⭐⭐⭐⭐ 25th April 2022 By Shaun Tossell Cluedo has been adapted for the stage, in a brand new production, based on the film Clue and the classic board game. Bringing to life iconic characters such as Miss Scarlet and Professor Plum, just to kill them off one by one in Continue Reading
Reviews
REVIEW – BONNIE AND CLYDE – THE MUSICAL – ARTS THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 20th April 2022 By Shaun Tossell The road to the West End has been a long one for the cult musical Bonnie and Clyde, with producers working for years to bring it to London. Now they’ve finally succeeded, after the wildly successful concert production, a fully staged production is Continue Reading
REVIEW – ANYONE CAN WHISTLE – SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 6th April 2022 By Shaun Tossell Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim’s infamous 1964 flop musical Anyone Can Whistle comes to the Southwark Playhouse in an all-new reimagined production. The show is notorious for its short-lived run on Broadway, closing after just 9 performances. The original production is also notable Continue Reading
REVIEW – THE WICKER HUSBAND – THE WATERMILL THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 24th March 2022 By Shaun Tossell The new folk musical The Wicker Husband makes its return to The Watermill Theatre, after its previous run was unfortunately cut short due to the pandemic back in 2020. Now the show is back for another chance to enchant audiences, does it succeed? Continue Reading
REVIEW – BLOOD BROTHERS – THEATRE ROYAL BATH
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 8th March 2022 By Shaun Tossell Tell me it is true! Willy Russell’s beloved musical Blood Brothers is touring the UK again and I was lucky enough to catch it at the Theatre Royal Bath. Bill Kenwright’s award-winning production of this classic musical has been touring up and down Continue Reading
REVIEW – BROKEN WINGS – CHARING CROSS THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 15th February 2022 By Shaun Tossell The long-awaited new production of the musical Broken Wings lands in London, playing at the intimate Charing Cross Theatre. After previous concert productions and the release of an original concept album back in 2018, the show has since built up a loyal following Continue Reading
REVIEW – MURDER FOR TWO – BARN THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 12th February 2022 By Shaun Tossell The new season of Cirencester’s Barn Theatre begins with a bang, with the arrival of Murder For Two – A Killer Musical Comedy. This new production of Kellen Blair and Joe Kinosian’s award-winning musical, marks the first time the musical’s setting has been Continue Reading
REVIEW – THE DA VINCI CODE – THEATRE ROYAL BATH
⭐⭐⭐ 31st January 2022 By Shaun Tossell The highly anticipated world premiere stage adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, based the infamous best-selling novel by Dan Brown, is now touring the UK. The novel was also famously adapted into a star-studded Hollywood blockbuster featuring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Sir Continue Reading
REVIEW – BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS – BRISTOL HIPPODROME
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 27th January 2022 By Shaun Tossell Disney’s classic Bedknobs and Broomsticks is the latest in a long line of stage musical adaptations, that has produced the likes of smash-hits The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Mary Poppins. Will this latest attempt be able to conjure the same Continue Reading
REVIEW – MOULIN ROUGE! – PICCADILLY THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 20th January 2022 By Shaun Tossell The highly anticipated stage musical adaptation of Baz Lurmann’s Moulin Rouge! has finally opened in the West End. SO EXCITING! But will it run for 50 years? The musical, set in Paris during the turn of the 20th century, follows young American poet Continue Reading