Review: One Man Two Guvnors
Though the original company may now have been shipped off to Broadway – this triumph of stage comedy still holds strong in its new home of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Set in the criminal underground of Brighton in 1963, we follow the helpless confusion of the life of Francis Henshall (Owain Arthur) and his basic quest … Read more
Review: La Soirée
The most daring and outrageous show is back in town for a limited period at The Roundhouse, Camden. I saw this show about a year ago, then in a big-top behind the National Theatre, but now the show returns to it’s previous home, The Roundhouse, with just as much charm and fun second time round. … Read more
Carousel: Landor Theatre
Almost-normal & The Landor Theatre Ltd present CAROUSEL Music by RICHARD RODGERS Book & Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Time magazine’s best musical of the 20th Century, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1945 classic, is re-imagined by almost-normal as an intimate post WWII drama with all the music and heart of the original. Based on the Ferenc … Read more
Review: Lend Me A Tenor
Currently on Sunday nights we’re fed a second innings of singing competition ‘Popstar to Operastar’ (does what it says on the tin). As these forgotten stars screech and belt their way through every loved opera, my thoughts lie in the strength of these musical theatre tenors (and sopranos) lending themselves to opera with great aptitude … Read more
Review: The Magician’s Daughter
Following on from The Tempest, an RSC and Little Angel Theatre collaboration last month, The Magician’s Daughter unites the two companies again in a new story for 3-6 year olds, inspired by and continuing Shakespeare’s story. Written by former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen, The Magician’s Daughter tells of the adventures of Miranda’s daughter Isabella, as … Read more
E4 Udderbelly: Not So Grimm Fairy Tales
After their hugely successful 2009 and 2010 national tours of The Little Mermaid and Alice In Wonderland, Uncontained Arts return with another exhilarating interpretation of more much-loved children’s stories. All your favourite Grimm characters …Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Tom Thumb, a handful of princesses, a whirlwind of witches and one weally, weally wicked wolf…are … Read more
Review: The Birthday of the Infanta
It’s the twelfth birthday of the Infanta (that’s a Spanish princess) and for today only she’s allowed to play with other children. We are invited to a celebration and all number of wondrous acts are assembled to play before the great princess. But it is one, an ugly boy who dances, a little fearfully and … Read more
Review: The Last 5 Years
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical, The Last 5 Years charts the relationship of Cathy and Jamie, the story beginning with Cathy at the start of their five years together and Jamie at the end. Through a collection of inter-cutting scenes, almost entirely through-composed, we watch Jamie move forward in time as Cathy moves backwards, … Read more
Review: Clybourne Park
Challenging the bourgeois values is the flavour of Bruce Norris’ Best Play winner. The play is a riotously funny yet troubling confrontation with the issues of race and poverty in America. The first act is set in 1959 and the second in 2009, with a tight symmetry and almost parallelism between the two parts. The … Read more
