I was a little worried for Guildford Shakespeare Company; their Press Night for Robin Hood is clashing with England’s first match in the World Cup. Would anybody else be coming this evening? I needn’t have worried, as I arrive at gorgeous Racks Close there is a good crowd winding their way up to the … [Read more...]
London Theatre Reviews
If you are planning to visit London to see a classic musical or play in one of the West End theatres, or a production in one of the many Off West End or Fringe venues, then maybe our review section can be of help? Our featured reviews are here...
Beirut by Alan Bowne at Park Theatre | Review
There’s something almost ridiculously dystopian about Beirut, which is nothing to do with Beirut really, but is the informal name given to some sort of secure facility in New York where people who have tested ‘positive’ for a dangerous mutation of HIV are detained, away from the rest of … [Read more...]
Legally Blonde The Musical at New Wimbledon Theatre | Review
Back in 2001 American author, Amanda Brown wrote about her time at in Stanford Law School. Normally, a law school would not be the most exciting of settings for a novel, but in this case, the story was made into a movie and then, the ultimate of honours, turned into a Broadway and West End Musical. … [Read more...]
Last Word Festival 2018 – Georgie Jones presents ISH…
Georgie Jones proves she’s one to watch in her debut one-woman show, ISH... Through a sporadic series of anecdotes and lessons, ISH... explores what it means to grow up as a woman and refuses to answer any of the questions it raises. From how to be sexy to the best school disco dance moves and … [Read more...]
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at the Donmar Warehouse
Everyone has that teacher that they never forget. Sometimes it’s because they were brilliant, sometimes it’s because they bent the rules, sometimes it’s because they were so bloody-minded that they remain so unforgettable. For the selected few pupils of Edinburgh’s Marcia Blaine School for Girls who … [Read more...]
Review of Lady Eats Apple at The Barbican Theatre | Lift 2018
A story as familiar as storytelling itself, it is hard to imagine there is anything left to be said about, or perhaps more importantly, anything left to be learnt from Eve’s infamous act of rebellion and humanity’s fall from grace. Set across three seemingly disparate but also connected acts, Lady … [Read more...]
Trinity Laban Musical Theatre presents: Betty Blue Eyes | Reviews
The last time I saw a production of Betty Blue Eyes, it was 2011, the year of the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Now in 2018, in the same year of the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, comes a student production from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, of a show … [Read more...]