REVIEW: ALADDIN (Towngate Theatre) ★★★★★

Simon Fielding returns to the Towngate Theatre in Basildon for the eleventh year in a row, with his production of Aladdin. He is brilliant as Wishee Washee and plays to the children and adults in the audience perfectly. He is a bundle of funergy (fun energy – yes I’m making that a word here) and […]

West End star David Burt talks about starring in A Christmas Carol

West End star and Olivier Award nominated David Burt (Les Misérables; Evita; Cats; Jesus Christ Superstar) recreating his critically-acclaimed performance in the lead role of Ebenezer Scrooge in Antic Disposition’s much-loved musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ festive classic A Christmas Carol. How does it feel to be returning to the iconic role of Ebenezer Scrooge? […]

Robyn Grant talks about Fat Rascal Theatre’s Beauty and the Beast

Kara Alberts sat down with Artistic Director of Fat Rascal Theatre (pronounced Fat Ra-scal not Fat Rah-scal – it is important, she is Northern) to talk about their pantomime, Beauty and the Beast at the Kings Head Theatre. What is your role in Beauty and the Beast? Fat Rascal is my company, so alongside writing […]

REVIEW: Jack and the Beanstalk (Sunderland Empire) ★★★

Fee Fi Fo Fum, I can smell something, is it fun? It’s panto time and as befits the age old tradition, Sunderland Empire have once again produced a classic show. This year’s festive frolic is Jack & The Beanstalk, and whilst the story stays true to the tried & trusted tale, the writing & the […]

REVIEW: The Little Prince (The Playground Theatre) ★★★

The second production and first Christmas show at The Playground Theatre in Ladbroke Grove is the world premiere of a new stage production of the much-loved French children’s tale The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This version has been translated by Ros and Chloe Schwartz and is directed and performed by Martin Oelbermann. Written […]

REVIEW: Janie Dee Live at the BBC ★★

Janie Dee has graced the stages of Britain for over forty years with a career as solid and shiny as the awards glistening on her mantlepiece. The actress amongst other monumental feats, has achieved the Olivier Award for Best Actress, Evening Standard Award and Critics’ Circle Theatre Award amongst many more. As such a seasoned […]

REVIEW: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Lyceum Theatre) ★★★★★

There are few stories as treasured and revisited as that of Charles Dickens‘ ‘A Christmas Carol‘, and for the second year the London Musical Theatre Orchestra (LMTO) issue a glorious revival of a classic. First published in 1843, the captivating tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s thawing heart simply refuses to lose its relevance to and adoration […]

REVIEW: Beauty and the Beast (Kings Head Theatre) ★★★★★

This week, there have been a lot of reviews of pantomime whizzing around. Some have been applauded and some have come under criticism. Natasha Tripney scolded the New Wimbledon’s Jack and the Beanstalk for being “the kind of lazy, going-through-the-motions pantomime that thoughtlessly recycles dated material even though the world has changed.” Although I think […]

Tour line-up confirmed for STRICTLY COME DANCING LIVE TOUR

Strictly Come Dancing fans will be thrilled to learn that the celebrity dancers and their professional partners for the 2018 Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour have been announced. The couples donning their dancing shoes and sequins are: Gemma Atkinson and Aljaž Skorjanec; Alexandra Burke and Gorka Marquez; Susan Calman and Kevin Clifton; Davood Ghadami and […]

Cast announced for EUGENIUS at The Other Palace Theatre

Warwick Davis and Kevin Wood have announced the full cast for the hotly anticipated new musical for years, EUGENIUS! which is coming to London for a strictly limited run at The Other Palace from 22 January until the 3 March 2018. Making his London theatre debut is American born Liam Forde who will play the lead […]

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