REVIEW: Blood Brothers – The Devil certainly has their number – Blood Brothers crashes onto the Hippodrome stage
Blood Brothers UK Tour 2021 – Production Photography Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 01 November 2021 Reviewer: Ely King Star Rating: ★★★★ The heart-breaking story of The Johnstone Twins may not be known to all, but the term ‘Blood Brothers’ comes close. The tale of twins separated at birth plays out in spectacular fashion before your […]
REVIEW: The Play That Goes Wrong – a night at the theatre well worth experiencing for young & old
The Play That Goes Wrong. Photograph by Robert Day Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome Performance Date: 26 October 2021 Reviewer: Sophie Mills Star Rating: ★★★★1/2 Mischief Theatre has made waves in London (and across the globe) for almost a decade so it’s no surprise that The Play That Goes Wrong – an Olivier and Tony Award-winning show is on its fourth […]
REVIEW: La Voix: The UK’s Funniest Redhead – Rampant, ravishing, and rambunctious – La Voix is back where she belongs
LaVoix – The UK’s Funniest Redhead – Tour Photo by Chris Jepson Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Performance Date: 21 October 2021 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★★ Rampant, ravishing, and rambunctious, the UK’s funniest redhead is back where she belongs, on home turf in her beloved Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. For seasoned fans and ‘la virgins’ alike La […]
NEWS: Meet the new West End Queens!
Amy Di Bartolome (Catherine of Aragon), Amanda Lindgren (Anne Boleyn), Claudia Kariuki (Jane Seymour), Dionne Ward-Anderson (Anna of Cleves), Tsemaye Bob-Egbe (Katherine Howard), Meesha Turner (Catherine Parr) Shot on location at Tower of London by kind permission of Historic Royal Palaces. Photo Craig Sugden It’s all change at the palace as for the first time […]
REVIEW: Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage certainly doesn’t suffer from spaghetti arms
Venue: The Alexandra, Birmingham Performance Date: 12 October 2021 Reviewer: Ely King Star Rating: ★★★★ There are only a handful of truly iconic films and without a shadow of a doubt, Dirty Dancing is one of them. The cult classic coming of age story centered around the naïve and youthful Baby and her relationship with bad-boy dance […]
NEWS: FUNNY GIRL ON BROADWAY – ADDITIONAL CASTING, DATE, THEATRE & ONSALE ANNOUNCED
TONY AND OLIVIER AWARD NOMINEE RAMIN KARIMLOO FIVE-TIME EMMY AWARD WINNER JANE LYNCH WILL JOIN BEANIE FELDSTEIN IN THE FIRST BROADWAY REVIVAL OF FUNNY GIRL WITH JEFF AWARD WINNER JARED GRIMES A NEW PRODUCTION DIRECTED BY TONY AWARD WINNER MICHAEL MAYER Choreography by Ellenore Scott Tap Choreography by Ayodele Casel Scenic Design by Tony Award Winner David Zinn […]
INTERVIEW: Waitress star George Crawford chats Ogie, who inspires him & the joy of getting back on stage
George Crawford as Ogie in Waitress – Photo John Persson George Crawford is a versatile and charming performer, having graduated from Arts Ed in 2019. George was performing in The Book of Mormon when the first lockdown shut the UK theatre industry for a long and painful 18 months. He is currently delighting audiences in […]
REVIEW: Waitress the Musical UK Tour – a delectable slice of musical theatre perfection
WAITRESS Tour Lucie Jones as Jenna, Sandra Marvin as Becky, Evelyn Hoskins as Dawn Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 04 October 2021 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★ Waitress the Musical is the quintessential tale of a small-town girl with big dreams. Gifted pie-maker Jenna is trapped in an abusive marriage working in a local diner. […]
REVIEW: Mamma Mia! – still a West End Super Trouper
MAMMA MIA! London 2021 – 2022 Cast. Photo by Brinkhoff Mögenburg Venue: Novello Theatre, London Performance Date: 30 September 2021 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★★ There are few musicals in London that are as synonymous with the West End as MAMMA MIA! the seventh-longest running show in West End history, which blasted onto the scene in […]
REVIEW: 9 to 5 the Musical – Tumble outta bed and book a ticket…
9 to 5 The Musical. Louise Redknapp ‘Violet Newstead’, Vivian Panka ‘Judy Bernly’, Stephanie Chandos ‘Doralee Rhodes’. Pamela Raith Photography Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Performance Date: 28 September 2021 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★ Dolly Parton’s ultimate feel-good musical hits Aylesbury Waterside theatre this week. A musical with big hair and even bigger belts, 9 to 5 […]