Nell Leyshon’s story of the collection of English folk songs is as sensitive and touching as its music. As someone whose knowledge of folk music begins and ends with Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, this illuminating real-life story of English folk music was both touching and educational. Set in Somerset in 1903, Folk at the […]
Doctor Who: Time Fracture – Review
The British TV juggernaut enters a new dimension Nestled just around the corner from Bond Street Station is an unassuming warehouse with only a few insignias to signify anything out of the ordinary. Within, however, is an exciting and engaging interactive experience for the whole family. I have in fact been to Doctor Who: Time […]
Peggy For You – preview
Tamsin Greig stars in this revival at Hampstead Theatre The Olivier nominated play, Peggy For You, has opened at the Hampstead Theatre. The world premiere was staged at the theatre in 1999 and is now having a revival at a time when comedy is much in need for all of us. Written by Alan Plater, […]
Circus 1903 – Royal Festival Hall, Southbank – Review
Roll up, Roll up for Circus 1903 The third Christmas season of Circus 1903 started yesterday and runs through to 2 January 2022. We last went back in 2018 and are truly thrilled to be seeing the latest amazing show, a cocktail of traditional ‘human’ circus acts and charming animal puppets all managed by the […]
The Tiger Lillies’ Christmas Carol: A Victorian Gutter – Review
A Victorian Gutter: A Macabre Christmas with The Tiger Lillies at The Southbank Centre From the makers of the Olivier award-winning Shockheaded Peter comes a Christmas tale like no other; The Tiger Lillies’ take on A Christmas Carol and incorporate their usual post-punk spin to create a whimsical and eccentric performance. Regular fans of the […]
Gangsta Granny at Bloomsbury Theatre – Review
David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny – Christmas Family show I took my enthusiastic young theatre critics to see the revival of David Walliams’s Billionaire Boy in the summer, they really enjoyed seeing the book that they had read and loved come to life on the stage and laughed joyously throughout. So, they were delighted to accompany […]
2:22 A Ghost Story – Gielgud Theatre – Review
A Supernatural Chiller at The Gielgud I’m not generally one for scary movies and I’m also not very accustomed to seeing a supernatural thriller in the theatre either, but having heard good things about ‘2:22 A Ghost Story’ I thought I would bite the bullet and find out what the buzz was all about, and […]
A Gatsby Christmas – London Cabaret Club review
It’s all about Gatsby at the London Cabaret Club On a quiet street tucked away from the bustle of Holborn is the Bloomsbury Ballroom, home to the London Cabaret Club. Stepping out of the London cold into the warm plush entrance decorated with golden trees and the bright lights of Christmas decorations, one is instantly […]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Troubadour Wembley Park – Review
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 […]