I have always been a huge fan of Avenue Q. In this era of incessant jukebox musicals and musicals derived from films, it’s so refreshing to see a completely original book, score and concept, and in this case it’s done so very well. Avenue Q is deliciously outrageous in all the right ways, and revels in the fact that if you have a bunch of cute puppets telling your story, you can get away with saying everything we all think but would never dream of saying out loud, and it makes it all the funnier … [Read more...]
Review of Tonight’s The Night at New Wimbledon Theatre
It goes without saying: for any Rod Stewart fan, this is the perfect show. Song after song of the shaggy haired, gravelly voiced rock star's repertoire is packed into this feel-good musical. All of the favourites are there: from Hot Legs to the ballad I Don’t Want to Talk About It, the cheeky Do Ya Think I’m Sexy to Sailing, Stewart’s biggest-selling UK song. Personally, I knew about four of the tunes (although I did nod enthusiastically to my companion as the opening chords of Maggie May rung … [Read more...]
Legally Blonde The Musical at New Wimbledon Theatre
We went along to see the touring production of Legally Blonde The Musical at the New Wimbledon Theatre this week and what a fabulous show it is. We went to see Legally Blonde several times at the Savoy Theatre and the touring production is comparable to the tremendously successful show that we have seen in the West End. The only difference between the touring production and at the Savoy Theatre appears to a slight modification to some of the scenery, but unless you were a regular at the Savoy … [Read more...]
Legally Blonde at New Wimbledon Theatre
The West End is a place of perpetual progression, with shows moving in and out of town in an ever-changing cycle of creative vision. While the closure of one show to make room for another can be devastating to its die-hard fan base, most will agree that it is a necessary evil to keep the theatre scene from becoming tired and stale. Nonetheless, this fact offers little comfort to the fans who are mourning the loss of a favoured production. Everyone has a favourite show in town, the one they … [Read more...]