Kerry Ellis
Last night, queen of theatre Kerry Ellis, performed a one night only concert at the London Palladium. An incredibly stagey affair, opening with the wonderful Woman the Band, (4 women currently on tour with Billy Ocean) belting out wonderful arrangements of well known songs, with a distinct country music feel to them. I was blown […]
Merrily We Roll Along
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Tony Peters The Menier Chocolate Factory continues its run of West End transfers with first-time director Maria Friedman’s sophisticated and hugely enjoyable production of Sondheim’s “flop” about the rise to fame and eventual disintegration of a writing partnership. The history of Merrily is well documented. The original Harold Prince-directed show closed […]
The Ghost Hunter
Rating [rating=5] Reviewed by Frances Revel Ever been to York? The city of ghosts, it owns the category when it comes to hauntings, spectres and spooky antics. And it was the source of inspiration for the latest production by Theatre of the Damned. The Ghost Hunter is an hour long one man show – […]
The Tempest
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Tony Peters Director Jeremy Herrin returns to the Globe Theatre for the first time since his critically acclaimed production of Much Ado About Nothing in 2011 to open the new season with this thoroughly entertaining take on Shakespeare’s last play. Prospero, the former Duke of Milan, has been betrayed by Alonso, […]
Ghost
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Rosalie Carter I won’t lie, I was a little sceptical at how effective a musical production of the 80s classic film Ghost would be. How would anyone ever recreate the tender aloofness of Patrick Swayze? The fizzle and pop of Whoopi Goldberg? Demi Moore’s pixie cut? I need not have worried; […]
Bare
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Jamie Chapman Dixon I couldn’t think of a more perfect setting for Bare than The Union Theatre. There has been a lot of talk about this very intimate and gritty venue being discontinued. If The Union theatre was ever to close I believe we would loose a valuable part of the […]