Reading Time: 3 minutesFollowing successful runs in America, and one UK run in Manchester last year, the show is based on the hit 1993 film of the same name. Produced by Kevin McCollum and Jamie Wilson, it is a hilarious and heartfelt story about holding onto your loved ones against all odds.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a mesmerising triumph of storytelling, All of It at the Royal Court captivates audiences with its fearless exploration of the human experience. Alistair McDowall's poetic triptych, directed by Vicky Featherstone and Sam Pritchard, weaves together themes as vast as love, family, mortality, and memory in a production that is both intimate and theatrical.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe premise is intriguing: a young woman, Maria, enters a nail salon that serves alcohol where she drinks and drinks until there are disastrous consequences. With a playful structure and style, Edie Walwyn’s writing is one of the most gripping aspects of the production.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s hard to find a starting sentence that quite sums up the experience of Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image the Musical. Spawned from the well loved satirical TV first aired in the 80’s the show takes all the well known political and celebrities pundits of our generation and throws them into this circus.
Reading Time: 3 minutesViola lands on the shore of Illyria after losing her twin brother in a shipwreck. She dresses as a boy, calls herself Cesario and goes to work for a rich Duke called Orsino. What follows is brilliantly ordered chaos in which we find a love triangle, mistaken identity (of course) and ye olde classic resolution device of marriage to wrap it all up. It’s a story that has entertained audiences for centuries and this showing is no exception.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPaper Cut, written by Andrew Rosendorf, is a play about a gay American soldier returning to civilian life while suffering the mental and physical effects of the war which left him severely injured. This production at the Park Theatre is this play's UK premiere having previously been performed in the USA.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen my editor listed the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer Of The Year event up for reviewing (which I will refer to as SSSSPOTY because I do have a word limit to stick to), I jumped at the opportunity to put myself forward for it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe play follows the return of Hope after a nearly 30-year absence, as she navigates a corporation-run police state while attempting to reconnect with her family.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBilled as “part stand-up, part poetry, part interpretive dance,” and absolutely nailing all three of these promises, this work in progress show tracks Telnikoff’s quest to write The Great Female Novel. And it’s fantastic.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe absurdity of the title of this show, mixing the high brow world of opera with the low brow world of hook up apps, made me really interested to see this show. As a previous winner of ‘Best New Musical’ at the Off West End Awards I had high hopes, but also no idea what sort of show I would actually be seeing.