The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Ambassadors Theatre, London 22nd October 2024 ★★★★★ After an initial run at Southwark Playhouse in 2019 and a sell-out revival last year, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button now begins its West End run. This is a story of a small show with big ideas and is so deserving... Continue Reading →
Before After – Review
Before After: Southwark Playhouse Borough, London 16th February 2024 ★★★ After an initial record-breaking live-stream in 2020, this production marks Before After's UK premiere. Starring West End favourites Grace Mouat and Jacob Fowler, Before After is a musical love story about a couple given a second shot of romance and happiness. This romantic story flows... Continue Reading →
Verity/Dexter – Ed Fringe 2023
Verity/Dexter: theSpace @ Symposium Hall - Annexe 21st August 2023 ★★★ Verity and Dexter are the perfect match but their wedding becomes a complete disaster! This production could be described as being a tale of two sides - 'the jilted bride, bored in her job, nagged by her family, trying to rebuild her life; and... Continue Reading →
South Pacific (UK Tour) – Review
South Pacific: Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury 15th November 2022 ★★★ Chichester Festival Theatre’s critically acclaimed, landmark production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific is currently touring the country and is based at Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre this week. South Pacific is a powerful love story, set on a South Pacific island during World War II. It features... Continue Reading →
The Last Five Years – Review
The Last Five Years: Southwark Playhouse 4th March 2020 ★★★★ This rollercoaster musical by Jason Robert Brown about two New Yorkers who fall in and out of love over five years is reimagined in its latest production at the Southwark Playhouse. Including actor-musicians to bring to life the two characters, Jamie and Cathy, this production... Continue Reading →
Amélie The Musical – Review
Amélie The Musical: The Other Palace, London Reviewed 3rd November 2019 ★★★★ Amélie The Musical comes direct from a sell-out run at The Watermill Theatre and a UK tour. Taking the story of the five–time Oscar®-nominated film and bringing it to life, the cast of incredibly talented actor-musicians tell the charming story of Amélie set... Continue Reading →
Dogfight – Review
Dogfight: Southwark Playhouse, London Reviewed 25th August 2019 ★★★ Dogfight, based on the 1991 film, tells the story of three young marines on the night before their deployment to Vietnam. A tale of romance, this musical features an original score from Tony and Academy Award winning team Pasek and Paul (Dear Evan Hansen, The Greatest Showman, La... Continue Reading →
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Review
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Southwark Playhouse, London. Reviewed 20th May 2019 ★★★★★ Based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby and The Tender and the Damned, and subsequent film starring Brad Pitt The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is set during the First World War and tells the story of... Continue Reading →
Mamma Mia – Review
Mamma Mia: Novello Theatre, London Reviewed 6th March 2019 ★★★ Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvæus' musical Mamma Mia has been enjoyed by audiences for 20 years making it one of the West End's longest running musicals. Featuring well known ABBA hits such as 'Dancing Queen', 'SOS', 'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme', 'Mamma Mia' and 'Thank You For The... Continue Reading →
The Last Five Years in Concert – Review
The Last Five Years in Concert: The Other Palace Studio, London Reviewed 14th September 2018 Jason Robert-Brown's award winning hit The Last Five Years was revived and performed in an intimate performance at The Other Palace's Studio. The Last Five Years tells the story of Cathy, a struggling actress, and Jamie, a budding novelist, through... Continue Reading →
