As a reviewer, you are not supposed to take that much notice of the venue but concentrate on the show you are seeing. However, I don’t think anyone could ignore the Royal Albert Hall. No matter how many times you visit there, nothing prepares you for the sight when you enter the auditorium, either … [Read more...]
War with the Newts at the Bunker Theatre | Review
After a good run in Edinburgh, followed by a stint in Manchester, Knaïve Theatre have taken up residence with their semi-immersive production War With The Newts. The play - written and directed by Tyrell Jones - is based on a science fiction book of the same name written by Karel Čapek published in … [Read more...]
Parents’ Evening by Bathsheba Doran at Jermyn Street Theatre | Review
Remember when you were a child? Every year, along with all the other trials and tribulations of growing up and going to school, and extra layer of intensity would be added with the annual visit of your parents to your school to learn all about you. Fortunately, I was pretty much a model pupil and so … [Read more...]
Liberty Rides Forth! at Waterloo East Theatre | Review
As I sit at my desk, a blank screen with a flashing cursor in front of me, I sometimes say a silent prayer asking for some form of divine intervention to give me an idea of what to write. This is the same problem facing the hero of David Kent’s new musical Liberty Rides Forth! Which has just started … [Read more...]
Dennis of Penge by Annie Siddons at Ovalhouse | Review
For the first five minutes as I sat watching Dennis of Penge at the Ovalhouse, I was wondering what exactly I had got myself into. Annie Siddons story had started with a strange Prologue followed by an even stranger sermon to chicken. Now I’m no stranger to the bargain bucket but I don’t think I’ve … [Read more...]
Quentin Dentin releases debut album: The Quentin Dentin Show
Following on from his sensational runs in London and the Edinburgh Fringe, Quentin Dentin, the star of his very own musical show The Quentin Dentin Show, has stepped off the stage and has released his long-awaited debut album. The album has music and lyrics by Henry Carpenter and is produced by … [Read more...]
Guy: A new Musical at The King’s Head Theatre
Guy, or to give it it’s full title Guy A New Musical is exactly what it says, a new musical about a chap called Guy, and I got a chance to see it recently when it touched down for a limited stopover at the Kings Head Theatre. This is the story of Guy (Brendan Matthew) a single gay man living in … [Read more...]