Author: Ian

Posted in Musicals Theatre Theatre review

Review: When Midnight Strikes, Drayton Arms

“Strike up the band, make it piping hot” MKEC Productions have been carving out a niche for…

Posted in David Greig Musicals Old Vic Theatre Theatre review

Re-review: The Lorax, Old Vic

Two winters ago if you went to the Old Vic, Your life would have been filled with…

Posted in Albums Georgia Stitt Jason Robert Brown Jonathan Reid Gealt Music

Album Reviews: Jonathan Reid Gealt – Whatever I Want It To Be / This Ordinary Thursday / Among Friends – The Words and Music of Richard Kates

This trio of album reviews spans the decades with Jonathan Reid Gealt – Whatever I Want It…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Mike Bartlett Theatre Theatre review

Review: Albion, Almeida Theatre

“The fantasy that brings the reality into being”  As Mike Bartlett’s profile grows and grows, one can’t…

Posted in Patrick Marber Theatre Theatre review West End

Review: Venus in Fur, Theatre Royal Haymarket

Despite the sharpness and cleverness of the writing which at times is bitingly funny, does Venus in…

Posted in Blogged Bridge Theatre Richard Bean Theatre

Thoughts on a visit to the Bridge Theatre

  Good things come to those who wait! I hadn’t booked for Young Marx at the brand…

Posted in Musicals News Not-London Royal Exchange Theatre

Cast for the Royal Exchange’s Guys and Dolls announced

The Royal Exchange in Manchester have really been upping the ante as far as their Christmas musicals…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Anne Washburn News Theatre

Cast for the Almeida’s Twilight Zone announced

  The Almeida have revealed the cast for their forthcoming Christmas show The Twilight Zone which promises…

Posted in Alan Ayckbourn Albums Kander + Ebb Music

Album Review: Janie Dee at the BBC

“Je veux changer d’atmosphère” 30 years or so into a career that has seen her win two…