David Walliams ‘The Boy in the Dress’ comes alive on stage. The RSC’s new musical The Boy In The Dress has recently opened at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre and so we took the opportunity to whizz along the M40 to Stratford-upon-Avon (2 hours or so from London) and review. Adapted by ‘Shopping and F**king’ playwright Mark […]
The Wolf of Wall Street – Review
The Wolf of Wall Street Comes to the City. Martin Scorsese’s 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street is one of the most iconic movies of the 21st century. The autobiographical tale tells the story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort’s rampage through the financial markets in the 1980s and the rise and fall of his firm, Stratton Oakmont. It’s a […]
The Royal Ballet’s Coppélia at The Royal Opera House – Review
The Royal Ballet’s Christmas Cracker of a Coppélia Comic ballet Coppélia is this year’s Christmas production from the Royal Ballet at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. With a story derived from two E. T. A. Hoffmann tales, Coppélia is one of the mainstays of the classical ballet repertoire and the perfect introduction to the […]
The Arrival – Bush Theatre – Review
Worlds Apart – The Arrival. The Bush Theatre is on roll with new artistic director Lynette Linton’s inspired new season. Their latest production The Arrival, written and directed by Olivier Award-winning director Bijan Sheibani (Barber Shop Chronicles, The Brothers Size) is a moving portrayal of family, loss, discovery, and belonging. This beautifully staged play tells […]
White Christmas the Musical at the Dominion Theatre
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas comes to London. If you’re a bit of a sucker for Christmas and all things white and fluffy then Nikolai Foster’s production of White Christmas, which has just opened at the Dominion Theatre in London’s West End for the festive season, might be just up your street. Irving Berlin’s 1954 classic […]
The Moon and Beyond – Exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum #Moon50
A Space Day Out – Two Exhibitions Celebrating the Moon and More. #Ad:Paid Content It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon. Galileo Galilei A visit to the National Maritime Museum right now will show you the moon as you’ve never seen it before – through thousands of years […]
Cinderella – Lyric Hammersmith
A thoroughly modern Pantomine – Cinderella The Lyric Hammersmith has been keeping up the festive tradition for the past 11 years now, arguably producing one of London’s edgiest pantomimes. Last year’s winning team, director Tinuke Craig and writer Jude Christian return with their bang up to date take on the age-old fairy tale Cinderella that […]
Benjamin Britten’s ‘Death in Venice’ at The Royal Opera – Review
David McVicar’s Triumphant ‘Death in Venice’ at The Royal Opera. Director David McVicar’s take on Britten’s Death in Venice has just opened at the Royal Opera House; it’s the first of two Britten operas performed in the 2019/20 Season as part of The Royal Opera’s ongoing Britten cycle. The story follows widowed writer Gustav von Aschenbach’s descent […]
The Steve Williamson Experience and Jon Cleary/John Scofield at the EFG London Jazz Festival
EFG London Jazz Festival If you have any interest in jazz you’ll have noticed that the EFG London Jazz Festival has just kicked off with a range of concerts across the city, from established stars such as Herbie Hancock as well as fresh new talent, celebrating the global and diverse art form that jazz has […]
Measure For Measure – RSC at The Barbican – Review
Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure is food for thought. Measure For Measure is the third production in the RSC’s 2019 winter season at the Barbican theatre. One of Shakespeare’s comedies, it is a difficult play, known as one of Shakespeare’s three ‘problem plays’ – the other two being Troilus and Cressida and All’s Well That Ends […]