Off-West End & Fringe

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 19th November 2021 By Shaun Tossell The stage musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel, Little Women, is finally receiving its London premiere, at the intimate Park Theatre. This production was first staged at the Hope Mill Theatre, where the show had its European premiere in 2017. The Continue Reading

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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