Quick Summary: Sugar, butter, flour – the perfect ingredients for a feel-good musical Rating: ★★★★☆ If you’re looking for a show to fill you up with laughter, good singing and great looking pies, then Waitress the Musical is the one for you. Based on the 2007 film of the same name, we follow waitress Jenna through herContinue reading “REVIEW: Waitress (Adelphi Theatre, West End)”
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REVIEW: Matilda the Musical (UK National Tour)
Rating: ★★★★★ Quick Summary: ‘When I Grow Up,’ I want to be Matilda. Meet Matilda. The talented young story-teller suffers while living with her TV-obsessed family, but discovers her hidden talents when she meets her new school teacher, Miss Honey. Tim Minchin’s musical, based on the well-loved book by Roald Dahl, perfectly captures the heartwarmingContinue reading “REVIEW: Matilda the Musical (UK National Tour)”
REVIEW: The Audience (NST, Southampton)
Rating: ★★★★★ Quick Summary: For those who love good old Queenie, and for those who don’t. A revival of Peter Morgan’s The Audience is currently showing at the NST City in Southampton. The play premiered in the West End in 2013, and stages the Queen’s private weekly meetings with her prime ministers. It poses questionsContinue reading “REVIEW: The Audience (NST, Southampton)”
REVIEW: SIX the Musical (Arts Theatre London, West End)
Rating: ★★★★★ Quick Summary: A #MeToo era statement musical filled to the ruff with riffs, harmony, and Renaissance puns. Six the Musical is the newest musical based on historical events to hit London. The six wives of King Henry VIII join together on stage in a Spice-girl-esque concert to inform the audience on all the grievancesContinue reading “REVIEW: SIX the Musical (Arts Theatre London, West End)”
REVIEW: Wicked (Apollo Victoria, West End)
Rating: ★★★★★
Quick Summary: “I couldn’t be happier” to tell you to get to your nearest showing of Wicked as soon as you can! You will be “changed for good.”
REVIEW: School of Rock
Rating: ★★★★ Quick Summary: Young or old, Stick It To The Man, and go and see the feel good, uplifting and energetic School of Rock. School of Rock is an adaptation of the 2003 comedy film of the same name starring Jack Black. The musical is written by Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer), Julian Fellowes (playwright) and Glenn SlaterContinue reading “REVIEW: School of Rock”
REVIEW: Heathers
Rating: ★★★★★ Quick Summary: Vibrant, funny, poignant and BEAUTIFUL! I saw Heathers at The Other Palace, just before it was announced that Heathers would be making a transfer to the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Heathers at The Other Palace is now sold out, but tickets are on sale for the show at the Theatre Royal Haymarket,Continue reading “REVIEW: Heathers”
REVIEW: The Book of Mormon
Rating: ★★★★★ Quick Summary: The man sat next to me turned to his girlfriend at the interval and whispered “I think I just wet myself a little bit.” Enough said. So. ‘The Book of Mormon’. Obviously, this show has had rave reviews all over the board, and the prices are pretty steep, so my expectations wereContinue reading “REVIEW: The Book of Mormon”
REVIEW: Bat Out of Hell
Rating: ★★ Quick summary: Loved the music, maybe not for the West End? I’ve tried to make it spoiler free…..! There are a couple of really tiny ones. Having been brought up to fully and completely appreciate rock music by my amazing super cool Dad (he features in the Hamilton review, go check it out), ‘BatContinue reading “REVIEW: Bat Out of Hell”
REVIEW: Hamilton
Rating: ★★★★★ Quick summary: Y E S!!! Hamilton: An American Musical is a hip-hop musical that first graced my Spotify playlist about two and a half years ago, and I saw it for the first time ever in London last week. I went with my dad and sister, who I have belting along to ‘Satisfied’Continue reading “REVIEW: Hamilton”
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