An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical review (The Marlowe Theatre)
The critically acclaimed 1980s film ‘An Officer and a…
Theatre, dance, music and variety shows in my local area of Kent. I am an avid supporter of the local arts scene and enjoy talking about events coming to the area, through show reviews and interviews with artists. I cover touring regional theatre and Fringe productions.
An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical review (The Marlowe Theatre)
The critically acclaimed 1980s film ‘An Officer and a…
Mad Cow the Musical review (The Garlinge Theatre)
Recently I interviewed Quaestio Productions’ Artistic Director Hero Douglas about their new family musical ‘Mad Cow’. The…
Here You Come Again review (The Marlowe Theatre)
Bruce Vilanch, Gabriel Barre and Tricia Paoluccio’s new Dolly Parton musical ‘Here You Come Again’ has sidestepped…
Hero Douglas Interview: Mad Cow (The Garlinge Theatre)
About a month ago now, I received a press release from North Wales-based musician, composer and performer Hero Douglas…
Jesus Christ Superstar review (The Marlowe Theatre)
I was completely taken with musical theatre as a child, inspired by some early theatre trips and my parent’s compilation CDs…
Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening review (The Marlowe Theatre)
The Channel 4 TV series ‘Drop The Dead Donkey’ was hugely successful in the 1990s and ran for 6 seasons, broadcasting the…
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie review (The Marlowe Theatre)
With it being the start of June and Pride month, there couldn’t…
The Boy At The Back Of The Class review (The Marlowe Theatre)
Onjali Q. Raúf’s award-winning children’s story ‘The Boy At The…
Brigitte Aphrodite’s Big Canterbury Opa (Gulbenkian Theatre)
On Thursday evening I headed to Canterbury’s Gulbenkian…
Bowjangles bring Edinburgh Fringe hit ‘Dracula in Space’ to Kent
As a Kent-based theatre, culture and travel writer, I am always thrilled by the prospect of national performance tours and arts…
The Full Monty review (The Marlowe Theatre)
The theatrical adaptation of the hit 1990s film ‘The Full Monty’ has been touring UK theatres for 2023 – 2024 and this week…
SAD review (The Marlowe Theatre)
Kent-based theatre makers Brigitte Aphrodite and Quiet Boy (Gaz Tomlinson) have been based at the Marlowe Theatre this…
The Marlowe Theatre announce their Summer Season
Last night I headed to the Marlowe Theatre for their Summer Season Launch Event. As much as I adore travelling across…
The Wizard of Oz review (The Marlowe Theatre)
This week the direct-from-London production of the Wizard of Oz is in Canterbury, with a week of performances at The…
Peter Pan Goes Wrong review (The Marlowe Theatre)
Mischief Theatre are back in Canterbury this week, nearly 3 years after they were last at The Marlowe Theatre for The Play That…
Edward Scissorhands review (The Marlowe Theatre)
When I think of world-class dance theatre, my mind instantly goes to Sir Matthew Bourne and the unbelievably talented…
Twelve Angry Men review (The Marlowe Theatre)
Bill Kenwright Ltd are currently producing the UK tour of Twelve Angry Men, following a record-breaking run in the West End…
The Littlest Yak review (The Marlowe Theatre)
The Marlowe Theatre has two shows playing as part of their 2023 Christmas season, with the Aladdin pantomime in the…
Aladdin panto review (The Marlowe Theatre)
With December just around the corner, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas and one of the things I adore about this time…
Quiz review (UK tour)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? was one of the UK’s most popular TV game shows in the late 1990s and early 2000s, so much…
Kinder review (Smoking Apples Theatre)
Earlier this year my friend Zuza of the West End Evenings theatre blog shared some wonderful words online about Kinder: a…
Life of Pi review (UK and Ireland tour)
The five-time Olivier and three-time Tony Award-winning production of Life of Pi has ventured to Canterbury this week…
The Drifters Girl review (UK & Ireland tour)
Faye Treadwell is the focus of The Drifters Girl: a jukebox musical about the trailblazing female and African American manager of…
The Crown Jewels review (UK tour)
The Crown Jewels is a new comedy play written by BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Simon Nye and is currently out on…