⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 23rd September 2021 By Shaun Tossell Jason Robert Brown’s Drama Desk Award-winning musical The Last Five Years returns to London, this time heading to the West End. The actor-muso production transfers to the West End, after two acclaimed runs at the Southwark Playhouse, one cut short due to the Continue Reading
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REVIEW – DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – BRISTOL HIPPODROME
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 15th September 2021 Review by Shaun Tossell Disney’s Beauty and the Beast returns to the stage, in a brand new reimagined production, set to tour the UK & Ireland and the theatre-goers of Bristol are the first lucky bunch of people who get to experience it. Retelling the classic Continue Reading
REVIEW – ANYTHING GOES – BARBICAN THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4th August 2021 Review by Shaun Tossell Theatre fans were thrilled with the announcement, that the Tony Award-winning revival of the golden age classic musical Anything Goes was heading to London, over 10 years after it delighted audiences on Broadway. Does this new production replicate the magic? I’m delighted Continue Reading
REVIEW – HOW TO LIVE A JELLICLE LIFE: LIFE LESSONS FROM THE 2019 HIT MOVIE MUSICAL ‘CATS’ – THE ALMA TAVERN & THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 13th July 2021 Review by Shaun Tossell Linus Karp returns with his brand new one-man show – How To Live A Jellicle Life: Life Lessons From The 2019 Hit Movie Musical ‘Cats’. This comes after the success of his previous critically acclaimed show – Awkward Conversations With Animals I’ve Continue Reading
REVIEW – BE MORE CHILL – SHAFTESBURY THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 6th July 2021 Review by Shaun Tossell Be More Chill returns to London after having its original run at The Other Palace cut short due to the pandemic. It’s now back, bigger and better than ever, this time coming to the West End’s Shaftesbury Theatre. Be More Chill tells Continue Reading
REVIEW – PIPPIN – CHARING CROSS THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 6th July 2021 Review by Shaun Tossell Stephen Schwartz’s timeless musical Pippin arrives at the Charing Cross Theatre, reimagined in a new production from director Steven Dexter. Dexter directed the recent critically-acclaimed Garden Theatre production, for which this new production seems to be an expanded version of, sharing a Continue Reading
REVIEW – MY SON’S A QUEER (BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?) – THE TURBINE THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 19th June 2021 Review by Shaun Tossell Musical theatre performer Rob Madge became an internet sensation over the past year, with their tales of growing up, putting on shows for their family and rather infamously staging their very own Disney parade. They’ve since taken all those stories, charming home Continue Reading
REVIEW – MARRY ME A LITTLE – BARN THEATRE CIRENCESTER
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 20th October 2020 Review by Shaun Tossell Today was my very first visit to Cirencester’s cultural jewel, the Barn Theatre, which has been leading the pack with its efforts to keep making theatre happen, during these strange times. Following on from the success of their outdoor theatre festival – Continue Reading
REVIEW – THE JURY – UPSTAIRS AT THE GATEHOUSE
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 6th February 2020 Review by Shaun Tossell Original musicals are hard to come by these days, original British musicals even more so. This is where fringe theatre comes into play. There is always fresh and exciting new theatre to be found if you look hard enough. Case in point Continue Reading
REVIEW – THE BOOK OF MORMON – UK TOUR – BRISTOL HIPPODROME
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by Shaun Tossell “… HELLOOOOOOOOO! ! !…” The inaugural UK tour of The Book of Mormon has finally made its way to Bristol. After entertaining West End audiences for nearly 8 years, the rest of the UK gets to see what all the fuss is about. The Book Continue Reading