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 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.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFriday night at the cosy Camden’s Peoples Theatre was the perfect time and location for this absurd chip shop odyssey. The stage was an incredibly bare bar: a small white table with bell atop stage right; an even smaller white table stage left; and a large white freezer centre upstage.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Liverpool Empire played host to BOST's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang this weekend from Thursday 11th to Saturday 13th May. A musical adaptation from the Dahl’s and Hughes 1968 musical fantasy film production, this performance had something to please the whole family. As it was very kid friendly and had a little of everything from all-encompassing teamwork to a love-story, villains, dance numbers and even a flying car!
Reading Time: 3 minutesF**king Men is a dramatic comedy written by Joe DiPietro currently playing at the Waterloo East Theatre. First premiering in 2009 at the Kings Head Theatre, this show has gone through many different iterations with varying cast sizes and some updating of the script in order to keep it current and relevant.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIan Hallard's new comedy has everything you need from an evening at the theatre, laughter, Abba, wigs, platforms and a feel good ending.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBingo Star gets its name from the declining, family-run Liverpool bingo hall owned by the well-intentioned but floundering Arthur played by Alan Stocks.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMother Goose at Liverpool Empire is a play made for the masses to enjoy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe topic is explored in the UK premiere of ‘Windfall’ at Southwark Playhouse. The chaotic comedy, written by Scooter Pietsch, follows a critically acclaimed run in New York last year.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis production of Winner’s Curse takes this one step further, presenting the audience with what I can only describe as a 'play within a Ted Talk'.