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 →
Blitz – Review
Blitz!: Union Theatre, London Reviewed 7th February 2020 ★★★ This wartime romance by Lionel Bart (Oliver!) originally debuted in London's Adelphi Theatre in 1962 and is now performing a short run for the first time in London for 20 years at the Union Theatre as part of the Phil Willmott Company's Essential Classics season 2020:... 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 →
War Horse (UK Tour) – Review
War Horse: Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury Reviewed 27th February 2019 ★★★★★ The National Theatre's critically acclaimed adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's moving book War Horse is currently touring the UK. Having already enjoyed 8 record-breaking years in London's West End and having played in 11 countries around the world the new UK tour means even more... Continue Reading →
Birdsong – Review
Birdsong: Churchill Theatre, Bromley Reviewed 1stMay 2018. ★★★★★ Utterly raw, emotional and powerful. Birdsong is the critically acclaimed stage show based on the famous novel by Sebastian Faulks. The action follows a young Englishman named Stephen Wraysford who embarks on a dangerous, passionate affair with Isabelle Azaire. As the war breaks out Stephen has to... 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 →