REVIEW: Drag Baby
Reading Time: 3 minutesDrag Baby - Welcome to the world of true drag-glitz and glamour, with an incredibly engaging storyline that pulled the audience in from start to finish.
Alice Woodhouse
REVIEW: Attention All Passengers
Reading Time: 3 minutesAttention All Passengers is a comedic spectacle, combing a number small sketches into a story based theatre production. Written by Joseph Hollas, the piece consists of four main characters Rodney, Elizabeth, Janus and Karen - all of which are thrown together by chance on their daily commute to work, travelling on the London Underground, or at least that’s what they know to be true. Their daily travels are constantly interrupted by an intrusive announcer who is overly involved in their personal lives, this particular announcer has a lot more to say than the usual “please mind the gap”.
REVIEW: Pippin – 50th Anniversary Concert
Reading Time: 4 minutesPippin is a hit musical that originally opened on broadway on 23rd October 1972. A show within a show, the story follows a cast of circus performers who are trying to find the perfect ending for their production of “Pippin”. Their story of Pippin follows the life of a young prince who ventures into the world on a personal quest for passion and adventure, whist also seeking the true meaning life, searching for his place in the world. This eclectic group of circus performers are desperate to entertain and bring the true magic to us all in our red velvet seats. With this multifaceted approach, the fourth wall is regularly broken as we are often spoken to directly by the Leading Player (Alex Newell) and are also playing the audience for their musical within the musical. Alex Newell, in her role as the Leading Player, was phenomenal. From her powerhouse vocals to her impeccable comedic timing, this woman held the audience in the palm of her hand. She brought so much comedy and fun to the entire evening with regular whimsical quips to the audience and her forceful nature towards the cast, especially poor Catherine.
REVIEW: Wynton Marsalis’ Trumpet Concerto
Reading Time: 3 minutesThursday 11th April was a magical night at the Barbican, presenting the UK premiere of Wynton Marsalis’ Trumpet Concerto.
REVIEW: Katherine and Pierre
Reading Time: 2 minutesKatherine & Pierre is a; high colour, lip-sync extravaganza, drag musical masterpiece. From the moment the lights went up the entire audience were immediately drawn in. From start to finish the Talksmall theatre company were truly captivating and anything but small. This eccentric jaw dropping duo have an unmatched energy and talent.