the 7,000 people stranded in the small Newfoundland town of Gander at the height of the tragedy. As […]
REVIEW: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Eliza Collings, Joshua Jenkins, Gemma Knight Jones and Craig Stein in Curious Incident – Photo Brinkhoff / Mögenburg Performance Date: 07 February 2019 (Matinee)Venue: Piccadilly Theatre – London The National Theatre’s remarkable and hugely popular production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time made a triumphant London return back in November 2018. […]
REVIEW: VIOLET – Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart
Janet Moody (Old Lady) Rebecca Nardin (Young Violet) Kaisa Hammarlund (Violet) Photo: Scott Rylander Performance Date: 06 February 2019Venue: Charing Cross Theatre – London Since 1864, there has been a theatre under the arches at Charing Cross Station, and within the intimate auditorium, something special is currently taking place. The theatre’s standard configuration has been […]