Category: Theatre

Posted in Barbican Theatre Shakespeare Theatre

Review: Hamlet, Barbican

“The play’s the thing” See, after all the kerfuffle and an insane (and irresponsible) amount of press…

Posted in Abi Morgan Donmar Warehouse Theatre

Review: Splendour, Donmar Warehouse

“If there’s a seam, tell her it’s usually where the anus was.” An early play from Abi…

Posted in Theatre Young Vic

Review: The Trial, Young Vic

“Innocent men like you are found guilty all the time” The joy of my own blog (even…

Posted in Live Music Musicals Theatre

Review: Sweet Charity in concert, Cadogan Hall

“You’re a blockbuster buster” It’s been five years since the Menier’s glorious revival of Sweet Charity so…

Posted in Theatre

Review: Ladylogue, Tristan Bates

“I’m a pretty normal sort of person” In a theatre world reveling in David Suchet’s Lady Bracknell…

Posted in Musicals Theatre West End

Review: Sinatra – The Man and His Music, Palladium

“I’m feeling so bad Won’t you make the music easy and sad” Traditional theatre shows seem to…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Ancient Greeks Digital Mark Gatiss Theatre

Review: The Iliad Online, Almeida/Live-stream

“You can’t kill me I can’t ever die” After three weeks away, all my initial thoughts were…

Posted in Cast Recordings Music Theatre West End

Album Review: Singin’ in the Rain (2012 London Cast Album)

  “Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo-doo” Having had a near-perfect experience in on the front row at Chichester…

Posted in Cast Recordings Chichester Festival Theatre Music Musicals Stiles + Drewe

Album Review: Just So (2006 Chichester Festival Theatre Cast)

  “The questions raised at every turn show there’s always more to learn” This production of Stiles…