A Jaffa Cake Musical: Pleasance Courtyard – Forth 18th August 2025 ★★★★ Gigglemug Theatre are back with their latest sell-out smash hit show A Jaffa Cake Musical. Inspired by the 1991 tribunal which determined the true identity of a Jaffa Cake - it's time to decide once and for all... cake or biscuit? A Jaffa... Continue Reading →
Maiden Voyage – Review
Maiden Voyage: Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London. 25th July 2025 ★★★ Maiden Voyage is a brank new musical following the true story of a high-school dropout galley cook, Tracy Edwards, who plans to lead the first all-female sailing crew in an ocean race around the world. This is the debut for this new musical written by... Continue Reading →
Sing Street – Review
Sing Street: Lyric Hammersmith, London 26th July 2025 ★★★★ With an original score that embraces the new wave sounds of the 80s, Sing Street is about the thrill of young love and a celebration of the power of music to lift us up. When Conor meets Raphina, the new girl on the block, he hires her to... Continue Reading →
Shucked – Review
Shucked: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London 17th May 2025 ★★★★★ The Tony Award-winning musical comedy Shucked is making its UK premiere. The show follows Maizy and Beau who are getting hitched but when the corn that protects their small community starts to die, the town needs answers. This eagerly anticipated hit is about an unlikely hero,... Continue Reading →
The Mad Ones – Review
The Mad Ones: The Other Palace Studio, London 9th May 2025 ★★★★ The Mad Ones is a new contemporary musical theatre shows brimming with catchy pop songs. Having had a successful run at Birmingham's Old Joint Stock, The Mad Ones is now playing in London for a month-long run. The show is a coming-of-age musical... Continue Reading →
The Great Gatsby – Review
The Great Gatsby: London Coliseum, London 16th April 2025 ★★★★★ Fresh from its sell out success on Broadway, The Great Gatsby is the new musical based on the classic American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, New York, this glitzy, glamorous musical tells the story of millionaire Jay... Continue Reading →
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief – Review
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief: The Other Palace, London 23rd March 2025 ★★★★ Based on the hit novel by Rick Riordan and the 2010 film, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is impressing audiences at The Other Palace after successful runs on Broadway and a US National Tour. The show follows New York City... Continue Reading →
Dear Evan Hansen (UK Tour) – Review
Dear Evan Hansen: Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury 7th February 2025 ★★★★ Following much success on Broadway, the London's West End and having been adapted to a hit film, Pasek and Paul’s show Dear Evan Hansen is currently touring the UK. The moving show about isolation, mental health, lies, social anxiety and making connections hits a nerve with audience members... Continue Reading →
Play On! – Review
Play On!: Lyric Hammersmith, London 1st February 2025 ★★★★ Play On! is a Jazz musical based on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”. Having started the run in September 2024, this is the final stop for the touring production and here it makes its London debut. The stylish take on Shakespeare's classic follows Vy who is a talented... Continue Reading →
Scissorhandz – Review
Scissorhandz: Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London 1st February 2025 ★★★★★ Direct from a successful run in LA, Scissorhandz bills itself as a 'radical, raucous, joyful yet touching musical parody tribute to the ultimate outsider'. It is produced by the iconic Michelle Visage and *NSYNC’s Lance Bass as audiences are invited to celebrate Tim Burton’s beloved hero/weirdo... Continue Reading →
