It’s Beautiful Over There is a story of death. We are warned this from the start and stories of death are what we get. As Stephanie Greenwood (Steph) takes us through the stories of the deaths of various relatives, we are made very aware that this isn’t really the story she is intending to tell […]
Islander: A New Musical at Southwark Playhouse | Review
There are a whole host of tiny Scottish islands, many stretching miles north of the mainland. Naturally this brings a whole host of problems to residents – huge population decrease (especially amongst young people), a lack of investment, and some very rainy weather (although that certainly applies to my experiences of mainland Scotland too). Amy […]
NOISES OFF at the Garrick Theatre | Review
A company of relatively inept actors attempt to stage a tour of poorly written play, Nothing On. What could possibly go wrong? In Act 1 it’s midnight, the show opens in less than 24 hours, they’ve had less than two weeks’ rehearsal and they still haven’t finished their dress rehearsal. We are introduced to the […]
The Elixir of Love at the King’s Head Theatre | Review
Opera has long been seen, rightly or wrongly, as a high brow form of theatre and this perception alone is enough to put many people off going. Cue Opera’r Ddraig, a Welsh opera company who take classic operas and adapt them to Welsh settings. Their latest adaptation sets Donizetti’s L’Elisir D’Amore on Barry Island, probably […]
British Theatre Academy presents Godspell In Concert
Stephen Schwartz’s 1971 musical Godspell is probably not his most famous work, it is, however, the first one I became aware of when, aged 13. I was granted a solo in my church choir’s performance of Prepare Ye which, it turns out, was nothing like Schwartz had originally intended (and not just because I was […]