⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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
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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
REVIEW – RAGS THE MUSICAL – PARK THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 11th January 2020 Review by Shaun Tossell RAGS The Musical finally makes it way to London, coming to the Park Theatre, after first debuting on Broadway in 1986. This is a transfer of the UK premiere of a newly reworked version, which premiered early last year at Manchester’s premier Continue Reading
REVIEW – FUNNY GIRL – THÉÂTRE MARIGNY
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 15th December 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell “… Hello, gorgeous…” The classic musical Funny Girl comes to Paris’ beautiful Théâtre Marigny, in an English-language production directed by Olivier Award-winning Stephen Mear. This is his second time directing for this theatre, following on from his critically acclaimed production of Guys Continue Reading
REVIEW – & JULIET – SHAFTESBURY THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 14th November 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell “…Hit me baby! One more time!…” & Juliet is the new jukebox musical featuring the songs by super producer Max Martin, who has created some of the biggest pop songs ever! ! ! & Juliet is a fresh reimagining of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Continue Reading
REVIEW – HIGH FIDELITY – THE TURBINE THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 31st October 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell The Turbine Theatre presents its first musical offering, after the success of their debut production, Torch Song. They are staging the UK premiere of High Fidelity, a musical adaptation of Nick Hornby’s 1995 novel, of the same name. The show centres on Continue Reading
REVIEW – RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA IN CONCERT – CADOGAN HALL
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 20th September 2019 By Shaun Tossell Club 11 London and Take Two Theatricals bring another classic musical in concert to Cadogan Hall, after enjoying huge success with their previous productions such as Carousel. This time they bring Rodgers & Hammerstein’s version of Cinderella to the stage. This is one Continue Reading
REVIEW – MAME – HOPE MILL THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 19th October 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell “Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!” The Hope Mill Theatre and Aria Entertainment have staged a revival of the classic 1960’s musical Mame, which has not been seen in the UK since the original 1969 West Continue Reading
REVIEW – SHIDA – THE VAULTS
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Saturday 5th October Review by Shaun Tossell Following a critically acclaimed run in New York, Broadway star Jeannette Bayardelle brings her one-woman musical Shida to The Vaults for its UK premiere. Based on the true story of the childhood best friend of Bayardelle, a young African-American girl, Shida Brown, Continue Reading
REVIEW – AWKWARD CONVERSATIONS WITH ANIMALS I’VE F*CKED – THE ALMA TAVERN & THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 30th September 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell Linus Karp brings the controversially titled one-man play from award-winning playwright Rob Hayes to Bristol, which is currently on its UK tour. The description of this show reads “One-night stands are awkward. One-night stands with animals are more awkward. And when you’re Continue Reading