Tag: Jack Shalloo

Posted in Cast Recordings Music Musicals West End

Album Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Original London Cast Recording

“That’s my Charlie, that’s my son” At a time when big new musicals have been dropping like…

Posted in Albums Music

CD Review: Somewhere In My Mind – The Songs of Joe Sterling

“Do we ever really know?” Joe Sterling’s debut album Somewhere In My Mind has lingered in my…

Posted in David Greig Musicals Theatre West End

Re-review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Theatre Royal Drury Lane

“So we’ve lost a few children along the way, we’ve all learned something though” One of the…

Posted in David Greig Musicals Theatre West End

Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Theatre Royal Drury Lane

“It’s the a-choc-alypse…no, it’s choc-mageddon” What to do when a golden ticket is actually thrust into one’s…

Posted in Arcola Theatre Musicals Theatre

Review: Goodbye Barcelona, Arcola Theatre

“We’ll fight the repercussions with weapons from the Russians” Inspired by a collection of interviews with British…

Posted in Musicals Theatre

Review: Stand Tall, Landor Theatre

  “You’re stronger than this…” Fringe musicals are notoriously fickle beasts: some adapt to the format extremely…

Posted in Musicals Richmond Theatre Theatre

Re-review: Hamlet! The Musical, Richmond Theatre

“You can’t make a Ham-e-let without breaking some eggs” I always tend to write less about shows…

Posted in Musicals Richmond Theatre Theatre

Review: Hamlet! The Musical – Richmond Theatre

“When I think about Denmark and the way things used to be” It’s Hamlet, but not as…

Posted in Andrew Lloyd Webber Howard Goodall Live Music Musicals Stiles + Drewe Theatre

Review: The Great British Musical, Criterion Theatre

“How could this be the ending of our story?” The Great British Musical was a showcase event…