REVIEW: MORIBUND (Live At Zedel) ★★★
This is the second show by quirky Gimcrack Productions, following on from their debut ‘Gimcrackery’, of which I have also seen. It was interesting to witness both productions, to get a feel for their style and to better understand what it is they are aiming to achieve. Eleanor Hush (Rosie Kohl) awakens to find herself […]
REVIEW: GIMCRACKERY (Live at Zedel) ★★
‘Gimcrackery’ definition: ‘cheap, showy, useless trifles, ornaments, trinkets, etc.’ The performance is advertised as ‘A vaudevillian display of daring curiosity’. Words such as ‘MYSTERY!’ and ‘EXTRAVAGANZA!’ lured me into thinking I was about to see something rather unforgettable. It was, however, rather anti-climactic. We were introduced to the alternative personality of Driscoll Bleak, ‘part Victorian […]
REVIEW: COQ-TAILS AND CONVERSATION (Natasha Barnes and Ria Jones) ★★★★
Live at Zedel commenced its relaunch earlier this month, providing a programme which branches towards many art forms, from theatre and music to comedy and literary. It truly has some sort of event to suit all ages, tastes and budgets and it’s a venue I will now pay formidable interest to. One of the highlights […]
REVIEW: EVELYN HOSKINS – THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL (Live At Zedel) ★★★
It’s been nearly one year since Evelyn Hoskins won the Rising Star Award at the West End Wilma Awards. Since then, she’s performed as Liesl in ITV’s The Sound of Music! Live, as well as performing alongside the likes of Jenna Russell and Bradley Walsh in Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure at the Adelphi. […]
Emma Hatton swaps Elphaba for Eva Cassidy in a celebration of Songbird
Known and loved by thousands for her portrayal of the iconic character Elphaba in the West End hit Wicked, Emma Hatton brings her timeless vocals to Live at Zedel based at Crazy Coqs on 28 October, with a celebration of Eva Cassidy, whose stirring and emotional interpretation of iconic songs coupled with her untimely death […]