REVIEW: Jersey Boys (New Victoria Theatre) ★★★★
Oh what a night indeed….. While this musical has been doing the rounds for some time now, I’d never seen it nor realised that over 25 million theatre fans across the world have enjoyed “Jersey Boys” since it first opened In London and went on to enjoy a successful 9 Year Run, When interviewed Frankie […]
REVIEW: Jericho’s Rose (The Hope Theatre) ★★
Lilac Yosiphon writes, co-directs and performs this autobiographical exploration of memory, identity and language at the Hope Theatre. Yosiphon uses a mix of narration, dialogue, movement, dance and music to draw parallels between her grandfather’s loss of identity caused by his Alzheimer’s disease and her loss of home caused by her nomadic existence as an […]
REVIEW: A Guide for the Homesick (Trafalgar Studio 2) ★★★
This is a play about the world getting worse. Camp and endearing aid worker Jeremy (Douglas Booth), who definitely isn’t gay, is on his way home from a stint in Uganda atoning for his white guilt when he misses his connecting flight and ends up in Teddy’s Amsterdam hotel room for a beer. Swaggering banker […]
REVIEW: Frankenstein (Sutton House) ★★★
Halloween season often brings out the classic and well-known horror stories and they don’t come much better known than Mary Shelly’s 200-year-old story of Victor Frankenstein and his creature. This presents a challenge in coming up with a fresh or interesting way of telling the tale and Tea Break Theatre have certainly created something different […]
REVIEW: The Priscilla Party Experience: The Cockatoo Club (Proud Cabaret) ★★
Proud announces itself as London’s newest super club, although I am not sure quite what criteria they are using to measure themselves! There appears to be quite a range of events taking place at the club, so it is not solely a cabaret venue, however The Cockatoo Club have taken over for one night to […]
REVIEW: The Trench (Southwark Playhouse) ★★★★
I first came across the theatre company Les Enfants Terribles when I attended Alice’s Adventures Underground at The Vaults. It was one of the most innovative, weird, hilarious and downright bonkers theatre performances I have ever seen and I loved every minute of it. Their latest production, The Trench at Southwark Playhouse could not be […]
REVIEW: Liza Pulman Sings Streisand (The Other Palace) ★★★★★
Liza Pulman delivers an evening of glorious entertainment with stories, funny anecdotes and a stunning 5-piece band while celebrating the carer and music of the diva Barbra Streisand at The Other Palace in Victoria. The first thing to acknowledge, which Pulman does herself at the beginning of the show, is that this is NOT a tribute […]
Further casting announced for ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES THE MUSICAL
Further casting has been announced for Only Fools And Horses The Musical which opens in London at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on 9th February 2019. The hugely lovable characters from the TV show will be brought to life on stage by a talented cast of actors with a wealth of West End credits. The character […]
ASPECTS OF LOVE makes its way to the Southwark Playhouse
Following the critically acclaimed season at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester this summer, Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Hope Mill Theatre are delighted to announce the transfer of their production of Aspects of Love at Southwark Playhouse for a limited season from 7 January to 9 February 2019, with a national press night on […]
Cast announced for 10th anniversary tour of AMERICAN IDIOT
Full casting has been announced for the special 10th anniversary tour of American Idiot – the ground breaking Tony award-winning rock musical with music by punk-pop and multi Grammy award-winning band Green Day. Leading the cast is: Waterloo Road’s Tom Milner as Johnny; 2013’s X Factor third place runner-up Luke Friend as St Jimmy; and […]