Off-West End & Fringe

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 19th September 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell World’s End is the debut play from James Corley, a love story that explores war, single parenthood and sexuality. World’s End is shown as part of The King’s Head Theatre 2019 Queer Season, which is a celebration of the most interesting and Continue Reading

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 31st August 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell Paul Taylor-Mills has a launched a brand new theatre – The Turbine Theatre. Located on the banks of the Thames next to the iconic Battersea Power Station, in the heart of the new development. The Tubine Theatre’s inaugural season opens with Torch Continue Reading

⭐⭐⭐ 14th September 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell The Scullions Neoterics present an interactive, modern story with their first original play – In Limbo. In Limbo opens with three people from different walks of life, that have never seen each other before, trapped in a room with no way out. Continue Reading

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 24th August 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell “…Semper Fi, Do or Die!..” The final production of The British Theatre Academy 2019 summer season is here, the beautifully poignant Dogfight. Dogfight is based on the 1991 movie starring River Phoenix and Lili Taylor. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul composed the Continue Reading