‘I take it one day at a time’ – Life in Lockdown with Kieran Brown
Keiran Brown has starred in a number of productions including Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, Wicked and Titanic and has performed all over the world. Also a talented photographer, Keiran has started an online photo shop with proceeds going...
‘No King of England, if not King of France’ : Henry V review (Streaming: Barn Theatre)
Now, I am going to start this with some honesty here for I feel that it might set a little bit of the tone for this review. I am not the world’s biggest fan of Shakespeare. Yes, he may be one of the greatest ever playwrights and an absolute genius when it came to...
‘They are at great financial risk, I know we are’ – Interview with The Barn Theatre’s Jamie Chapman Dixon
With Covid-19 spreading, lives changing and the things that we love being closed down, the world is in a very odd and daunting place at the moment. Businesses up and down the country are struggling to cope and with large gatherings banned, the curtain has come down...
‘But it’s better to ask for the earth than to take it’ – An Inspector Calls Theatre Review
First performed in Moscow in 1945, J B Priestly’s ‘An Inspector Calls’ is considered by many to be one of the greatest plays ever written. It tells the thrilling tale of the Birlings, an affluent family gathered together for a night of celebration when their peace is...
‘Oh, it’s a jolly holiday with Mary’ – Mary Poppins Theatre Review
No matter how old you get, there is always one thing that has the power to remind you of the wonder of being a child, and that one thing is Disney. Magic, music and merriment combined in wonderful packages that transport you away from the real world for a couple of...
‘Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance’ – The Lion King Theatre Review
It’s perhaps one of the most famous Disney screen to stage adaptations ever made, and perhaps one of the most popular. The Lion King is celebrating it’s twenty first year at the Lyceum Theatre in London’s west end this year and it’s still as popular as when it first...
‘And you’re gonna hear me roar’ – & Juliet the musical Review
The theatre world is a wonderful blend, a world where the classics and long running hits exist side by side with screen to stage adaptations and musical biographies. 2019 saw an influx of Broadway transfers proving popular in the West End, and as nice as this was to...
Theatres at risk, history at risk – Part Two
Whether you are a fan of the theatre or not, it’s not hard to see the importance of theatres. Not only are they are gateway to the arts for those who wish to enter that world, but they can be considered vital to the economic and cultural development of a city. They...
Theatres at risk, history at risk – Part One
Coming from the viewpoint from a theatre fanatic, it breaks my heart a little to see some of this country’s great theatres in a state of disrepair, crumbling apart, fading away, and taking every ounce of history away with every chipping of paint. There’s magic in...
‘Let me hear you say yeah, yeah!’ – Kinky Boots the Musical Cinema Screening Review
It’s been more than a year since those famous red boots strutted across a London stage for the final time, but Kinky Boots London did not end there. During it’s time at the Adelphi Theatre, the show was filmed with original cast members Killian Donnelly and Matt Henry...
5 Broadway Shows I would love to see in London
Great theatre exists all over the world, from one corner to the other, stages are laden with show tunes and talent. And whilst you may see your choice of theatre on national tours, or in sadly lesser known theatre districts, there is no denying that the two most...
Theatre Coming To Plymouth In 2020
If you are a theatre fan, do you realise just how lucky you are to live in Plymouth. We may be miles and miles away from London with it’s grand and glitzy West End theatres, but here we have the Theatre Royal and this year, there are some amazing shows stopping off...