December has finally arrived for 2019 and what better way to kick start the festive cheer, than a trip to the theatre for the beginning of Panto season! This year, I have the delight in viewing the highly recommended Marlowe Theatre panto of Mother Goose. Written and directed by Paul Hendy, tonight’s tells the tale of Mother Goose a mother… Read more →
To kick start a few days off, what better way than to enjoy a press night and the opening night of current UK tour of Curtains a musical whodunnit. It’s opening night of Broadway-bound musical Robbin Hood, star Jessica Cranshaw has been murdered on stage during the company bows. The entire cast and stage crew are suspects, in walks local… Read more →
It was back to the Canterbury for tonight’s press night and to help kick start getting into the festive spirit! Nativity! The Musical is a stage musical adaption written and directed by Debbie Isitt, based on Isitts 2009 film of the same name. It follows a Coventry based primary school St Bernadette’s, teacher Mr Maddens and teaching assistant, Mr Poppy… Read more →
On Remembrance Sunday, the day we remember those who had fallen in their fight for their country I was delighted to have been invited to collect on behalf of the Royal British Legion at the matinee performance of the lastest production of the National Theatre’s War Horse at the Troubadour Theatre, Wembley. It was a perfect way to celebrate a… Read more →
With a matinee already planned, it was only a matter of time that I was planning what potential evening performance I could catch! One thing was for sure, it had to be one I hadn’t seen and having heard some good things about this production I thought I would give it a try. So it was back to The Other… Read more →
The theatre world held its breath when news that the Queen’s Theatre would be undergoing renovation, unsure as to what fate this would lead for the longest running musical Les Misérables. Lucky for us Sondheim had thought of this and announced that the production would be moving next door and will take form of a musical concert – similar to… Read more →
I was so happy to have been invited by the Marlowe Theatre to join them in attending the Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Venue Day. Not only was it a chance to catch this beautiful uplifting musical but meet the Jamie and Margaret Campbell, Nica Burns (Producer), Dan Gillespie (Composer of ETAJ) and the cast of the current West End Show,… Read more →
After less than a week apart, it was back to the Churchill Theatre for tonight’s opening of the current UK Tour of Thriller The Girl on a Train. I knew very little about this story/production but was very much looking forward to what was instore – as I had had a glance at some of the reviews following its transfer… Read more →
It was back to the Churchill for tonight’s press night of the current 2019 UK tour of Grease the Musical. The last time that I had viewed this production was 2017, which sadly didn’t meet expectations so I was looking forward to seeing what this current production had in store! Grease is the 50s musical classic, it tells the tale of… Read more →
The Rocky Horror Show is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book written by the mastermind of Richard O’Brien. It tells the story of a newly engaged couple Brad and Janet, who get caught in a storm and end up coming to the home of a mad transvestite scientist, Dr Frank-N-further. When taking in they witness the unveiling of… Read more →
