Here’s why Everybody’s Talking about Jamie. Jamie’s been on my radar for some time now, so I was delighted to finally get along and see for myself what Everybody’s Been Talking About! I took my daughter as I thought it might be rather up her street (she is completely consumed with watching Netflix’s ‘RuPaul’s Drag […]
WAITRESS at the Aldephi Theatre – Review
Broadway musical WAITRESS hits London’s West End: On the eve of International Women’s Day, it was refreshing to see WAITRESS, a musical with such a strong all-female-led creative team light up the West End stage. Along with the writer, director, composer, musical director and choreographer, the show also boasts three women in its lead roles. […]
Burger and Lobster Leicester Square – Review
Burger and Lobster: Hailing from the same group as the Goodman steak Restaurants and Zelman Meats, Burger and Lobster feels as if has been around forever. I remember the excitement surrounding the opening of the original Mayfair branch of Burger and Lobster a few years ago. It was the place to be seen and we are all […]
Review – Arthur Miller The Price, Wyndham’s Theatre
The Price by Arthur Miller – London West End Arthur Miller’s 1968 play The Price is the story of two estranged brothers and how their underlying conflicts play out as they try to sell off their late father’s chattels 16 years after his death. Miller mines his own experience as the son of a businessman who lost […]
Caroline, or Change at London’s Playhouse Theatre
Caroline, or Change comes to London’s West End… Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s 2003 musical has been on my must-see list for some time. Michael Longhurst’s production started life at Hampstead Theatre, moving to Chichester and now making a very welcome transfer to the Playhouse in London’s West End. This wonderfully original and quirky production takes […]
Champagne Afternoon Tea Review – One Aldwych, London
Oh So Scrumdiddlyumptious – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Tea: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has long been one of my favourite childhood books, and I brought my children up on a firm diet of Roald Dahl stories with Charlie always coming out tops. Johnny Depp’s quirky interpretation of Willy Wonka in the 2005 movie has […]
Dreamgirls – at London’s Savoy Theatre
Dreamgirls Review: If you’re looking for a dazzling rollercoaster of a musical look no further. Dreamgirls, directed by Casey Nicholaw (Aladdin and The Book of Mormon) is showing at London’s beautiful Savoy Theatre. It ticks all the right boxes from its classic showbiz storyline to its star-spangled outfits and the impassioned soulful voices of this […]
An American in Paris – A heavenly combination of ballet and musical theatre
An American in Paris – Review: Paris, romance, music and dancing creates an inviting mix, so it’ no surprise that ballet choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s reinvention of the 1951 Oscar winning film, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron ‘An American In Paris’, which is now showing at the newly refurbished Dominion Theatre has it all. This […]