REVIEW: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World – oodles of potential
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World – Pamela Raith Photography Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Performance Date: 05 January 2022 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★1/2 Original new musicals are always welcome in a world saturated with reimagined and reworked classics. It’s rather timely then, that in a time when diversity and equality are being (rightly) […]
REVIEW: Cinderella – Beautifully chaotic, panto magic is well and truly back!
Cinderella at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre – Production Image Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Performance Date: 07 December 2021 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★ It has been a long and arduous two years without the frivolity, mischief, and shenanigans that panto season brings. Last year’s festive period was marred by the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown, and ongoing darkness […]
REVIEW : The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – a genuine wish to award this stunning production infinite stars
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – Photo by Brinkhoff-Moegenburg Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Performance Date: 16 November 2021 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★★ There are very few shows that come along which yield an unwavering urge to award it infinite stars. Such is the case with this otherworldly production of The Lion, the […]
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 […]
INTERVIEW: Q&A WITH HORRIBLE HISTORIES AUTHOR TERRY DEARY By Diane Parkes
Horrible Histories Barmy Britain Two – Victoria & Albert – Production Photography Britain’s barmy past comes alive in 3D when Horrible Histories Live on Stage storms Aylesbury Waterside Theatre with Barmy Britain from Wed 3 – Sat 6 Nov. The West End’s longest-running children’s show is bringing British history to life in a hilarious and […]
REVIEW: Frankenstein – The innovative & fresh approach combined with Loan’s fine leading performance makes this adaptation well worth a visit
Eilidh Loan as Mary Shelley in Frankenstein – Photo by Tommy Ga Ken Wan Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Performance Date: 02 March 2020 Star Rating: ★★★ Reviewer: Gemma Fincher There are precious few people who aren’t familiar with the infamous tale of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Adapted for stage and screen numerous times, the novel is also a […]
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 with her stunning costumes, beautiful […]
REVIEW: Moscow City Ballet presents Sleeping Beauty
Moscow City Ballet presents Sleeping Beauty – Image: Contributed Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Performance Date: 31 January 2020 Star Rating: ★★ Reviewer: Alexia Anderson The music of Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky is some of the best-known of the romantic era. Having lived a troubled life, his compositions have a stunningly introspective way about them. This has led him to […]
INTERVIEW – Frankenstein writer Rona Munro on her brilliant new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Gothic masterpiece
Eilidh Loan as Mary Shelley in Frankenstein – Photo by Tommy Ga Ken Wan Rona Munro has written extensively for stage, radio, film, and television, Her recent theatre credits include Lucy Barton adapted from the novel by Elizabeth Strout and performed by Laura Linney at The Bridge theatre London in 2018-19. Other credits include The […]
NEWS: LA VOIX IS BACK! The UK’S funniest redhead returns with her one-woman show
Having entertained the masses during panto season 2019 as Polly Pot et Pan in Beauty & the Beast, La Voix returns to Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on Sat 29 Feb for one night only with her hilarious one-woman show. Last year was a whirlwind year for the award-winning cabaret artist, who has not long completed her […]