REVIEW: Rocky Horror Show UK Tour – Still making audiences shiver with anticipation
Ben Adams (Brad Majors) Joanne Clifton (Janet Weiss) Photo: Rocky Horror UK Performance Date: 05 February 2019Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the iconic and cult classic musical, The Rocky Horror Show embarked on a year-long UK tour back in December 2018. This week the show strutted into Milton Keynes […]
Review: Kinky Boots UK Tour – Fabulous, fun and FULL of sass
Kinky Boots UK Tour Company: Photo by Helen Maybanks Performance Date: 30 January 2019 Venue: Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent Until recently Kinky Boots was a stalwart of the West End scene and a familiar fixture as any in theatreland. It was a bold decision then to announce that on 12 January 2019 the show would close […]
Review: Ghost the Musical – The love inside… you take it with you
Jacqui Dubois as Oda Mae Brown, Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy & Sadie-Jean Shirley as Louise & Clara – Photo Credit: Pamela Raith Performance Date: 23 January 2019 Venue: Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Having announced a new UK tour at the back end of last year, Ghost the Musical rolled into Wolverhampton this week off the back of some highly […]
Review: Hamilton – Do not throw away your shot to see a theatrical phenomenon
Rachelle Ann Go (Eliza Hamilton) and Jamael Westman (Alexander Hamilton) – Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy Performance Date: 19 January 2019 (Matinee) Venue: Victoria Palace Theatre, London True theatrical phenomenons do not come along often, but Hamilton is and continues to be just that. Modern, fresh and dynamic; Lin-Manuel Miranda has created a masterpiece like nothing […]
Review: A Christmas Carol – Even dreary January can’t dull the appeal of Dickens’ festive tale of redemption
Copyright: RSC, Photo by: Manuel Harlan It might be January, but the popularity and appetite for A Christmas Carol has not waned despite the festive period being well and truly behind us. Written in 1843, it is arguably one of Charles Dickens’ most beloved and well known fables. A Christmas Carol is the story of […]
Blog: I can’t help it – I get incensed by poor theatre etiquette
The theatre one of my only true passions. I adore the anticipation of a performance and wondering what each show will have in store for me. I love the feelings it evokes, the memories it creates and the raw talent I am privileged to witness. I love ALMOST everything about the theatre. What I don’t […]
Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two
Jamie Ballard as Harry Potter and Joe Idris-Roberts as Albus Potter (Photo credit: Manuel Harlan) The Boy Wizard’s patronus continues to shine bright in the West End Performance Date: 19 August 2018 Venue: Palace Theatre, London As Harry Potter and the Cursed Child enters its third year in the West End, the ripple of excitement […]
Review: Logan – is this the last we will see of the adamantium claws?
Hugh Jackman as Logan (Wolverine) – Photo by Ben Rothstein, 20th Century Fox Release Date (UK): 1 March 2017 Running Time: 135 mins It was a sad day for superhero fans when Hugh Jackman announced that he would be hanging up Wolverine’s adamantium claws and that the 2017 movie Logan would be his final outing at the […]
Review: Wonder Woman – sisters are doing it for themselves
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman (Photo Clay Enos/Warner Bros/AP Release Date: 1 June 2017 (Europe) Running Time: 141 minutes At long last, after four mediocre (at best) attempts, the Extended DC Universe has finally arrived. Wonder Woman is the movie that loyal and patient DC fans have been waiting for, that banishes the shame of […]
Review: Shrek the Musical – I thought love was only true in fairytales
Laura Main as Princess Fiona and Steffan Harri as Shrek (Photo Helen Maybanks) Performance Dates: 24/25 February 2018 Venue: New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Performance Run: 12 December 2017 – 06 January 2019 It’s safe to say that Shrek holds a special place in the hearts of children of the 80s and 90s. The movie, released […]