⭐⭐⭐ 17th July 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell “… It will all fade away but you…” The Bridges of Madison County finally comes to the UK, the musical adaptation of the best-selling novel by Robert James Waller and film that starred Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood, after a brief Broadway Continue Reading
Reviews
MINI-REVIEW – KINKY BOOTS – FILMED PERFORMANCE
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 16th July 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell Well that was brilliant ? lol Wonderfully filmed and beautifully captures Matt Henry’s and Killian Donnelly’s performances ? How they slipped back into those roles with a couple days rehearsal I don’t know. They didn’t miss a beat and both had me Continue Reading
REVIEW – LEA SALONGA IN CONCERT – WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7th July 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell AH-MAZING ? ? This review is definitely for Lea Salonga fans. I have wanted to see Lea Salonga in concert for years after discovering my love for Miss Saigon; Of course I’d loved her before that growing up watching Aladdin and Mulan. Continue Reading
REVIEW – BLITHE SPIRIT – THEATRE ROYAL BATH
⭐⭐⭐ 21st June 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell “It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit” Noël Cowards’ spirited play Blithe Spirit arrives at the Theatre Royal Bath, before an expected West End transfer; with British comedy legend Jennifer Saunders taking on Continue Reading
REVIEW – THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW – BRISTOL HIPPODROME
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 18th June 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell “I see you shiver with antici….. pation!” It’s that time of the year again when The Rocky Horror Show comes to town and the question is; Do we want to do the time warp again? The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the 1975 Continue Reading
REVIEW – FAME THE MUSICAL – BRISTOL HIPPODROME
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 14th June 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell “Remember my name…” Fame is currently touring the UK with its 30th anniversary tour, marking 30 years since it first opened on Broadway and after numerous West End runs, is this new touring production the definitive version? Fame The Musical is, of Continue Reading
REVIEW – OPERATION MINCEMEAT – NEW DIORAMA THEATRE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 8th June 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell “…God, that’s brilliant” Operation Mincemeat is based on the unbelievable true story of the covert mission that helped win World War II. A group of secret agents hatch a plan to trick the Nazis with fake secret plans and a corpse. What could Continue Reading
REVIEW – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5th June 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is an unusual choice for a musical adaptation but I’m so glad the creators of this show thought to do it, otherwise we would of been deprived of one of the best British musicals in years. Continue Reading
REVIEW – AMOUR – CHARING CROSS THEATER
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4th June 2019 Review by Shaun Tossell It has taken 17 years for Amour to make the journey from Broadway to London but has it been worth the wait? The UK debut professional production of Amour, from famed French composer Michel Legrand (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg), finds a home Continue Reading