STOP the musical: Edinburgh Fringe Reviewed 25th August 2017 ★★★★★ This musical was led by an incredibly talented cast and didn't hold back. It attacked the important subject of mental health. Having suffered from mental health problems personally, this show tackled the issues with conviction and showed that anyone can be affected. The show follows... Continue Reading →
Showstopper! The improvised musical (Ed Fringe) – review
Showstopper! The improvised musical - Edinburgh Fringe Reviewed 24th August 2017 Hilarious, quick paced and filled with talent. This show was fantastic. In fact, my friend who hates musicals actually said she'd go back the next day! The actors and musicians were so talented. Not only did they improvise the plot, songs and movement on... Continue Reading →
Ordinary Days (Ed Fringe): review
Ordinary Days: Edinburgh Fringe Reviewed on 24th August 2017 This musical follows the lives of four New Yorkers played by Neil Cameron, Nora Perone, Alistair Frederick and Kirby Hughes. All of the cast were hugely talented and completely committed to the characters and plot despite the very small venue and lack of props. I loved... Continue Reading →
The Staff Room (Ed Fringe) – review
The Staff Room - Edinburgh Fringe Reviewed on 23rd August 2017. Being a teacher as well as a theatre fan this play seemed perfect. It had the right elements and touched on the correct subjects for it to really appeal and resonate with teachers but I'm not entirely sure what it was trying to be?... Continue Reading →
An American in Paris – Review
An American in Paris: Dominion Theatre, London Reviewed on Wednesday 16th August 2017. This show was a feast for the eyes! The projections were some of the best I have ever seen. In some shows they can seem to detract from the action on stage but in this case they completely added to it and... Continue Reading →
Stage door – response to the recent controversy.
Ok, so this isn't a review but just an observation, a comment I guess. There has been a lot of media recently about stage door. Ben Platt and Carrie Hope Fletcher to name just two actors who have had problems at stage door. Carrie, especially, has mentioned it a lot of times on twitter, instagram... Continue Reading →
Miss Saigon, UK tour – Review
Miss Saigon UK Tour: Birmingham Hippodrome. Reviewed on 9th August 2017. ★★★★★ Miss Saigon tells the story of Kim, a dancer who meets and falls in love with a GI called Chris during the Vietnam war. It is an epic love story with many messages of love, protection and an outstanding score by Boublil and... Continue Reading →
Yank! A World War II Love Story – Review
Yank! A World War II Love Story: Charing Cross Theatre ★★★★★ I normally wait a while before reviewing but this show was just amazing and I wanted to get my thoughts down straight away. I saw Yank! A World War II Love Story at Charing Cross Theatre on 2nd August 2017 and I am so... Continue Reading →
Willemijn Verkaik in Concert
I was lucky enough to get tickets for Willemijn Verkaik's one-off concert, just a week after she finished in Wicked, on the 31st July 2017. It was held at the Cambridge Theatre in London and she had several special guests alongside her as well as an 8-piece band. The theatre itself had done a great... Continue Reading →
Beautiful
I saw Beautiful on the 28th July 2017, a week before closing on the West End. I had seen Cassidy Janson 9 years ago understudying Elphaba in Wicked so was looking forward to seeing her again and I had heard good things about the show. The set was very clever, moving the piano to quickly... Continue Reading →
Musical Manda 