Graduates at Cadogan Hall, review
April 10, 2021
“As you climb your ladder of success, reach down and pull others along with you” seems like an appropriate quote to sum up Ameena Hamid, Liam Gartland and Alice Croft’s …
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Queen of the Mist, Charing Cross Theatre, review
August 20, 2019
Michael John LaChiusa's Queen of the Mist tells a captivating story and is a refreshing musical shift away from the mainstream, but this transfer from Pint of Wine Theatre Company …
My Son Pinocchio Jr., Southwark Playhouse, review
August 9, 2019
The British Theatre Academy's dynamic My Son Pinocchio Jr. re-frames the classic Italian fable - bringing new life, slick vocals and heaps of energy to this colourful and heart wrenching production. My Son …
Hot Flushes, Camden People’s Theatre, review
June 16, 2019
What could have been Britain’s answer to Waitress provides some catchy songs and glimmers of a captivating story, but needs bolder direction and some structural refining to get there. In Documental …
In Boris The Musical 2: Brexit Harder, Blowfish Theatre go above and beyond in their noble and refreshing quest to ‘find the fun in the farce that is Brexit.’ It's not …
Trump: The Musical, King’s Head Theatre, review
June 1, 2019
Satire remains dead in Trump: The Musical - a King's Head Theatre show that falls victim to the time in which we live. One of comedy's fundamental components is the element …
We’ve Got Each Other, VAULT Festival, review
February 7, 2019
A clever concept, fantastic technical elements and Paul O'Donnell's infectious energy carries the audience through We've Got Each Other, a one-man Bon Jovi musical that has its audience laughing from start to …
Violet, Charing Cross Theatre, review
January 29, 2019
Violet has 'heart' by the bucketload - with a captivating central performance, joyful score and thrilling ensemble vocals. Though the precision or urgency of Caroline, or Change isn't quite there (and comparisons …
Hot Gay Time Machine, Trafalgar Studios, review
December 4, 2018
Acutely pitched and incomprehensibly energetic, Hot Gay Time Machine's high camp soiree into Toby Marlow and Zak Ghazi-Torbati's sexual awakenings is intelligent, unadulteratedly obnoxious and sublimely silly. Lucy Moss, Toby Marlow …
Buttons: A Cinderella Story, King’s Head Theatre, review
November 29, 2018
Charles Court Opera’s alternative panto offering of 2018, Buttons: A Cinderella Story, is on the money - impressing with a talented ensemble, quality production values and enormously funny (if not-so-innocent) …
Beauty and the Beast: A Musical Parody, King’s Head Theatre, review
November 4, 2018
Laughs do come thick and fast in Fat Rascal's gender-swapped Beauty and the Beast parody - but it doesn't particularly play to individual cast members' strengths, nor seem quite as imaginative or …
At Last: The Etta James Story, Cadogan Hall, review
October 23, 2018
Piecing together the drug-fuelled ups and downs of one of music's most loved enigmas, Vika Bull raises the roof of the Cadogan Hall with an electrifying performance in At Last: The …
A rough-and-ready musical with talented musicians and humour aplenty, what Say My Name! lacks in its execution is made up for by pure irreverence. AMC's Breaking Bad is roughly 62 hours …
Liberty Rides Forth!, Waterloo East Theatre, review
October 10, 2018
With a tour de force of a singing trio, witty lyrics and a fabulous shoe collection, Liberty Rides Forth! may not have the production values of a West End musical - …
Mythic, Charing Cross Theatre, review
October 9, 2018
Mythic reimagines Persephone's story with beautiful songs, heartwarming harmonies and a show-stealing ensemble - but many characters amount to little more than stereotypes and the show's ending doesn't feel entirely …