Tag: Karen Aspinall

Posted in Film

Film Review: Wonka (2023)

With more than a little debt to the aesthetics of Paddington, Timothée Chalamet leads musical romp Wonka…

Posted in Dennis Kelly Film Musicals

Film Review: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (2022)

Some brilliant set pieces make Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical highly enjoyable, even if it doesn’t quite…

Posted in Digital Kander + Ebb Musicals Theatre

Lockdown treat: All That Jazz

Supporting the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund Featuring over 150 performers and musicians, reunited from across the world…

Posted in Cast Recordings Music Musicals

Album Review: Lend Me A Tenor (Original London Cast Recording)

“Life is like opera, it’s hard to keep the drama from seeping through” The West End is…

Posted in Christmas Musicals Theatre

Review: White Christmas, Dominion Theatre

“Never had to have a chaperone…” There’s most likely financial reasons for opening White Christmas in early November but…

Posted in Chichester Festival Theatre Musicals Not-London Theatre UK

Review: Guys and Dolls, Chichester Festival Theatre

“If I were a watch I’d start popping my springs!” From the opening moments of an overture…

Posted in Film Martin Sherman

Film Review: Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)

 “I’m bored with widowhood” As the aristocratic Lady Conway, Thelma Barlow’s amusing run through the options open…

Posted in Musicals Theatre West End

Review: Lend Me A Tenor, Gielgud Theatre

“Anna 1, Anna 2, Anna 3” For the second time in three days, I deliberately went to…