Tag: Jason Manford

Posted in Kander + Ebb Musicals Theatre

Lockdown theatre review: Curtains

The curtains are lifted once again for Curtains as it is available to watch online again “I’m…

Posted in Cast Recordings Music Musicals Theatre

Album Review: #ZoologicalSociety

New musical #ZoologicalSociety, written by Vikki Stone and Kate Mulgrew, gets a well-timed concept album release “You’ve…

Posted in Kander + Ebb Musicals Theatre Theatre review West End

Review: Curtains, Wyndham’s Theatre

A Kander & Ebb premiere in the West End you say? Curtains makes its bow at the…

Posted in 10 questions for 10 years Blogged Musicals Royal Exchange Sheffield Theatres Stephen Sondheim Theatre

10 questions for 10 years – Paul Foster

Director Paul Foster (no relation, honest!) takes on the 10for10 challenge Paul Foster has two major projects…

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11 of my top moments in a theatre in 2017

As ever, the wait for the end-of-year lists of favourite plays and performances has to continue until…

Posted in Albums Christmas Music

Midlife Crooner Crisis Album Reviews

With Top of the Pops cruelly taken away from us, I’ve rarely much of a clue as…

Posted in Albums Music

Album Review: Jason Manford – A Different Stage

 “I’ll gather up my past, and make some sense at last” Unless you’ve caught him in tours…

Posted in Lin-Manuel Miranda Live Music Stiles + Drewe

Review: Songs and Solidarity, Trafalgar Studios

  “We could see this was a bad one immediately. The sky was glowing.” Touted as an…

Posted in Ripper Street TV

TV Review: Ripper Street Series 3

  “In Whitechapel, they die every day” When low ratings for series 2 of Ripper Street saw…