Category: Musicals

Posted in Evening Standard Theatre Awards Jez Butterworth Musicals Theatre Theatre awards

Winners of the 2009 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards

Best Actor Simon Russell Beale, The Winter’s Tale WINNER Mark Rylance, Jerusalem Ken Stott, A View From the Bridge Samuel…

Posted in Jerry Herman LGBTQ+ Musicals Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2009 West End

Re-review: La Cage aux Folles, Playhouse Theatre

“Judas…Traitor…Het-er-o-sexual!” When it was first announced that John Barrowman would be taking one of the lead roles…

Posted in Musicals Theatre West End

Review: Blood Brothers, Phoenix

“Tell me it’s not true, Say I only dreamed it, And morning will come soon” Full disclosure:…

Posted in Finborough Theatre LGBTQ+ Michael John LaChiusa Musicals Theatre

Review: Little Fish, Finborough Theatre

“I had never known what I was really like until I stopped smoking, by which time there…

Posted in Alexi Kaye Campbell Evening Standard Theatre Awards Jez Butterworth Katori Hall Lucy Prebble Musicals Simon Stephens Theatre Theatre awards

The 2009 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards

Best Actor Simon Russell Beale, The Winter’s Tale Mark Rylance, Jerusalem Ken Stott, A View From the Bridge Samuel West, Enron…

Posted in Musicals Theatre Young Vic

Review: Annie Get Your Gun, Young Vic

“Jumping Jehosaphat, well if it ain’t the damndest thing I ever did see.” Running right through to…

Posted in Comedy Musicals Showstopper Theatre

Review: Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper! the improvised musical is a highly entertaining show which promises a brand new musical every night,…

Posted in Jerry Herman Musicals Open Air Theatre Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2009

Review: Hello, Dolly!, Open Air Theatre

Ending this year’s run of shows at the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park is a revival…

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Review: Frank’s Closet, Hoxton Hall

I’m not always the biggest fan of fringe theatre: often I find it overpriced and undercooked in…