The pre-show music doesn’t change as the audience files in, to the point where I started to wonder whether we would be treated (or subjected, depending on one’s viewpoint) to ‘Solidarity Forever’ – forever. Being a theatregoer and not a trade union activist, I only knew the version in Billy Elliot the Musical. Anyway, The […]
Review of Catfish the Musical
At a macro level, Catfish The Musical is a story about someone who didn’t seek to correct an error immediately, even if there was no malicious intent in the said error, only to try to ride it out. This results in consequences that would have never occurred if they had just tried to speak up […]
The Barn Theatre’s production of Henry V | Review
One of those productions that I didn’t get around to (because, y’know, how many versions of Henry V does one need to see in one’s lifetime?), the Barn Theatre has made available its 2019 production of the iconic Shakespeare play to audience on online platforms. The camera work is, I must say, somewhat jarring at […]
BalletBoyz’ Deluxe at Sadler’s Wells | Review
Firmly in the realm of contemporary dance, there are traces of more ‘traditional’ (for want of a better word) disciplines that can be seen in Deluxe, presumably a reflection of their individual and collective training – dancers and directors alike. Such beautifully, if unconventional, choreographed movements are a delight to see – and, thanks to […]
Peace in Our Time by Noël Coward at the Union Theatre | Review
A cast of twenty in a production at a studio theatre – just as well Peace In Our Time is set in a busy local pub run by Fred (Patrick Bailey) and Nora Shattock (Virge Gilchrist). Set in the Second World War, Shattock refuses to close his pub, The Shy Gazelle, even when his own […]