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…
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…
Battersea Bardot review
Earlier this year I reviewed a couple of Elizabeth Huskisson’s original plays with Sort Sol Theatre: Where Have All Our…
Police Cops: The Musical review
At Edinburgh Fringe I kept walking past posters for Police Cops: The Musical, completely intrigued by the musical comedy…
Reboot Festival 2023 – Week 2 review
Reboot Festival is now well underway at Barons Court Theatre, with the second week of the new writing showcase starting on…
2:22 A Ghost Story review (UK tour)
2:22 A Ghost Story is a play that I have heard plenty about over the past couple of years, but never quite got around to seeing…
Reboot Festival 2023 – Week 1 review
I always think of September as the month of new beginnings, with the start of the academic year and the end of the summer…
Slippery When Wet review
Yesterday I was back at the fantastic Barons Court Theatre in West London for Slippery When Wet: a new play by Leanne…
Blood Brothers review
Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers is at the Marlowe Theatre this week, bringing the long-running, popular musical to Kent for…
A Preoccupation With Romantic Love review (Camden Fringe)
Writer and poet Laura Thurlow is currently touring the Edinburgh and Camden Fringes with her comedy play about…
Wendy, My Darling review (Edinburgh Fringe)
Long term readers will know how much of a Disney fan I am, so when I heard that there was going to be a show inspired by…
Beats on Pointe review (Edinburgh Fringe)
Given how much I enjoy dance theatre, my Fringe schedule wouldn’t have been complete without reviewing a dance…
Wasteman review (Edinburgh Fringe)
Joe Leather’s drag show ‘Wasteman’ has been receiving stellar reviews after a successful sell-out run at the VAULT Festival…
On Your Bike review (Edinburgh Fringe)
Chordstruck Theatre’s second show of the Fringe is ‘On Your Bike’: a musical love story about two delivery riders. Yesterday…
RENT review (Bare Productions at Edinburgh Fringe)
My first Edinburgh Fringe show in 2022 was a visit to Kinky Boots at Paradise in Augustines. This musical was brought to life…
Involuntary Momslaughter review (Edinburgh Fringe)
One of my earliest invitations for the Edinburgh Fringe was Abigail Paul’s ‘Involuntary Momslaughter’: a reflective comedy…
Jingle Street review (Edinburgh Fringe)
This year I am prioritising new writing at the Edinburgh Fringe, specifically new musicals. Fresh off the train at Waverley…
Greatest Days musical review
2023 is a busy year for Take That, with their coronation performance, a new UK tour of their official musical and the…
2-Faces review (Edinburgh Fringe preview)
We are now just less than a week away from August and the biggest theatrical month of the year. The Edinburgh Festival…
The Ocean at the End of the Lane review
The stage adaptation of bestselling novel ‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’ is based in Canterbury this week, after receiving…
Out of the Margins Auction in aid of Good Chance Theatre
Most of the time when I talk about theatre, readers can expect detailed show reviews from performances across Kent, London…
Sing, River review
This year I have been fortunate enough to review a handful of pieces of new writing at The Hope Theatre in Islington. The…
Jungle Book reimagined review
Lately the news has been quite dreary with the constant mention of rising interest rates, inflation and the impending…
A Spotlight On: a theatre-themed video streaming service
Back in April a new theatre video streaming service launched called ‘A Spotlight On’, offering fans a behind-the-scenes look…
Sister Act review
This week the glorious musical ‘Sister Act’ is in Canterbury, bringing the theatrical adaptation of the 1992 film to East Kent…