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 →
Half a Sixpence
I managed to catch Half a Sixpence before it closed on 2nd September at the Noel Coward Theatre. Unfortunately it was one of Charlie Stemp's planned days off but I saw Sam O'Rourke who was great in the role. The use of the revolve stage really worked well to maximize space on the stage and... Continue Reading →
Wicked Cast Change 22nd July 2017
Wicked's fanbase is huge and cast changes at this show are immense. There were 21 cast members leaving last night and so the audience were on fire! I hadn't actually seen this cast but was really excited to see Suzie Mathers, Idriss Kargbo and Willemijn Verkaik. As usual the show was almost sold out and... Continue Reading →
Musical Manda 