This is a very special piece of theatre, performed by an extremely talented cast with passion and vigour. Writer and performer, Chloe Wade with support from her mentor Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (Emilia, The Wasp) has created a multi-media theatrical play that is the moment. Tackling the subject of misogyny, sexism, sexual assault, body shaming and the… Continue reading As SHE Likes It at Greenwich Theatre | Review
Month: February 2024
No Surrender – Upstairs at The Gatehouse – Review
Paul Bogaev is a big man with a big personality. He’s an arranger, musical director, conductor, and composer and is also the winner of an Emmy and a Grammy and he’s been nominated for a Tony. He’s worked with everyone from Elton John to Barbra Streisand and lots more in between. Currently, he’s the Musical… Continue reading No Surrender – Upstairs at The Gatehouse – Review
I Should Be So Lucky at New Wimbledon Theatre | Review
When there are jukebox shows like Mamma Mia! and Jersey Boys setting the standard, combining a decent storyline and some equally decent songs, it’s more than a tad disappointing to come across something with a plot that is frankly bizarre. The story fits around the musical numbers, with the show seemingly revelling in how convoluted and contrived it is.… Continue reading I Should Be So Lucky at New Wimbledon Theatre | Review
Life: A spectacular sound and light experience at St Martin-in-the-Fields
As the longest January on record is at last ending and the days seem to be finally getting longer, it’s time to head into the West End for something rather different for me. Instead of my usual, nicely placed seat in front of a stage, I set my sights on Trafalgar Square and the wonderful… Continue reading Life: A spectacular sound and light experience at St Martin-in-the-Fields
Instaprov at the Hen and Chickens Theatre | Review
I suppose it’s not surprising that anyone who would be happy for their Instagram posts to be displayed in front of an audience is a) unlikely to have anything beyond ridiculous or incriminating on there, and b) also happy to answer questions from the cast about the context of their online content, with some contributors… Continue reading Instaprov at the Hen and Chickens Theatre | Review
The King and I at the Dominion Theatre | Review
The King and I was first performed on Broadway in March 1951 and has been playing somewhere ever since. It’s based on what for years was thought to be the true story of an English widow, Anna Leonowens, who goes to Siam (now Thailand) to be the governess to the many children of King Mongkut. However… Continue reading The King and I at the Dominion Theatre | Review
Till the Stars Come Down at the Dorfman Theatre
There are various problems with families. First, they know each other too well, and second, on the whole, they can never get away from each other. Any resentments or feuds can go on for years, often simmering under the surface until someone lights the blue touchpaper – usually at a family function – and then… Continue reading Till the Stars Come Down at the Dorfman Theatre
Les Dennis in Not Too Tame Shakespeare
Not Too Tame’s production of Twelfth Night at Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot will feature actor, comedian and TV presenter Les Dennis as Malvolio. This “brilliantly bold” production of Shakespeare’s comedy follows the company’s previous production at the same venue of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2022 (featured on the BTG podcast at the time). The new production promises, “a contemporary… Continue reading Les Dennis in Not Too Tame Shakespeare
Thacker to direct Mamet in Salford
Former Octagon Artistic Director David Thacker will direct David Mamet’s American Buffalo for Rising Moon Productions at The Kings Arms in Salford. A junk shop. Midwest America. Three small-time crooks plot to carry out the midnight robbery of a coin collection. In the hours leading up to the heist, friendship becomes the victim in a conflict between… Continue reading Thacker to direct Mamet in Salford
Belfast’s c21 announces US premiere in Washington DC
Belfast’s c21 Theatre Company has revealed the details of its first visit to the Keegan Theatre in Washington DC in May when it will present the American première of Charis McRoberts’s Expecting. First seen in Belfast’s The Mac in May 2023 and subsequently at the Edinburgh Fringe, Expecting is a portrait of a young couple—deaf mother Shauna and hearing father… Continue reading Belfast’s c21 announces US premiere in Washington DC