REVIEW: Kinky Boots – Laughter, tears, music, dance & endless fun, all shoe-horned into two sparkling hours…
The cast of Kinky Boots – UK Tour 2019 – Photo by Helen Maybanks Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 29 October 2019 Star Rating: ★★★★ Reviewer: Sam Dunning Many modern musicals showcase music and lyrics written by famous performers. From pop stars to rock groups, the involvement of already well-known and successful musicians is now common place in […]
REVIEW: The Exorcist – Visual effects & the central role turn heads, but other areas lack the same quality
The Exorcist 2019 UK Tour – Image Contributed Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 08 October 2019 Star Rating: ★★1/2 Reviewer: Sam Dunning In 1971 William Peter Blatty wrote a best-selling novel based on the supposedly true events of a child possessed by the devil. He adapted his book into an award winning, yet hugely controversial feature film in […]
REVIEW: Priscilla Queen of the Desert – Flaming Fabulous!
Priscilla Queen of The Desert Photo Credit: Darren Bell Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 30 September 2019 Star Rating: ★★★★1/2 Reviewer: Sam Dunning In 1994 Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce and Terence Stamp starred in a film that simultaneously shocked and entertained the World. Following the journey of two drag queens and a transgender woman across the Australian Outback, Priscilla […]
REVIEW: 9 to 5 The Musical – A fantastic night out from start to finish, ‘Pure and Simple’.
9 TO 5 The Musical. Amber Davies ‘Judy Bernly’. Photo: Craig Sugden Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 24 September 2019 Star Rating: ★★★★ Reviewer: Sam Dunning 2008 saw the stage debut of 9 to 5, the musical based on the 1980’s hit movie starring songstress Dolly Parton, who also wrote the music and lyrics […]
INTERVIEW: Diana Vickers tells us what audiences can expect from her new play The Entertainer
Diana Vickers is a multi-talented and versatile actor, singer and songwriter. Diana rose to fame during the 2008 series of The X Factor where she reached the semi-final thanks to some iconic and beautiful performances. Following her success on the show, she was cast in the West End revival of The Rise and Fall of […]
NEWS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MKT; YOU’RE LOOKING GOOD!
It’s hard to believe but, 25 years ago, Milton Keynes Theatre was no more than a twinkle in the town planner’s eye. But in just a few weeks’ time, on October 4th, it will be 20 years exactly since the curtain rose on the first professional show in front of a packed house. So, with […]
REVIEW: The Mousetrap – Still a formidable, good old-fashioned whodunit
The cast of The Mousetrap 2019 UK Tour: Photo Credit Johan Persson Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre Performance Date: 19 August 2019 Star Rating: ★★★★ Despite some unfortunate technical issues causing a 45-minute delay to curtain up, Agatha Christie’s illustrious whodunit, The Mousetrap lands in Milton Keynes this week, opening to audiences of keen amateur sleuths. […]