Category: Musicals

Posted in Musicals Theatre

Review: BUZZ – A New Musical, Drayton Arms

“If you’d like to come in for some tea and a chat I’ve got a double-ended one…

Posted in Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals Theatre West End

Review: The Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty’s (#Phantom30th)

“There are worse things than a shattered chandelier” I’ve been blogging here for a handful of years…

Posted in Musicals Theatre

Review: Murder Ballad, Arts Theatre

“My nights are trash and vaudeville” Director Sam Yates knows exactly what he is doing. Within seconds…

Posted in Finborough Theatre Musicals Theatre

Review: Adding Machine – A Musical, Finborough Theatre

“Harmony, not discord” There’s something rather appropriate about the UK premiere of Adding Machine: A Musical opening in…

Posted in Adam Guettel Musicals Theatre Wilton's Music Hall

Review: Floyd Collins, Wilton’s Music Hall

“Do you feel the kind of grace inside the breeze?” One of the joys of having this…

Posted in Howard Goodall Musicals Theatre

Review: The Hired Man in concert, Cadogan Hall

  “We are worth your shillings” Marking the first major concert presentation of the show in over…

Posted in Lee Hall Musicals National Theatre Theatre

Review: Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, National Theatre

“Fuck the singing, we’re just gonna go mental” A hit in Edinburgh last summer and arriving at…

Posted in Musicals Southwark Playhouse Theatre

Review: Allegro, Southwark Playhouse

“We muffle all the undertones, The minor blood-and-thunder tones; The overtones are all we care to play”…

Posted in Musicals Theatre

Review: Vanities – The Musical, Trafalgar Studios 2

“All relationships rearrange” In some ways, you can see why Vanities: the Musical has taken its time…