Ashley Gilmour as Enjolras and Company in Les Misérables – Photograph Johan Persson Venue: Sondheim Theatre Lyrics Alain Boubill & Herbert Kretzmer Book: Claude-Michel Schonberg Director: James Powell Reviewer: Leyla Demirel Star Rating: ★★★★★ The longest-running musical in the West End, Les Misérables has gone through a few changes and theatres but is...
REVIEW: La Voix: The UK’s Funniest Red Head – 2020 Tour
Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Performance Date: 29 February 2020 Star Rating: ★★★★★ Reviewer: Alexia Anderson Move over Prince Harry, there’s a new diva taking the “UK’s most treasured red-head” number one spot… She’s back! With a sell-out first night of this brand-new tour, international star La Voix brings the house down. Dazzling the audience...
REVIEW: The Prince of Egypt – well worth a visit, & maybe even a return
Luke Brady in the Prince of Egypt at the Dominion Theatre, London. Photo: Tristram Kenton Venue: The Dominion Theatre Performance Date: 26 February 2020 Reviewer: Leyla Demirel Star Rating: ★★★★ Based on the iconic 1998 DreamWorks film of the same name, The Prince of Egypt is a brand-new musical making...
REVIEW: Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph 2020 UK Tour Image: Pamela Raith Photography Venue: Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Performance Date: 25 February 2020 Reviewer: Sophie Mills Star Rating: ★★★ Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a show that sits right in the heart of musical fans everywhere. The earworms come thick and fast, and it’s...
REVIEW: The Pirate Queen – a beautiful & epic one-night-only musical extravaganza
The Pirate Queen Rachel Tucker (Grace O'Malley) and Matt Pagan (Donal) Photo: Earl Carpenter Venue: London Coliseum Performance Date: 23 February 2020 Reviewer: Leyla Demirel Star Rating: ★★★★ Set in the glorious venue of London Coliseum, the beautiful and epic musical The Pirate Queen unfolds for one night only as...
REVIEW: Be More Chill – the long wait for the London transfer of this Broadway production has been worth it
Be More Chill, Stewart Clarke (The Squip), Scott Folan (Jeremy Heere), Eloise Davies (Brooke Lohst) Photo Credit: Matt Crockett Venue: The Other Palace Theatre Performance Date: 18 February 2020 Reviewer: Leyla Demirel Star Rating: ★★★★★ Following the world premiere in 2015 and popular runs both on and off-Broadway, Be More...
REVIEW: Once UK Tour – incredibly talented musicians save what could be a confusing & unfamiliar format for some
Emma Lucia as Girl and Daniel Healy as Guy - Once UK Tour - Photo: Mark Senior Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 17 February 2020 Writers: Enda Walsh (Book), Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová (Music & Lyrics), John Carney (Motion Picture) Director: Peter Rowe Reviewer: Sam Dunning Star Rating:...
REVIEW: MUSIK – deserves nothing less than a five-star review. Jonathan Harvey, Pet Shop Boys & Frances Barber are a ‘tour de force’ & this piece of theatrical art should not be missed
Frances Barber as Billie Trix in MUSIK Image Credit: Marc Brenner Venue: Leicester Square Theatre, London Performance Date: 11 February 2020 Star Rating: ★★★★★ Reviewer: Alexia Anderson MUSIK is the sensational sequel to the 2001 Pet Shop Boys/Jonathan Harvey, West End musical Closer to Heaven. It tells the (sadly) fictitious story of rock icon...
REVIEW: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – An inspiring, life-affirming and absolutely stonking piece of theatre
Noah Thomas (Jamie) and Bianca Del Rio (Loco Channelle) in Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre. Photo credit Matt Crockett Venue: Apollo Theatre, London Performance Date: 21 January 2020 Star Rating: ★★★★★ Reviewer: Gemma Fincher After exploding onto London’s West End towards the end of 2017, the smash-hit musical for today, Everybody’s...
REVIEW: A perfectly relaxing couple of hours of escapism for the whole family
The Snowman - Photo Credit: Herbie Knott Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 15 January 2020 Star Rating: ★★★ Reviewer: Gemma Fincher The Snowman is a quintessential part of British history and it’s doubtful that anyone in the land will be unfamiliar with it. It may be a dank and dull January,...