Category: Musical

Let’s do the Time Warp again – The Rocky Horror Show at Fairfield Halls

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Show revivals are a funny thing: People come to see classics, then complain when twists, dialogues, casts, setting, roles or the use of technology have or have not been dedusted and modernised and adapted to current affairs: Think of this summer's debate about the minimalistic prop-stripped, bold West End production of Evita at London's Palladium, … Continue reading Let’s do the Time Warp again – The Rocky Horror Show at Fairfield Halls

“Outstanding” claims the mini reviewer: The Baddies at the Rose Theatre

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After our theatre visit at Zog And The Flying Doctors this summer, we do not want to miss the chance to catch another play by Freckle Productions based on the children books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler: The Baddies at the Rose Theatre in Kingston, Surrey, will be an outstanding half term highlight! A photo taken by the lovely family sitting behind us - because … Continue reading “Outstanding” claims the mini reviewer: The Baddies at the Rose Theatre

From Broadway to the West End: Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre

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It is time for a girls' night out in the West End (because why not) and for reasons beyond my memory we are seeing Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre. I came here a while back for the Bob Marley tribute musical but this time I am sitting in the well-leveled stalls, assuring that we even … Continue reading From Broadway to the West End: Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre

Zog and the Flying Doctors at Cadogan Hall

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Cadogan Hall has been on my bucket list of London venues since I first passed its stunning façade years ago in Sloane Square during a Chelsea stroll - the unique clock tower and especially the building's backside are true gems within an area famous for its expensive real estates. I am therefore surprised on arrival that Cadogan … Continue reading Zog and the Flying Doctors at Cadogan Hall

It’s a challenger: Dorian – The Musical at the Southwark Playhouse

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My excitement to return to the very welcoming Southwark Playhouse is matched by looking forward to a new retelling of Oscar Wilde's 1890s classic novel The Picture Of Dorian Gray - a very readable, sharp and witty masterpiece of timeless societal observation, morals challenged by vanity and curiosity, not only of the Victorian era but … Continue reading It’s a challenger: Dorian – The Musical at the Southwark Playhouse

The Choir Of Man at the Arts Theatre – happy first West End anniversary

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Of course I am in support of a first anniversary celebration dedicated to the suicide prevention Campaign Against Living Miserably who have crossed my stagy paths more than once before - the jukebox musical Choir Of Man is sharing some limelight with CALM, now having completed their first year in the West End. After all, the day correlates with … Continue reading The Choir Of Man at the Arts Theatre – happy first West End anniversary

Trying out London’s theatre roulette: Seeing Jersey Boys at the Trafalgar Theatre

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It is not easy to pick and agree on a show with visitors who are musically far more trained than oneself - but luckily, this summer I had two visitors from Hamburg who were crazy enough to try out London's relatively new theatre roulette, apparently a successful concept from New York where a show is … Continue reading Trying out London’s theatre roulette: Seeing Jersey Boys at the Trafalgar Theatre

Two crazy days in Orlando – Disney’s Epcot and the Animal Kingdom

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Because we have already visited the Disney parks Magical Kingdom and Hollywood Studios in Paris, we opt for the other two theme parks for our Florida road trip. In pound sterling, Disney World tickets for any of their Orlando parks (and additional water parks) are only sold by the week, but my travel companion from Germany has more luck reserving … Continue reading Two crazy days in Orlando – Disney’s Epcot and the Animal Kingdom

This is the hour of the Shire-Folk: The Lord of the Rings at the Watermill Theatre

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It is the perfect summer day when I step out of the taxi at the Watermill Theatre in Berkshire and after almost three hours on the train to get here. This venue, surrounded by clear streams and beautiful willows, is a ten-minute drive away from Newbury station with no public transport alternatives available: A journey you … Continue reading This is the hour of the Shire-Folk: The Lord of the Rings at the Watermill Theatre

Last Sales Conference Of The Apocalypse at the Waterloo East Theatre

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In the Last Sales Conference Of The Apocalypse the head of a struggling start-up drags his tiny team into his own escapism fantasies during a panic attack: The shame of being a university drop-out with now also a business failure on his CV enhances childhood pain, previously carefully hidden away from his colleagues. Through a … Continue reading Last Sales Conference Of The Apocalypse at the Waterloo East Theatre