Category: Musicals

Posted in Musicals Not-London Sheffield Theatres Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2011 UK

Review: Me and My Girl, Sheffield Crucible

“We play the Lambeth way, not like you but a bit more gay” For its festive musical,…

Posted in Barbican Theatre Donmar Warehouse fosterIANs Hampstead Theatre Internationaal Theater Amsterdam Ivo van Hove Musicals National Theatre Nina Raine Not-London Old Vic Propeller Richard Bean Royal Court RSC Shakespeare Sheffield Theatres Terence Rattigan Theatre West End William Finn

Shows I am looking forward to in 2011

My intention is, honestly, to see less theatre this year and try and regain some semblance of…

Posted in Musicals Riverside Studios Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2010

Review: Salad Days, Riverside Studios

“We mustn’t say these are our happiest days, but our happiest days so far” Despite leading with…

Posted in Musicals Stiles + Drewe Theatre

Review: Just So, Tabard

“Why are those things you admire most in others the hardest to find in yourself?”   Stiles+Drewe…

Posted in LGBTQ+ Musicals Noël Coward Riverside Studios Theatre

Review: Sincerely Noël, Riverside Studios

“The most I’ve had is just a talent to amuse”   Sincerely Noël is a show both…

Posted in Howard Goodall Musicals Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2010 West End

Review: Love Story, Duchess Theatre

“What can you say…” Where do I begin, to tell the story of how great a love…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber Anya Reiss Arthur Miller Barbican Theatre Bruce Norris Chichester Festival Theatre David Greig Donmar Warehouse Howard Brenton John Logan JT Rogers Kiln Theatre Laura Wade Laurence O'Keefe Lynn Nottage Menier Chocolate Factory Musicals National Theatre Nina Raine Noël Coward Old Red Lion Old Vic Open Air Theatre Royal Court Royal Exchange Shakespeare Sheffield Theatres Soho Theatre Stephen Sondheim Tamsin Oglesby Tennessee Williams Terence Rattigan Theatre Theatre awards Tom Stoppard Union Theatre Upstairs at the Gatehouse Waterloo East Theatre What's On Stage Awards Young Vic

2011 What’s On Stage Award nominations

THE SPOTLIGHT BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Zoë Wanamaker – All My Sons at the Apollo  Helen McCrory – The Late…

Posted in Musicals Theatre Young Vic

Review: My Dad’s A Birdman, Young Vic

“I don’t need you to be a birdman, I just need you to be my dad” Written…

Posted in David Greig Kiln Theatre Musicals Theatre

Review: Midsummer [a play with songs], Tricycle

“Love will break your heart…” Midsummer [a play with songs] is a 2008 show that started life…