REVIEW: Footloose – it’s got the motor but still needs the key…
Oonagh Cox (Rusty), Jake Quickenden (Willard) and Lucy Munden (Ariel) in Footloose (Image: Mark Senior) Venue: The Alexandra Birmingham Performance Date: 19 April 2022 Reviewer: Ely King Star Rating: ★★★1/2 Everybody knows the iconic song Footloose, the title track of the 1984 film of the same name starring Lori Singer and a youthful Kevin Bacon. There […]
REVIEW: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – A joyous production that fully deserves its place in the spotlight
Lara Denning (Miss Hedge) and Layton Williams (Jamie New) in the Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Tour. Photo credit Matt Crockett Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 19 April 2022 Reviewer: Jo Neville Star Rating: ★★★★1/2 Contemporary and fresh with an unbreakable mother and son relationship at its heart, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, celebrates love, friendship, and […]
REVIEW: Bonnie and Clyde – the wait is over, the notorious duo finally raise more than a little hell in the West End
BONNIE AND CLYDE. Frances Mayli McCann ‘Bonnie Parker’ and Jordan Luke Gage ‘Clyde Barrow’. Photo Richard Davenport Venue: The Arts Theatre, London Performance Date: 19 April 2022 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★ Everybody loves an outlaw. For years, audiences have been transfixed by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow’s illicit romance and descent into criminal notoriety. […]
REVIEW: Singin’ in the Rain – Less rain, more singing
The Singin’ in the Rain company Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 12 April 2022 Reviewer: Ely King Star Rating: ★★ Singin’ in the Rain oddly doesn’t feature that much rain, or that much singing, for a musical anyway. Based on the classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, Singin’ in the Rain features the famous song of the same […]
REVIEW: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – A show just as dazzling as his coat of many colours
Jason Donovan & company in JATATD (Credit Tristram Kenton) Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 06 April 2022 Reviewer: Ely King Star Rating: ★★★★★ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a production that many have seen, or experienced, in school plays, however, to see it on a large stage is such a phenomenal experience and definitely […]
REVIEW: Fatal Attraction – A tempting, thought-provoking thriller
Oliver Farnworth and Susie Amy in Fatal Attraction Tour Credit: Tristram Kenton Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Performance Date: 05 April 2022 Reviewer: Jo Neville Star Rating: ★★★1/2 When Fatal Attraction opened in 1987 it soon became the film everyone was talking about. The psychological thriller terrified cinema audiences earned multiple Oscar nominations, and took more than […]
REVIEW: Anyone Can Whistle – a rollicking & riotous musical comedy
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE – Samuel Clifford, Teddy Hinde, Renan Teodoro, Marisha Morgan, Jensen Tudtud, Jordan Broatch, Nathan Taylor, Kathryn Akin, Shane Convery, Hana Ichijo Photo Danny With A Camera Venue: Southwark Playhouse Performance Date: 05 April 2022 Reviewer: Josh Bullin Star Rating: ★★★★ In an oeuvre of musical theatre as filled with treasured jewels as […]
REVIEW: Catch Me If You Can: A well-executed, entertaining night at the theatre
Gray O’ Brien (Inspector Levine), Patrick Duffy ( Daniel Corban) & Linda Purl (Elizabeth Corban) Catch Me If You Can – Photo by Jack Merriman Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 04 April 2022 Reviewer: Sam Dunning Star Rating: ★★★★ A good thrilling murder mystery has you guessing from start to finish and Catch Me […]
REVIEW: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – a moving adaptation of a remarkable novel
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Photo credit – Brinkhoff-Moegenburg Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 29 March 2022 Reviewer: Alex Birch Star Rating: ★★★1/2 Award-winning production The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is back at Birmingham Hippodrome, where it will be playing until Saturday, April 2. Based on the 2003 […]
REVIEW: Kinky Boots – it may not have the West End budget, but it has the talent, dedication, and passion
Venue: Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke Performance Date: 29 March 2022 Reviewer: Leyla Demirel The fun, positive and joyous show that is Kinky Boots is the perfect thing to bring smiles to everyone’s faces after the dark period we’ve all had, and Basingstoke’s Amateur Dramatic Operatic Society is providing exactly that to Basingstoke this week. Running from the […]