Tweeting it: Bawdy Victorian Music Hall entertainment in the 21st century. Not for those who seek subtlety in their innuendo 3*** I didn’t expect to feel like I was at the panto when I went along to Above The Stag Theatre to see their musical Romance Romance in March, but that’s exactly where my brainContinue reading “Review 3*** Romance Romance @abovethestag”
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Review: 5***** Six the musical at Arts Theatre London – JUST WOW!
Who wants to be a Spice Girl when you can be a Queen? I think that the hardest reviews to write are the ones like these and, while it is so very exciting when something comes along that makes you speechless, it makes this job very hard to do. Six is one of those shows!Continue reading “Review: 5***** Six the musical at Arts Theatre London – JUST WOW!”
Review: 4**** Gingerline’s The Grand Expedition @gingerline #immersive dining #GLExpedition #GrandExpedition
Gingerline’s The Grand Expedition certainly lives up to its name. An innovative and fully immersive dining experience that is quirky, action packed and offers something for everyone. Set slightly off the beaten track (but still on the Victoria Line) the location remains a secret until late in the day, retaining an element of the unknownContinue reading “Review: 4**** Gingerline’s The Grand Expedition @gingerline #immersive dining #GLExpedition #GrandExpedition”
Review: 4**** All in a Row – Southwark Playhouse @allinarowplay @swkplay @FunkSmuggler @CharlieBrooks0 @dominicmshaw @Otodyn
Tweetingit: The story of a couple trying to cope with an autistic child is not easy viewing. Amid the negative publicity and controversy of this show you will discover a bravely written, brilliantly acted piece of modern theatre which needs to be seen. Playwright Alex Oates seemingly doesn’t believe in doing things the easy way.Continue reading “Review: 4**** All in a Row – Southwark Playhouse @allinarowplay @swkplay @FunkSmuggler @CharlieBrooks0 @dominicmshaw @Otodyn”
Review: 3*** Americat: A Love Story….Really – Tristan Bates Theatre @TristanBates @1912Productions
Tweetingit: 3* A sometimes confusing, but frequently engaging study of an American in London finding love then desperately trying to cling onto it. Just across the road from St Martins Theatre (where the Mousetrap plays into its 67th year) we have the Tristan Bates Theatre; an unassuming hole in the wall that houses a cosy downstairsContinue reading “Review: 3*** Americat: A Love Story….Really – Tristan Bates Theatre @TristanBates @1912Productions”
Review: 4**** Avenue Q New Wimbledon Theatre @AQuktour @NewWimbTheatre
A cheeky, rude, irreverent musical (definitely for adults!) that was full of funny, catchy tunes performed by a mix of puppets and human actors, rather like an X-rated Sesame Street. Set in New York, everything on Avenue Q is not “a-ok”. The story follows Princeton (voiced by Lawrence Smith), a newly-arrived college graduate who moves toContinue reading “Review: 4**** Avenue Q New Wimbledon Theatre @AQuktour @NewWimbTheatre”
Review: 2** Saturday Night Fever @marlowetheatre
#Tweetingit – 2** a troubling storyline which should be updated for a modern audience and choreography that could be far more impressive particularly since the cast doesn’t sing. 5***** for the “Bee Gees” performing the classic songs. Full review to follow. Saturday Night Fever is possibly the first of the Jukebox musicals; a show jam-packedContinue reading “Review: 2** Saturday Night Fever @marlowetheatre”
Review: 4**** The Bowie Experience: The Golden Years Tour Hackney Empire @HackneyEmpire @bowieexperience
Tweetingit: 4* A true icon and his live show re-imagined; A hugely entertaining take on a greatest hits package. I defy anyone not to enjoy this show! June 1983: post-punk, pre Band Aid and belted safari jackets were inexplicably in fashion. But more importantly, it marked the only occasion I saw David Bowie play live.Continue reading “Review: 4**** The Bowie Experience: The Golden Years Tour Hackney Empire @HackneyEmpire @bowieexperience”
Review – 5***** The full monty The Marlowe Canterbury @FullMontyPlay @marlowetheatre @Gary_Lucy
Ok, so let’s begin with clearing something up straight away; THIS IS NOT A MUSICAL. I have seen it before and was aware it wasn’t a musical but I did hear a few people at the interval saying that they were upset/confused/disappointed that it wasn’t a traditional musical with the cast singing, and rather itContinue reading “Review – 5***** The full monty The Marlowe Canterbury @FullMontyPlay @marlowetheatre @Gary_Lucy”
Review: 4**** Romea & Julian The Bread & Roses @RomeaAndJulian @BreadandRosesTC
I arrived at the Bread & Roses a little dubious as I’m not exactly a Shakespeare buff, despite a deep appreciation for his language I do sometimes struggle if the story telling is not clear and confident. I was, however, reassured by the gender swapping title, that this interpretation would bring a fresh perspective onContinue reading “Review: 4**** Romea & Julian The Bread & Roses @RomeaAndJulian @BreadandRosesTC”
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