Last week I was very lucky to be invited to the rehearsal room for Bonnie & Clyde the musical as the cast prepare for their upcoming run at the Garrick Theatre in London’s West End. You can bet this company is ready to raise a little hell in London all over again! The show made …
Celebrating a magnificent new piece of theatre is always a joy, but even more so when it’s a brand new British musical. Whilst it may not have an original score, Richard Hawley’s music lends itself perfectly to this story centred around Park Hill, the infamous brutalist Sheffield housing estate. Premiering at the Crucible Theatre in …
** This review may contain spoilers ** Last night an updated version of Andrew Lippa’s musical ‘John & Jen’ had its first preview at the Southwark Playhouse to a standing ovation. It was a delight to be back in one of my favourite off-West End theatres to go on a rollercoaster ride of emotions with …
With London theatres gearing up to reopen from the 17th May, I’ve been thinking about which shows I’m most excited to book a seat for. I was luckier than many last year with my theatre ventures. In the middle of the shutdown, I managed to see The Last Five Years at the Southwark Playhouse. That’s …
Occasionally, I will hear a song from a musical that completely captures my heart, only to discover later that it was cut. Sometimes it’s just not a good song, other times it doesn’t help propel the narrative forward. In recent years, it hasn’t been unheard of for cast albums to include cut songs as bonus …
If someone had told me this time last year we would have a professionally produced digital concert of Ratatouille the Musical, I would have laughed in their face. What started as a viral trend, cooked up by TikTok users, has ended up being the world’s first crowd-sourced musical. Theatres turned their lights off in March …
Who would have thought that in 2020 it would be possible to return to the theatre? An industry that has been crippled by the pandemic is finally beginning to find its feet in a social distancing world, but it’s going to be a slow recovery. The theatres that have managed to open will be doing …
