World premiere of Sh!t-Faced Showtime: A Pissedmas Carol comes to London
Combining cast members from Sh!t-faced Showtime and Sh!t-faced Shakespeare for the first time ever, A Pissedmas Carol is the all singing, all drinking alternative Christmas knees-up you never knew you wanted. Miserly Scrooge and his classic coterie of employees, relatives and ghosts travel through time having the night of his life – past, present and […]
REVIEW: THE MOUSETRAP (Milton Keynes Theatre) ★★★
We may never know what makes a play or musical destined for longevity. Les Miserables was panned by the critics and Agatha Christie herself only expected The Mousetrap to run for several months. But almost 70 years later, the production continues to appeal to global audiences. Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised; after all, our television […]
REVIEW: DOGFIGHT (Southwark Playhouse) ★
The British Theatre Academy is presenting its summer season for the 5th year with four productions at the Southwark Playhouse. Footloose and My Son Pinocchio Jr have been staged and currently Once on this Island is in the Large while Dogfight is playing in The Little. The British Theatre Academy offers accessible theatre training and […]
Cast announced for WEST SIDE STORY at Curve Leicester
Casting has been announced for the Made at Curve production of West Side Story, running in Leicester this Christmas 23 Nov 2019 – 11 Jan 2020. The musical will be directed by Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster, responsible for Curve’s recent hit productions of White Christmas (also at the Dominion Theatre, London), Grease (currently on […]
YouTuber Joe Sugg joins the London cast of WAITRESS
YouTube star, filmmaker, author, vlogger and 2018 Strictly Come Dancing finalist Joe Sugg will make his stage debut in London’s brand-new smash hit musical comedy Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre from 9 September. He will join the West End cast in the role of Ogie, taking over from Blake Harrison, well known as Neil from […]
I went on a date … with a girl
I’m pretty open minded when it comes to love. I’m not hetrophobic and think if a man and a woman want to be together then they should be and it’s no one else’s business but there own. I’m a happily partnered homosexual but when I went to see a comedy show called Lobster at the […]
REVIEW: NEWSREVUE (Canal Cafe Theatre) ★★★★
Newsrevue is celebrating its milestone 40th anniversary this year, having held the Guinness World Record of World’s Longest Running Comedy Show since 2004, and I went to see the latest cast at the Canal Café Theatre last week. For anyone not familiar with the format of the show, Newsrevue is an hour of musical comedy […]
REVIEW: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (Grand Theatre, Blackpool) ★★★★
Around The World In 80 Days is written and directed by Ian McFarlane, has been specially commissioned and produced by the Grand Theatre in Blackpool, as part of the theatre’s 125th Anniversary celebrations. This musical comedy is based loosely on the novel by Jules Verne but accompanied by music from the 1980s. The story follows […]
REVIEW: THE SHARK IS BROKEN (Assembly George Square) ★★★★
The Shark is Broken is an insight into the backstage relationships of the three main actors in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and is based on the diaries of Robert Shaw; in fact, his son is one of the stars and co-writers of this play. The Shark is Broken is set behind the scenes of the filming during the frequent […]
REVIEW: TALES OF THE TURNTABLE (Southbank Centre) ★★★★
ZooNation Youth Company’s new work Tales of the Turntable has its world premiere at Queen Elizabeth Hall at the Southbank Centre this August. Commissioned by the Southbank Centre, the piece was written by Olivier Award nominated Carrie-Anne Ingrouille (choreographer for Six the Musical and resident choreographer on Hamilton). The music was mixed by DJ Walde […]