There was an outcry from certain parts of the theatre industry in April 2014, when it was announced that the services of the musicians in the London production of War Horse would no longer be required. The then management of the National Theatre had decided they would use recorded music for that production instead. Puttin’ On The Ritz goes one stage further than this, presenting an entire concert… without a band, let alone an orchestra, using recorded music from beginning to end. The main … [Read more...]
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McQueen a tortured genius – Theatre Royal Haymarket
Your knee-jerk reaction to taking your seat at the Theatre Royal Haymarket to view 'McQueen' is that you feel uneasy. Our protagonist, artfully depicted by actor Stephen Wight, is pacing up and down the darkened stage before Act One even begins, wringing his hands and rubbing his head. He is troubled and tortured before we've even got stuck in - the accompanying techno music blasting around the auditorium is a strange introduction, but perhaps represents McQueen's racing emotions. The tracks … [Read more...]
Review of Future Conditional at The Old Vic Theatre
The author Tamsin Oglesby wrote “Future Conditional” because she felt, from her own experience, that the “…hypocrisies, deceptions and compromises [in the British Education system] teach our children a terrible almost anti-education lesson”. So this is a campaigning play which looks at the problem and fairly directly proposes one change which Ms Oglesby thinks could help. In his speech when receiving the Nobel Prize Harold Pinter said: "Political theatre presents an entirely different set of … [Read more...]
The Etienne Sisters at the Theatre Royal Stratford
As Harper Lee said in ‘To kill a Mockingbird’ - ‘You can choose your friends but you sho' can't choose your family, an' they're still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge 'em or not’ - and this is the central theme of Ché Walker’s “The Etienne Sisters” receiving its world premiere at the Theatre Royal, Stratford. A funeral is a difficult thing for anyone to cope with and for sisters Tree (Nina Toussaint-White) and Ree Etienne (Jennifer Saayeng) the funeral of their mother is made … [Read more...]
Get Your Sh*t Together at the Landor Theatre – Review
When thanks to a random shooting your life crashes around you and your horse has bolted from under you, how do you pick yourself up and get back in the proverbial saddle? A theme explored in the new British Musical “Get Your Sh*t Together” at the Landor Theatre. Alex (Edward Richards) is a man whose life has recently taken a massive downturn. Dumped by his girlfriend - following a harrowing Christmas party - and suspended from his job, he has recently moved into a flat - well hovel really - … [Read more...]
Kinky Boots walks the West End boards in spectacular style
If you have been in London any time over the last few months, you can’t fail to have seen posters advertising this year’s second most anticipated musical theatre opening (after Gypsy). Finally, it is here and Kinky Boots has hit the West End in spectacular style. Price and Son is an old established shoe factory in Northampton and the latest addition to the family, Charlie (Killian Donnelly) is being groomed by his father to take over the family business. Unfortunately, Charlie has other ideas … [Read more...]