Pros: Side-splitting comedy with a spine-tingling twist: thrilling. Cons: Some scenes seemed to suffer from a lack of rehearsal. As a big Sherlock Holmes fan I headed to the Jack Studio Theatre with great enthusiasm, to find out that I was in for a treat. This production of The Hound of the Baskervilles, in fact, is not only the gripping account of an uncanny murder and its unravelling by the astute detective. It is also the exhilarating behind the scenes ...
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Love’s Labour’s Lost, Theatre Royal Haymarket – Review
Properly hilarious production with some big laughs in one of the West End's most sumptuous theatres.
Read More »Much Ado About Nothing, Theatre Royal Haymarket — Review
A festive take on a Shakespeare favourite that embraces the play’s darker undertones as well as the fizzy fun.
Read More »The Winter’s Tale, The Cockpit — Review
A well-produced and -performed, albeit short, version of The Winter's Tale with innovative use of music throughout.
Read More »Potted Panto, Garrick Theatre – Review
Pros: It’s funny, clever and there’s something for everyone. Your children will be uncontrollably giddy upon exit. Cons: Jaw ache from laughing (and your children will be uncontrollably giddy upon exit). It’s safe to say that my seven-year-old and I are now thoroughly in the festive spirit after enjoying this frantic and funny, 80-minute performance, celebrating the beloved art of pantomime. Potted Panto is back for the Yuletide season and no tradition, innuendo (safely floating over the heads of the little ...
Read More »Pinocchio, King’s Head Theatre – Review
Serious musical talent wrapped up in off-the-wall daftness.
Read More »Her Aching Heart, The Hope Theatre – Review
Pros: An abundance of alliteration, insatiable innuendos, lots of laughs and hilarious heroines. Cons: Soft toy abuse and a sometimes frenetic pace. A pub theatre seemed a fitting venue for a raunchy Mills and Boon parody. A slightly sozzled Friday night audience would be the best group to respond to the sexually fraught narrative of Harriet and Molly: two characters who journey through The Throes of Modern Courtship and step out of reality into the pages of the Gothic novel ...
Read More »Pride and Prejudice, Jermyn Street Theatre – Review
A unique take on a classic story that welcomes you with open arms with its expert humour.
Read More »Jest End, Waterloo East Theatre – Review
Wickedly sharp and frightfully funny. Not to be missed!
Read More »Underneath, Soho Theatre – Review
Funny and intense, but uneven in tone.
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