Bend It Like Beckham review
OH GOD WHERE TO START. No you haven’t fallen asleep and woken up in a weird 2002 dream sequence mash up with jazz hands, Bend It Like Beckham the Musical is a thing now. No, the theatre powers that be won’t stop turning films into musicals and no, nothing is too dated or sacred or implausible...
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I can imagine that adapting a classic Chekhov for a modern day stage is probably quite a daunting task but I have to say I was totally enamoured with Matthew Dunster and Troben Bett's new version of The Seagull. This may well be the first time that I have properly enjoyed a Chekov without some...
The Mousetrap review
The Mousetrap is the world’s longest running show, having opened in 1952. Whilst this recorded is undeniably impressive, in my opinion the show’s longevity is now due to its unofficial museum piece status. Travelling to the St Martins Theatre to see this show is somewhat like travelling back...
Elephant Man review
When I visited Broadway in October 2014, Elephant Man posters were adorning the city in abundance. Whilst I have to admit that what drew my attention to the posters was the face of one of my favourite film actors, Bradley Cooper, the show intrigued me as it seemed different to any of the body of...
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Jim Dale has had quite the career. One look at his Wikipedia page is enough evidence for that. Yes I did have to check – his name is certainly more familiar to people of a certain age, who will remember him from his pop days, his theatre work, and his roles in numerous Carry On films. And it’s...
McQueen review
I always get confused between Alexander McQueen and Steve McQueen. Silly I know but I wanted to express from the forefront that I went into this show with open eyes and not those of a jaded fashionista. McQueen is an exquisite masterpiece, blending theatre, art, dance and fashion. We find...
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Going to the Regents Park Open Air Theatre is always one of the highlights of my year; it is a beautiful and almost magical place. What better setting for a production of J.M. Barrie’s fairy-tale Peter Pan? It is interesting that Barrie’s name was specifically left in the title of this piece...
The Woman in Black review
Having seen the show about five years ago I expected to be as cool as a cucumber when watching the West End’s only Thriller, The Woman in Black, for a second time …I wasn’t! Stephen Mallatratt’s stage version of Susan Hill’s horror fiction begins in the realms of meta-theatre; a play...
Death of a Salesman review
With this astute production RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran has more than proved that Arthur Miller’s modern American tragedy deserves to be performed by England’s most revered Shakespeare company. The play which questions the credibility of the American dream definitely strikes a chord...
Billy Elliot review
2015 sees Billy Elliot the Musical celebrate its 10th year at the Victoria Palace Theatre and deservedly so, as this long-running show remains a genuine highlight of the West End, capable of reviving the spirits of even the most jaded of theatregoers and delighting newcomers aplenty over the decade...
