REVIEW: Blithe Spirit a fine nod to the original, bookended by some splendid individual performances, makes for a delightfully funny night out
Blithe Spirit ®Nobby Clark – Geoffrey Streatfeild (Charles) & Lucy Robinson (Mrs Bradman) & Jennifer Saunders (Madame Arcati) & Lisa Dillon (Ruth) & Simon Coates (Dr Bradman) Venue: Harold Pinter Theatre Performance Date: 21 September 2021 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★ It’s safe to say that COVID took a gargantuan jackhammer to the theatre industry leaving […]
REVIEW: Heathers The Musical – “Get in quick while you can, catch some incredible young actors before they make it big – A real night of Big Fun!”
Rebecca Wickes (Veronica) & the cast of Heathers The Musical – UK Tour 2021 – Photo by Pamela Raith Venue: The Alexandra, Birmingham Performance Date: 21 September 2021 Reviewer: Sophie Mills Star Rating: ★★★★★ If you ask any teenage theatre fan what their favourite musical is, Heathers The Musical will easily break top five. Fortunately for theatre […]
REVIEW: Bedknobs and Broomsticks – bold, effervescent, and joyous escapism
Bedknobs and Broomsticks, photo Johan Persson Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 16 September 2021 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★ For adults of a certain age, the words treguna mekoides trecorum satis dee are synonymous with their childhood. For many, along with Disney’s first live-action and animation hybrid, Mary Poppins; Bedknobs and Broomsticks holds a special place […]
NEWS: From the Queen Vic to the Queen of Narnia. Samantha Womack to play the White Witch in CS Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Sam Womack (White Witch) by Seamus Ryan Final casting was announced today for the smash-hit Leeds Playhouse production of C.S. Lewis’ classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which takes to the stage at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre from Tue 16 – Sat 20 Nov 2021. TV and theatre star Samantha Womack completes the cast to play […]
REVIEW: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – be you, be real, be fabulous – a heart-warming story about found family and owning who you are
Layton Williams (Jamie New) and Sharan Phull (Pritti) in the Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Tour. Photo credit Matt Crockett Venue: The Alexandra, Birmingham Performance Date: 14 September 2021 Reviewer: Sophie Mills Star Rating: ★★★★ Jamie Campbell hit headlines in 2011 as a 16-year-old drag queen, banned from his prom for wearing a dress. Now his story is in […]
REVIEW: Rock of Ages – what the show lacks in plot, it sure makes up for in volume
Rock of Ages UK Tour – 2018/19 Production Image by Richard Davenport Venue: The Alexandra, Birmingham Performance Date: 10 September 2021 Reviewer: Sophie Mills Star Rating: ★★1/2 The party show that is Rock of Ages has embarked on another tour of the UK, bringing rock hits of the 80s to our much-loved playhouses. This particular iteration has […]
REVIEW: Frozen the Musical – If a show was a warm hug, this would be it – theatrical magic at its finest
Samantha Barks as Elsa in Frozen: The Musical – Photograph Johan Persson Venue: Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London Performance Date: 08 September 2021 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Rating: ★★★★★ In 2013 Disney introduced the world to a heroine who doesn’t need to be defined by a man, whose happily ever after isn’t riding off into the […]
REVIEW: Hairspray UK Tour – Just try and stop the beat – we dare you
Hairspray UK Tour Production Image Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Performance Date: 6 September 2021 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★1/2 After a long 18 months, the stage of Aylesbury Waterside Theatre is alight once more. With the nicest kids in town, Aylesbury couldn’t have chosen a more vivacious and exuberant opening gambit than the Hairspray UK […]
REVIEW: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella – it’s dark, it’s funny and after a tumultuous 18 months we ALL shall go to the Ball!
Carrie Hope Fletcher and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as Cinderella and the Stepmother – Photo Credit: Tristram Kenton Venue: Gillian Lynne Theatre, London Reviewer: Sophie Mills Star Rating: ★★★★ It’s been six years since a new musical featuring the compositions of Andrew Lloyd Webber has graced the West End. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella has been hotly anticipated since its […]
REVIEW: Grease The Musical – The multi-talented cast are the feather in the cap of this production
The Burger Palace Boys in the UK and Ireland tour of GREASE. Photo credit Sean Ebsworth Barnes Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Director: Nikolai Foster Reviewer: Ely King Star Rating: ★★★ Grease, the ultimate feel-good classic roars into Milton Keynes Theatre promising fantastic fun in the form of a new adaptation of the old favourite. If you are heading […]