What’s it about? Based on the incredibly successful film, Sister Act the musical sees Philadelphia club singer Deloris Van Cartier (played by Alexandra Burke) sent to a convent as a kind of makeshift witness protection after seeing her mob boss boyfriend kill a man, turning her life around after she is put in charge of …
Month: August 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 What’s it about? Showstopper! is a Fringe favourite and after my first experience of them last year, when they went down a storm, I knew I was in for a treat. The challenge for the cast this year was to create a musical called Buy or Die!! set during a Black Friday …
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 What’s it about? Victim portrays the co-existing stories of Tracey, the uptight prison guard, and Siobhan, the unpredictable Irish maverick prisoner A23174, and the manipulation and trust issues that surround their relationship. What makes it good? The change of lighting from a calm blue to an intense red which signifies …
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 What’s it about? Up and coming comedy experts from Cambridge Footlights perform an hour of side-splitting sketches, making fun out of politics, stereotypes, and other subjects. What makes it good? The cast are adept at using facial expressions and body language alongside quick wit to draw in laughs, and the …
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 What’s it about? Lyrical geniuses Adam and Sean go head to head in a battle of… poetry? More entertaining than it sounds. Audience suggestions are combined to create a Shakespearean play, and Adam and Sean must act out the whole thing, iambic pentameter and all. What makes it good? The consistency …
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 What’s it about? Having recently moved to America, Chris Turner talks about the comedic culture differences between us and our transatlantic cousins, and showcases his jaw-dropping rap abilities with a patriotic rhyme about tea and a freestyle comprised of a random selection of topics suggested by the audience – ranging from …
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 What’s it about? Henry VIII’s wives are back from the grave to form a sassy girl group whose members compete for the position of leading lady through presenting their hardships of marriage to the audience, with the most hard-done-by to win the title. What makes it good? It was structured …
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 What’s it about? Darren takes on controversial topics in a way that may not be PC but is undoubtedly hilarious, challenging subjects such as the gender “spectrum”, class divide and stereotypes. What makes it good? Darren’s no nonsense approach to these topics and shrewd observational skills reveal some of the strange …
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 What’s it about? The cast takes suggestions from the audience to create a raucously funny murder mystery on the spot – this time it was The Case of the Straight Banana, where the guests are gathered at a scéance and Mrs Voilet kills her maid Saffron with a frozen banana. Theatre …
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2017 What’s it about? 1920s Chicago law students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold spiral from petty crime to the murder of an innocent child. Richard wants the thrill of killing, Nathan wants the thrill of being with Richard. This musical drama tells the story of their horrific crime and motives for murder …