‘It’s How I Know I’m Alive’ – After You (Tonight At The London Coliseum) Review
If this incredibly long, incredibly hard and continuing theatre shutdown has taught me anything, it’s that nothing (not even a global pandemic) can stop the arts. The theatre industry and the arts as a whole never stop breathing, never stop growing and never stop...
‘Remember My Name’ – Fame the Musical (Streamed) Review
Developed by David De Silva, the man behind the production of the well known original film and television series, Fame the Musical has been seen all over the world and during it’s most recent UK Stop at the Peacock Theatre in London, it was thankfully recorded. In the...
‘Maybe what comes after is better than before’ – Before After Live Stream Review
Picture the scene, a tree stands atop a beautiful hillside, the sun is setting, it’s a place you’ve finally gone back to after time away, and standing there is a person who you used to go there with, someone you haven’t seen in years, someone special to you. You...
‘And the world is soon erased, lost in pure delight’ – Romantics Anonymous Live Stream Review
One of the most amazing things about theatre is that it continues to evolve, grow and innovate even when the world is working against it. With theatres up and down the country still unable to open their doors, the online universe has quickly become a safe place of...
‘One Heart, One Soul, One Mind’ – Mischief Movie Night (Minack Theatre) Review
Making theatre in 2020 is proving to be a very difficult task, but many amazing people are out there making it happen in new and innovative ways. Mischief Theatre have proven to be the masters of comedy over recent years with many hit productions including ‘The Play...
‘Slowly it feels as if theatre is coming back to some form of life’ – Stagey Blog Chat with Louise Penn
Theatre fan Louise Penn has been running her blog over on Loureviews since 2012, reviewing theatre shows, books, DVD’s and television. She attends and reviews show both for herself, for broadwayworldUk and northwestend. was able to talk to Louise all about her love...
A touch of magic in our own homes – West End Does: The Magic of Animation Unplugged Review
Let’s be honest here, it’s been a tough old time lately with a near constant supply of bad news and our entire lives flipped upside down. But within that darkness there have been glimmers of light, and for me, those flashes of brightness have always come from theatre....
‘Up, Up and Away’ – Showstopper: The Socially Distanced Improvised Musical Review
The theatre industry is full of creatives, innovators and inventors and in these strange and trying times where theatres remain closed all over the country, this fact has only been proven. So many people have been going above and beyond to allow theatre to continue to...
‘It’s been tough as I’ve realised how much I rely on theatre’ – Stagey Blog Chat With Kirsty Herrington
Self proclaimed travel enthusiast, bookworm and notebook obsessive, Kirsty Herrington blogs over at From Page to Stage . As well as reviewing independently, she also writes for London Love Culture, Jonathan Baz, Mind The Blog and London Theatre Reviews. I was able to...
‘It all comes from a place of love for this community’ – Stagey Blog Chat with Charlotte Hutchesson
Office manager by day and blogger by night Charlotte Hutchesson has been blogging at Theatre Scribbles since 2015, sharing reviews and chat on all things stagey. I talked to Charlotte all about why she loves theatre so much and how she has been continuing to support...
‘Will You Be Strong and Stand With Me’ – Theatre Stars Stage Protests in Plea to Save The Arts
It has now been exactly seven months since theatres up and down the country were forced to close their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, and not a day has passed since without a theatre worker wondering when they or their industry are going to get any support....
‘Land of Hope and Glory!’ – Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain Car Park Party Review
‘We’ve been in the West End, we’ve been on Broadway, we’ve been to the Sydney Opera House! But nothing compares to the car park of Powderham Castle!’ It’s been a very strange, dark and challenging year for live performance, with theatres up and down the country still...