Being a mother, who loves theatre is hard when you have a toddler. Its harder to just get up, purchase tickets and make your way to a theatrical performance that it used to be. Not that I’m complaining as she means the world to me, because it is a dream that one day I might […]
I was so excited to be returning to the Orchard West, the temporary accommodation for Dartford’s local theatre while the Orchard currently undergoes construction following closure last year. But what a temporary arena it is, fitted with bars, toilets and a big lobby that blows you away when you enter. Although not all touring productions […]
Like most 90s children, I grew up on a steady diet of Robin Williams comedy roles, and Mrs. Doubtfire was a strong favourite. I had slightly mixed feelings about it being made into a musical. What songs could they devise to fit this comedy? And who on earth would ever be able to fill those […]
It had been a while since I hit the West End, and with the break while we waited in anticipation for them to finish building Orchard West in Dartford, I was feeling seriously theatre deprived. Thankfully my sister stepped up and volunteered to take me to see Frozen for my birthday (I’d only been begging […]
The title of this post, taken from the musical’s website, summarises this one pretty aptly. Need I say more? I wasn’t alive when Spitting Image first aired on TV in the 80s, but I dimly recall my parents laughing hysterically whilst watching it when I was young. The epitome of political satire, its revival seems […]
Only Fools and Horses will always hold a special place in my heart. I dimly remember watching the Christmas specials as a child, and as one of my Dad’s favourite shows we watched many a re-run of the series. But even coming from that favourable standpoint, I struggled to see how they would make it […]
Last night I was back at the Orchard Theatre, for this weeksopening night of the current UK tour of Titanic the Musical. Based on the real passengers aboard the most legendary ship in the world, Titanic the Muscial follows their journeys of the Titanic from the docks of Southampton to its tragic collision with the iceberg which led ‘the unsinkable ship’ […]
I was so excited about this opening night, being that tonight’s production is one of my favourites! I was so happy that it would be coming to the Orchard Theatre and I would once again get to expeariance the musical that is Heathers! Following huge success in the west end in 2018, Heathers continued to […]
Last night it was back to the Orchard Theatre for this weekopening night of Buddy, the Buddy Holly Story. A musical which has toured and played at many places and yet this was the first time for me! I was not disappointed. Buddy, is the true story of music artist Bobby Holly and his quick rise to fame in […]
It was once again back to the Orchard theatre for the current UK tour of Annie, having seen the production previously I was looking forward to seeing what this cast had in store. Annie is the red haired girl that everyone knows, whether you have seen it on stage or the film version it is a […]