The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Southwark Playhouse (online stream). 26th February 2021 ★★★ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, by Richard Hough and Ben Morales Frost, is a brand new British musical which follows the extraordinary world of a sorcerer and his rebellious daughter. Set against the backdrop of the stunning Northern Lights, father and daughter must work together to save the small town, Midgard,... Continue Reading →
A Night At The Musicals: Southwark Playhouse, London 25th November 2020 ★★★★ Star of Six, In The Heights, Rent and most recently A Boy In A Dress, Christina Modestou wows the audience at her own cabaret concert at the Southwark Playhouse. Featuring songs from well-known shows such as Come From Away, We Will Rock You,... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Once On This Island: Southwark Playhouse, London Reviewed 15th August 2019 ★★★★★ Bringing the hit Olivier and Tony Award winning Broadway show, Once On This Island, to the UK the acclaimed British Theatre Academy sets out to immerse the audience with the colourful, calypso-flavoured retelling of the Little Mermaid fairy tale. Set on a... Continue Reading →
FIVER : Southwark Playhouse, London Reviewed 4th July 2019 (preview performance) ★★★★ Fiver is a brand new British musical by Alex Jame Ellison and Tom Lees. Following the story of a five pound note as it passes through the hands and pockets of Londoners, this new musical is certainly a novel idea and has some... Continue Reading →
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 →
Ain't Misbehavin' : Southwark Playhouse, London Reviewed 24th April 2019 ★★★★★ Marking Tyrone Huntley's directorial debut Ain't Misbehavin' celebrates the legendary sass musician Fats Waller. Audiences are taken back to the 1920's and the raunchy nightclubs of Manhattan. Featuring choreography by Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabuse, who also makes her theatrical choreographing debut with this... Continue Reading →
Aspects of Love: Southwark Playhouse, London Reviewed 2nd February 2019 ★★★ Following its acclaimed première at Manchester’s award-winning Hope Mill Theatre, Jonathan O’Boyle’s brand-new revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Aspects of Love is currently playing at the Southwark Playhouse for a strictly limited season. Aspects of Love is billed to be a 'sweeping,... Continue Reading →
What a year 2018 has been! With new shows opening, famous revivals, some fabulous new touring productions starting not to mention some of the most well-received shows of recent years taking to the stage (Six, Heathers and Eugenius to mention just some). I have smashed my last years target of 53 shows and have seen... Continue Reading →
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