An Officer and a Gentleman Takes Off to a Standing Ovation in Blackpool
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Well of course they are. This show is not just a little bit of sparkle in the grey. It’s a ginormous explosion of glitter and it’s currently strutting its stuff at the Opera House Blackpool (until Saturday 25th November). This smash hit West End show is on its second UK tour …
Heart of Darkness is a powerful and extraordinary production that left a lasting impression on me when I saw it at The Dukes, Lancaster. I first experienced imitating the dog’s powerful story-telling skills when they staged A Farewell to Arms in 2014. To discover the show was described as “Tosh, total tosh” in the Dukes’ …
Tell Tale Heart tells Edgar Allan Poe’s spine-chilling tale of a live-in servant, who attempts to convince the audience of his sanity whilst describing the details of a murder he has committed.
“Often a man wishes to be alone and a girl wishes to be alone too and if they love each other they are jealous of that in each other, but I can truly say we never felt that. We could feel alone when we were together, alone against the others … But we were never …
What’s it about? Blood Brothers tells the story of two twins, Mickey and Edward, separated at birth, and their gravitation towards each other throughout their childhood as their mother frets over the superstition that should they ever discover they are brothers, they will die. Liverpudlian mother of seven Mrs Johnston (Olivier award nominated Linzi Hateley) …
imitating the dog’s adaptation of author Joseph Conrad’s formidable Heart of Darkness is such a thought-provoking performance it forced a deviation from my usual review format, for doubt of its ability to fully express the many topical messages this play delivers, and the innovative ways its directors choose to do so. The use of a …
What’s it about? Cautious, ethical insurance man Seymour (TV personality Nick Hancock) has spent “hundreds of hours” preparing to give a 20-minute presentation online to the big wig of the insurance world, Virginia. He’s panicking but prepared, only to be disrupted by the world’s worst burglar, Marvin (former EastEnders’ favourite Paul Bradley). Seymour’s wife, a …
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 …
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 …