REVIEW: The Nutcracker
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis festive season saw Birmingham Royal Ballet return to the Royal Albert Hall for David Bintley’s enchanting production of The Nutcracker.
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REVIEW: Handel’s Messiah at The Royal Albert Hall
Reading Time: 2 minutesHas Christmas really begun if you haven’t been blasted by Handel’s Christmas epic?
REVIEW: Nice Jewish Boy
Reading Time: 3 minutesJosh is a pillar of his community. A former head boy at his Jewish high school back in South Africa, no less. He is also an attractive twink who rocks a baby-pink crop top whenever he gets the chance and is well versed in the ins and outs of the London gay scene.
REVIEW: Christmas with the Royal Choral Society
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Royal Albert Hall is a beautiful venue that is awe inspiring even from the outside. This only increases as the audience ventures inside, greeted by gorgeous festive decorations and a sense of Christmas joy.
REVIEW: Mums
Reading Time: 2 minutesMums, the debut production from Psychonaut Theatre, an experimental group of internationally diverse performers, is a deeply captivating exploration of what it means to lose, and what it means to gain.
REVIEW: There Was A Little Girl
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere Was A Little Girl is an autobiographical one person show, written by and starring Millie Wood-Downie, and I had such a fun time watching this show.
REVIEW: Alice in Wonderland
Reading Time: 3 minutesJack Bradfield's writing in Alice in Wonderland is excellent, managing to retain the key points of reference from the original whilst adding its own magic.
REVIEW: Guy Barker’s Big Band Christmas
Reading Time: 2 minutesBarker's band is kookier than one might expect in a building as prestigious as the Royal Albert Hall. Guy Barker MBE is one of our foremost trumpet players (he backed up Wham!) and returns to RAH with his yearly festive concert, bringing an enormous band as well as a whole host of guests.
REVIEW: Mandela: A New Musical
Reading Time: 2 minutesMandela: A New Musical, follows the historical events of Nelson Mandela’s (played by Michael Luwoye) fight for justice and freedom for South Africans oppressed by the apartheid regime.
REVIEW: Sleeping Beauty
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe all know the classic story, whether it's Disney or the darker Brothers Grimm but Matthew Bourne's ballet brings the story to a modern audience whilst respecting the traditional crafts that influenced it.