God, that’s brilliant! A daring new British musical has arrived in London’s West End after boasting a collection of prestigious awards, an endless amount of five-star reviews, and being uplifted by positive word-of-mouth from previous incarnations of the show. The year is 1943 and the Allies are losing the war. To turn the tides in …
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Shows I’m Looking Forward To Seeing in 2023
With another year comes more exciting theatre! I’m sure many of you already have your diaries lined up with exciting shows to go see. Here are some of the shows I am looking forward to seeing in London this year!
Theatre Review: 42 Balloons at the Vaudeville Theatre
Up, up, and away! What a flying stage debut for this brand new musical. I was so lucky to catch the final flight of 42 Balloons at the Vaudeville. It was a very special evening indeed. Obviously, this is still a work-in-progress but I had some thoughts I wanted to share, with the consideration that …
Theatre Review: Marvellous at @sohoplace
Nica Burns’ new pride and joy, the first West End theatre to open in fifty years, has become a temporary home to a heart-warming new play based on the life of Neil Baldwin. It was a marvellous selection (forgive me, I couldn’t resist), but also a bold choice, to open the theatre with a new …
Musical Theatre Characters As Taylor Swift ‘Midnights’ Lyrics
The only thing that has been on my mind since last Friday is every single song from Taylor Swift’s Midnights (3am Version). Taylor has created some of the most gorgeous, poetic, often relatable, lyrics ever written. And sometimes, she writes lyrics that could be said by characters in musicals. So if ‘Midnights’ lyrics were in …
A Handy Guide On What Not To Do At The Theatre
I’ve seen many people commenting since theatres have reopened they’re noticing a lot of awful theatre etiquette. The thing is though, I haven’t noticed it being any worse than it was pre-pandemic. Maybe people just forgot how bad it could be. When the theatres reopened, I spent some time working front of house in two …
Theatre Review: Jeremy Jordan at the Drury Lane
One thing I know for certain in this world is that Jeremy Jordan, alongside his musical director (and medley-making extraordinaire) Benjamin Rauhala, know how to put on a good show! First time I saw this iconic duo was in 2016 at a tiny venue at the Hippodrome Casino. It couldn’t have seated more than 150 …
Theatre Review: Legally Blonde Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Omigod you guys, Legally Blonde the musical is back in London! It’s only for a limited time so catch it at the Regent’s Park Open Air theatre before it’s too late. Since opening on Broadway, Legally Blonde the musical has firmly cemented itself as a favourite amongst theatre fans. When fashion major Elle Woods forms …
Theatre Review: Hex at the National Theatre
** SPOILERS AHEAD ** If I could use two words to describe Hex at the National Theatre, it would be ‘utterly bizarre’ – sometimes in the best way, and sometimes in the worst way. There was no inbetween. Which is why I’ve decided this was a solid three star show for me. What is it …
10 Empowering Female Musical Theatre Songs
As International Women’s Day has just passed, and I love women and musical theatre, I thought why not do a little post highlighting some of my personal favourite female empowerment songs. These are in no particular order (because I am too indecisive for that), they’re just in whatever order my brain thought of them at …