Have you ever thought about what you would like to change about your body? I can hold my hand up and say yes to that. I would change everything from my rather dodgy little toes, through to the hair on my head which started deserting me when I was 21. Consequently, rather like Dracula, I tend to avoid mirrors. But why do I feel like this? Why does my body not live up to my own image of what it should be? Maybe the answer to this lies in Lambco Productions’ show Boys in the Buff, the festive … [Read more...]
Five Guys Named Moe – Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Sometime before 5am, a drunken man staggers into his home and sits despondently listening to the radio. His life is not great. He’s broke, his girlfriend has left him and the only thing he has to sustain him is alcohol and the music of Louis Jordan. This is the setting for Five Guys Named Moe, a musical by Clarke Peters which has just opened at the Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre. As Nomax (Juan Jackson), for this is the man’s name, sits, suddenly the music on the radio becomes louder, … [Read more...]
Snow White and The Seven Merry Men | Review
As is well known, pantomime is the only theatrical art form where adults can really become children once again. Audience interaction with the stage is positively encouraged, and behaviour that would normally elicit that strongest of British condemnation - a severe ‘Tut’ - is met with a smile and a laugh from all around. But there are still limits to permissible behaviour, after all, one wouldn’t want to offend the sprogs would one? However, when the panto in question is an adult one - such as … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Time Fracture – An Immersive Adventure
Hands up if you’re even mildly a Whovians? If you aren’t sure what that is then read on for you may learn something to your advantage. If you not only know what it is but also consider yourself one, then also read on for I have something awesome to share with you. In the heart of London’s West End, there is a rather nondescript building. Passers-by would probably not give it a second glance were it not for the black overall-clad, red beret-wearing people outside, checking lists and then letting … [Read more...]
Sleeping Beauty at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley | Review
December in theatreland and everything changes. Gone are the long hard plays of life the universe and everything and in their place come fluff, singing and enough sequins to cover the planet. Yes, after a year’s enforced absence, panto season is back and firing on all cylinders, as I found out with a trip to the Churchill Theatre, Bromley for their seasonal offering Sleeping Beauty. Do you really need me to go over the plot? Just in case, here we go. Princess Beauty (Claudillea Holloway) … [Read more...]