Category: Musicals

Posted in Broadway Drama Desk Awards Jez Butterworth Musicals Not-London Theatre Theatre awards

Winners of the 2019 Drama Desk Awards

Outstanding Play Fairview The Ferryman Lewiston/Clarkson Usual Girls What the Constitution Means to Me Outstanding Musical Be…

Posted in Lyric Hammersmith Musicals Theatre Theatre review

Review: Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs), Lyric Hammersmith

The inimitable Kneehigh retool The Beggar’s Opera in Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs),…

Posted in Albums Andrew Lippa Andrew Lloyd Webber Jason Robert Brown Music Musicals Stephen Sondheim

Dreamy Album Reviews: Matthew Croke – Only Dreaming & Anna O’Byrne – Dream

A pair of dreamy album reviews with Matthew Croke’s Only Dreaming & Anna O’Byrne’s Dream “Moonlight and…

Posted in Musicals Theatre Theatre review Touring

Review: Amélie the Musical, New Wimbledon Theatre

As sweet-sharp as a diabolo grenadine, the touring version of Amélie the Musical impresses me at the…

Posted in Musicals Southwark Playhouse Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2019

Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Southwark Playhouse

A sensationally good new British musical that I couldn’t recommend more. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button…

Posted in Bridge Theatre Musicals Not-London Royal Exchange Theatre UK

Birthday treats – poetry and post-show talks

Been a bit quiet on the show front whilst I’ve celebrating a particular anniversary (I turned 29,…

Posted in Mousetrap Awards Musicals Theatre Theatre awards

The winners of the 8th annual Mousetrap Awards

BEST FEMALE PERFORMER AWARD: WINNER – Marisha Wallace as Effie in Dreamgirls Natalie Kassanga, as Diana Ross…

Posted in John Cameron Mitchell The Good Fight TV

TV Review: The Good Fight Series 3

Michael Sheen does his best to destabilise Series 3 of The Good Fight but Christine Baranski and…

Posted in Musicals Theatre Theatre review Waterloo East Theatre

Review: Summer Street, Waterloo East Theatre

Aussie soap opera musical Summer Street proves an amiable if unchallenging watch at the Waterloo East Theatre…