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 […]
Live at One – One Aldwych Screenings
The Crucible at One Aldwych – A Screening from the Old Vic: I had an inkling that the screening of The Crucible at One Aldwych might be something special. For a start, although it was the only Live at One productions that was not a ‘live screening’, I know it had been a sell-out production […]
Shakespeare In Love Review
Shakespeare in Love Guest Feature by Natalie York When I first heard that “Shakespeare in Love” was getting the West End treatment my initial response was, admittedly, to groan a little internally: another show based on a romantic movie. With “Ghost”, “The Bodyguard”, “The Commitments”, “Once” and all having packed out the London theatres it’s […]
King Charles III Transfers to the West End
King Charles III: A future history play by Mike Bartlett Directed by Rupert Goold The Queen is dead: after a lifetime of waiting, the Prince ascends the throne. A future of power. But how to rule? Mike Bartlett’s play explores the people underneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of […]
Review: Wind In the Willows, The Duchess Theatre, London.
Wind in the Willows – ROH at The Duchess Theatre. Guest Review by Natalie York: I cannot think of a nicer thing to do for a child this Christmas than take them to see the Royal Opera House’s wonderful “Wind in the Willows” at the Duchess Theatre. I always loved Kenneth Grahame’s effortlessly brilliant classic so […]
The Royal Opera House Presents – The Wind In the Willows at the Duchess Theatre
Preview – The Wind In the Willows: I’m a long-time supporter and friend of the Royal Opera House. I saw my first opera there when I was about eighteen and my first ballet there a month or two later – the Christmas production of the Nutcracker. I used to take advantage of the discounted tickets […]