Cats review
Guess who’s back, back again. Cats is back, tell a friend. Seriously, this is all I have been doing for months! I was so flipping excited by the return of the jewel in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s crown that I have been banging on about it since I went to the press launch in July. Cats was one of the...
Wind in the Willows review
The Royal Opera House’s production of The Wind in the Willows was the company’s first ever commercial transfer, playing at the Duchess Theatre last year and moving to the Vaudeville Theatre for this Christmas season. It even won an Olivier this year for Best Entertainment and Family show. This...
Once review
Is this goodbye? After seeing Once for a FOURTH time I was struck with a sudden feeling of loss. This could be the last time I see this beautiful show, I once claimed to be my favourite in the West End, before it closes in March. Gutting! For those of you who haven’t seen Once, let me make it...
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels review
They say that the third time is a charm, and this was certainly the case for my latest visit to the Scoundrels, who continue to scheme night after night at the Savoy Theatre! Based on the 1980’s film of the same name starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is musical...
White Christmas review
There is never a time that I am not “dreaming of a white Christmas.” I bloomin’ love Christmas and start getting the crazy eyed kind of excited the minute the fireworks stop on November the 5th, which worked out perfectly for my trip to see White Christmas just a week later. For those of you...
Made in Dagenham review
My first thought when the news of arrival of Made in Dagenham broke was “ooh, that show is in safe hands.” Rupert Goold is possibly my favourite director at the moment, Bunny Christie is the undisputed queen of scenic design and writer Richard Bean always manages to tickle me. Throw natural...
Memphis review
Pre-Memphis, I was pretty taken in by all of the social media build up. I love a bit of Killian Donnelly (HIS VOICE...I mean…yep!) and I was impressed by how sassy Beverley Knight was during her turn as Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard. I had also heard that the show was a relative success on...
Gypsy review
It seems strange to profess a love of Chichester Festival Theatre without ever having actually gone to the venue itself, but none the less I do love it. Chichester has delivered me fantastic productions of Sweeney Todd, Singin In The Rain and (my favourite) The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui in...
The Scottsboro Boys review
I was laughing, but soon I felt sick for doing so. Such is the power of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s entertaining yet harrowing musical, The Scottsboro Boys, which is based on the real life trials of 9 black men wrongly accused of rape in the 1930’s. Susan Stroman provides the show with the bold...
Urinetown review
Every non-theatre going friend or acquaintance I have has inquired as to what on earth this “wee” play in the West End is! Little Sally self-referentially remarks “Urinetown?! Really? What kind of a show is that?” and I can see why the general public may be somewhat perturbed, however I...
