For God and Liberty! Can freedom-loving pirates overcome their mutual distrust to find peace and justice? Libertalia is a new, immersive piece of theatre based on the old legend of a pirate colony, the Libertalia of the title. As the name suggests, it’s a place free from oppression, a just society where all colours and […]
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – the Musical! – The National Theatre
The National’s fun-filled family show Ferocious Fun! Wit! Anarchy! The National pulls out all the stops this summer for its new family show, Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear. Amy Hodge directs this spirited, weird and wonderful musical, adapted by Andy Stanton from his own book about a bear abducted for the stage, with music […]
Roulston & Young: Je Regrette! – Watermans Arts Centre, Brentford
Watermans’ Friday Night Live – Cabaret Time! Brentford in West London may seem a bit off the beaten track for some, but the Watermans Art Centre is ideally situated – just a stone’s throw from Kew Gardens, right on the banks of River Thames, with a wonderful view into the bargain. Parking is easy, or […]
The Stranglers’ Back on the Tracks Tour 2019
Calling all punks…. The Stranglers take me right back to my heyday and they still hold a special in my heart, especially as at the time of their success I was living near their home town Guildford where I also saw them perform live. I was a proper fan…with proper punk credentials. During the late […]
In the Round – The Roundhouse Presents…
January 2019 Preview – In the Round: January kicks off with In the Round at Camden’s Roundhouse. The Roundhouse is already a favourite of the team for its relatively intimate size and unique shape leading to great views of the stage. In the Round is an annual series of intimate performances where the venue is […]
Wicked at the Apollo Theatre – Review
Wicked continues to defy gravity in London’s West End The Tony Award-winning production of Wicked has just celebrated its 12th successful year at the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End, where it has been selling out to enthusiastic audiences night after night, defying all expectations and proving beyond doubt that the public has an insatiable […]
IMPERIUM at The Gielgud Theatre
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Production of Imperium: Based on Robert Harris’ Cicero Trilogy and adapted for the stage by Mike Poulton (Wolf Hall) as two three-part plays, IMPERIUM is newly transferred to London following a sold-out run at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon. The play is really The West Wing in togas telling the story […]
Rooftop Film Club
Al Fresco Film in Fine Locations – The Rooftop Film Club: I had heard about the Rooftop Film Club through my kids, hip urban twenty-somethings who had given me excited accounts of hanging out on city rooftops watching movies with a young crowd. Something about the experience seemed to add to the process of getting immersed into the world […]
Strictly Ballroom at the Piccadilly Theatre
Get your dancing shoes on…. In 1992, Baz Luhrmann released the film Strictly Ballroom, which went on to become a worldwide cult classic. He took the part of Scott Hastings, a maverick young and talented Ballroom dancer who wants follow his heart and break conventions and the rigid autocracy of the Australian Dance Federation, but […]
Café de Paris – The Service
Dinner, bubbles and cabaret…..at the Café de Paris Café de Paris, London’s iconic club and cabaret venue have recently launched a new burlesque/cabaret show called “The Service” which we have been invited to review along with a three-course dinner and a bottle of Prosecco. For a proper old-school night out in the West End, it doesn’t get […]