Triumphant Return of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time I first saw The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night in 2012 in the intimacy of the Cottesloe Theatre at the National Theatre, where I was blown away by this extraordinary show which beautifully combines physical theatre with technology. Marion Elliot’s […]
Life of Pi – Wyndham’s Theatre London – Review
On Stage at Wyndham’s Theatre – Life of Pi by Yann Martel It’s always a challenge to see a book you have loved taken on stage or translated to film. And, Life of Pi is a book I read from cover to cover without a break with a story that gripped me. After a cargo […]
A Christmas Carol, Old Vic – Review
A Christmas Carol is back at the Old Vic! Matthew Warchus’ big-hearted, smash-hit production of Charles Dickens’s immortal classic, A Christmas Carol, returns to The Old Vic for the fifth time, joyously adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne. Last year, it was staged as an OLD VIC: IN CAMERA version streamed live to almost […]
The Comedy of Errors – Barbican – Review
Double trouble The RSC is back in town with its latest production of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors for a six-week run at the Barbican. It arrives fresh from tour after first being staged outdoors in Stratford-upon-Avon during the summer season. I arrived at the Barbican harbouring a long-held soft spot for The Comedy […]
&Juliet – Review
Beyond Shakespeare – & Juliet at the Shaftesbury Theatre & Juliet is celebrating its second anniversary in the West End. It has been wowing audiences since it first opened in November 2019, going on to receive nine nominations for the Laurence Oliver Awards. This fresh and joyous musical directed by Luke Sheppard is a witty […]
SIX the Musical Vaudeville Theatre – Review
Girl Power Musical SIX with an all-new cast SIX a ‘pop-feminist’ musical written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, started out as a Cambridge University student production at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017. It has since gone on to be a global phenomenon with productions in London’s West End, in New York at Brooks […]
Magic Goes Wrong – Apollo Theatre – Review
Magic Goes Wrong is back with a new cast Magic Goes Wrong is an Olivier nominated (Best Entertainment or Comedy) box office hit created by Mischief with Magic legends Penn & Teller. This season, it’s back with a new cast for a strictly limited run at the Apollo Theatre through to 27 February 2022. The […]
La Traviata at the Royal Opera House – Review
Lisette Oropesa shines as Violetta It’s the 27th anniversary of Richard Eyre’s landmark production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata and we were invited to the opening night at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. La Traviata has one of the great operatic storylines encompassing sex, death, grand passion, family honour and finally tragedy and combined […]
The Shark is Broken – Ambassadors Theatre – Review
The Play about The Film – The Shark is Broken *stop press – run now extended – The Shark is Broken is now booking through to 13 February 2022 – stop press* Based on Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel, Jaws is one of those films that is embedded in our collective consciousness. Trips to the seaside […]
Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical – review
Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical opens in the West End Bob Marley is both a pop culture icon and an embodiment of the spirit of Jamaica. The dreadlocked global superstar was not only famous for his unique sound and for trailblazing the reggae genre, in which he fused ska and rocksteady, but […]