Musicals
The triple-threat of music, dance and drama and another staple of the London theatre scene. There are plenty of musicals on the West End, but it’s the Off West End where you’ll find the new stuff, so don’t be afraid to jump in!
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Amour, Charing Cross Theatre – Review
Having only lasted two weeks on Broadway in 2002 Amour has finally moved across the pond to try its luck closer to its French setting, with its London debut at the Charing Cross Theatre. Its hard to work out who…
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The Astonishing Singing Fish!, Jack Studio Theatre – Review
The Astonishing Singing Fish! is sweet, charming, and tremendously funny.
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Ain’t Misbehavin: The Fats Waller Musical, Southwark Playhouse – Review
This musical will make you smile!
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Twelfth Night, Rose Playhouse – Review
OVO Theatre’s Twelfth Night opens with Viola and Sebastian performing their dance double-act on a cruise ship. This scene sets up many of the themes and problems that continue throughout the show. These include raucous humour that’s like jazz hands…
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Better Than Sex: The Story of Mae West, Toulouse Lautrec – Review
Emily Hutt’s tell-all cabaret on the 1930’s limelight icon Mae West follows almost pedantically the chronology of her life events, to the detriment of a sought-after dramatic climax. West – embodied by the talented Bella Bevan – takes centre stage…
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Queen of the Mist, Jack Studio Theatre – Review
On the cusp of the 20th century, Anna Edson Taylor hit the headlines as the first woman to descend the Niagara Falls and survive. Trained as a physical education teacher and widowed soon after marriage, she found herself heavily indebted…
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Little Miss Sunshine, Arcola Theatre – Review
It’s tricky to keep preconceptions at bay when you know that the plot and style of a film has been a winning combination. The 2006 film that is the basis of Little Miss Sunshine, which starred Abigail Breslin as the…
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Liza Pulman Sings Streisand, Lyric Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue – Review
Any show suffixed with the words ‘Sings Streisand’ is always likely to fall between two stools. Is it going to be a singer performing her songs, or a tribute act trying to sound like her? Either way I sensed the…
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Romance Romance, Above The Stag Theatre – Review
This was my first visit to Above The Stag’s latest premises, and I think it’s the slickest building they’ve inhabited to date. It’s still under railway arches with regular distracting rumbles from the trains, but there’s a large bar area…
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The Pirates of Penzance, Wilton’s Music Hall – Review
After several years of clashing diaries and missed opportunities, I finally made it to the legendary Wilton’s Music Hall in Whitechapel. John Wilton’s magnificent music hall was opened in 1859, and has survived the obligatory fire and demolition notice on…