The Play about The Film – The Shark is Broken Based on Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel, Jaws is one of those films that is embedded in our collective consciousness. Just those two low double bass notes from John Williams’ score are enough to send us into paroxysms of terror. Frankly, trips to the seaside have […]
The Beauty Queen of Leenane – Lyric Hammersmith – Review
Martin McDonagh’s darkly funny play The Beauty Queen of Leenane. It was a joy to return to my local Lyric Theatre Hammersmith last night, to be back in its beautiful auditorium to see The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh a co-production with the Chichester Festival Theatre, directed by the Lyrics’ Artistic Director Rachel […]
Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical – Preview
Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical opens in the West End Bob Marley is an icon of pop culture and of Jamaica, not only famous for his unique sound and for trailblazing the reggae genre, but for his hugely powerful political voice. He was awarded the United Nations Peace Medal of the Third […]
Gangsta Granny at Bloomsbury Theatre – Preview
David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny – Christmas show in the West End Are you looking for a fun show to take all the family to this Christmas? Look no further David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny is coming to town! This summer I went to the West End with two enthusiastic young theatregoers to see the revival of […]
The Mirror and the Light – RSC at The Gielgud Theatre – Review
Hilary Mantel’s Triumphant Finale The many fans of writer Hilary Mantel have been long awaiting the theatrical production of The Mirror and the Light, the final part of her bestselling Wolf Hall Trilogy. So after the Olivier and Tony Award-winning successes of the earlier instalments Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, there is a […]
London Never Dies – London Cabaret Club – Review
Cabaret meets 007 at the London Cabaret Club With No Time to Die drawing the crowds back to London’s cinemas, there’s yet more James Bond on offer at the London Cabaret Club. The 007- themed London Never Dies is the club’s latest extravaganza. It’s a great excuse to get all dressed up and go up […]
The Normal Heart – National Theatre – Review
Love in the Time of AIDS Set in New York in the early 1980s, writer and activist Larry Kramer’s incendiary “The Normal Heart” exposes the personal and political struggles at the heart of the AIDS crisis that ripped through the city’s gay community. In developed countries, AIDS is now a disease that is both preventable […]
Witness for the Prosecution – Review – County Hall, London Southbank
Lucy Bailey summons you to watch Agatha Christie’s courtroom drama Tensions run high as the opening scene of Witness for the Prosecution begins with a highly distressed Leonard Vole being dragged by the police into the courtroom where Mr Justice Wainwright hands him a ‘guilty’ murder conviction leading to his execution by hanging. Is this […]
Malindadzimu at the Hampstead Theatre Downstairs – review.
Mufaro Makubika’s writing and a joyful cast creates a touching story of intergenerational links in Zimbabwe. Malindadzimu, meaning “resting place of the deified ancestors”, is the historic burial ground of important figures in the Mwari religion of Zimbabwe in the Matobo Hills. In 1902, Malindadzimu became the controversial resting place of the remains of Cecil […]
Mythosphere at Stone Nest review
Inna Dulerayn creates a psychedelic concoction of song, dance, animation, film and theatre in a spectacular venue. To call Mythosphere at Stone Nest a “multimedia theatre production”, as it is described in the publicity, is to do this show a disservice. Mythosphere is a magical, surreal, and psychedelic experience, showcasing all the elements – bright […]