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: Life of Pi – In a word, Life of Pi is spellbinding
Life of Pi, Wyndham’s Theatre Photograph: Johan Persson Venue: Wyndham’s Theatre, London Reviewer: Leyla Demirel Star Rating: ★★★★★ Life of Pi is an unusual story you wouldn’t think would initially capture people’s attention – a boy stranded on a boat for 2.5 hours – a story that could be potentially tricky to tell in a way […]
REVIEW: Rumi: The Musical – An epic story with music, lyrics & everything to match – a truly unforgettable theatrical experience
Photo: Jane Hobson Venue: London Coliseum Performance Date: 23 November 2021 Reviewer: Leyla Demirel Star Rating: ★★★★★ The choice to adapt the life of a 13th-century philosopher and poet into a musical may seem somewhat strange. However, Rumi, is not just any poet. His influence has transcended borders, religion, conflict, and time, touching millions around […]
REVIEW: SIX The Musical – The Queens continue to reign supreme over the West End
SIX the Musical – London Cast – Pamela Raith Photography Venue: Vaudeville Theatre, London Performance Date: 09 November 2021 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★★ It’s nigh on inconceivable to think of a world without SIX the Musical. It’s also fairly inconceivable to believe that a short four years ago, this global phenomenon of a show was […]
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: 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: 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: 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 […]
NEWS: Catching Comets transfers to London after Edinburgh Fringe 2019 run
Catching Comets production image – Sophie Giddens Catching Comets is two stories told at the same time: a disaster movie about falling in love and a rom-com about the end of the world. Following their acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2019, Ransack Theatre now present the London premiere of this multidimensional mash-up. A brilliantly […]
REVIEW: Les Misérables: The Staged Concert – as stirring & iconic as ever
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 currently back at the Sondheim […]