Last night I was invited to see Normality at The Other Palace's studio space. This is a work in progress production of a new British musical, brought to life by a talented team in a fraction of the time you'd normally get to rehearse for a West End show. It is always challenging to review … Continue reading Normality at The Other Palace
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All The Little Lights at the Tristan Bates
Photo credit: Dave Buttle SUPERLATIVE-FILLED RAVE REVIEW ALERT: I feel genuinely humbled to have been invited to watch and review the extraordinary 'All The Little Lights' at the Tristan Bates last night. A tough subject matter is brought to life with sensitivity and humour, but without diluting the visceral power of the play. Jane Upton's … Continue reading All The Little Lights at the Tristan Bates
A Glimpse Inside with Morgan Lloyd Malcolm- Part 1
On International Women’s Day 2019 I am delighted to be able to share the first part of my interview with the generous and inspiring playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. We talked at length about her play Emilia, which has its first preview at the Vaudeville tonight. The first preview for Emilia is on International Women’s Day, … Continue reading A Glimpse Inside with Morgan Lloyd Malcolm- Part 1
worth a flutter at the Hope theatre
As my regular readers will know, I don't tend to review in the traditional sense, keeping my blog focused on shows I've loved so much I've felt moved to write about them. So I was slightly nervous when the lovely folk from LAPA contacted me and asked if I would see and review their show. … Continue reading worth a flutter at the Hope theatre
Flash theatre recommendation: Kiss of the Spider Woman at The Menier Chocolate Factory
Last night I was lucky enough to see the final PREVIEW show of "Kiss of the Spider Woman" at the Menier Chocolate factory. I'm flagging I saw a preview show as, for those who may not familiar with the strange ways of theatre, a production will continue to be tweaked and changed until it opens … Continue reading Flash theatre recommendation: Kiss of the Spider Woman at The Menier Chocolate Factory
A theatre addict’s latest favourites
Photo: By me - Pippin at Southwark Playhouse While I'm having to scale back my theatre-going this year, the quality of the shows I've seen recently has made up for the reduction in volume. For anyone looking for inspiration, here are my latest recommendations Closing this Saturday (24th March 2018) The West End transfer of … Continue reading A theatre addict’s latest favourites
Looking forward in 2018
Today is the first day of a new year, and 2018 is the year I will have to scale back my theatre going (it was getting ridiculous to be fair). So I'm going to have to be a lot more selective about what I see. Looking at the year ahead (and with the occasional backward … Continue reading Looking forward in 2018
London’s musical delights
Last week I saw two very different musicals, and adored them both. It has made me think about just how varied musical theatre can be if you stray from the big West End productions. I spent years thinking I didn't like musicals, and than the Menier Chocolate Factory did a production of "Merrily we … Continue reading London’s musical delights
Squidgy seats and intimate spaces – London Theatre on a Budget Part 2
For today's post on great theatre that doesn't cost the earth, I'm going to focus on two powerhouse theatres that have been producing some phenomenal work recently (something that was brought home to me when I did my review of 2016 theatre and realised how many of my favourite shows were in these two venues). … Continue reading Squidgy seats and intimate spaces – London Theatre on a Budget Part 2
London Theatre on a Budget Part 1
As a functioning theatre addict without an endless resource of cash (my biggest Euromillions win was £13.40) I've learned to get my fix without always having to splash out huge sums of cash (for big name west end shows it can be inevitable). I thought I'd pass on some of my tips for seeing great … Continue reading London Theatre on a Budget Part 1
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