In my ongoing resolution to support new work, I’m going to start by taking you on a little trip down memory lane. Some of you might recall that back in September 2014, I travelled to London to see the premiere of a new musical in its workshop format by actor, producer and composer Stuart Matthew […]
One of my self-inflicted shortcomings as a theatre fan is that I feel I don’t see enough plays. People often joke at my taste, because those plays I do enjoy most are quite dark and more character driven rather than action packed, and I’ve always had a love of weighty themes and never a fear […]
I’ve always been a bit of a creature of habit when it comes to my theatregoing; I latch on to particular shows and enjoy returning to them time and again and how the nuances of a character can always grow and develop depending on the choices each actor makes. The words might be the same, […]
The older, classic musicals will always hold a special place in my heart as they are responsible for my love of musical theatre as it is today. My grandparents showed me a lot of film musicals, including Guys and Dolls with Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine, Jean Simmons and Marlon Brando, and to this day it’s […]
Over the years, Lionel Bart’s adaptation of the Dickens’ classic Oliver Twist is one that has always followed me around. The film musical was among the first I saw, my last outing to see the UK tour at my local theatre the Bristol Hippodrome with Neil Morrissey, Samantha Barks and Iain Fletcher in 2013 inspired me […]
As you may have already gathered, I’m a bit of a Shakespeare nerd. I love the vibrancy, intensity and colours of his language and he is responsible for creating some of my favourite characters of all time. Admittedly though, I confess I generally prefer the tragedies to the comedies, so am not as well versed […]
Most fans of any particular artist can pinpoint the moment they became a fan. For me and this artist in question, it happened in June 2007. I’d missed the introduction so didn’t catch his name, but I remember being completely mesmerised by his voice from the minute he opened his mouth until he played the final […]
In my last post, you’ll recall that Kinky Boots was the matinee for my November double show day. For my evening, I headed across the street to see Gypsy. Some of you might recall from my previous blogs or if its ever come up in conversation between us that Sondheim is one of my favourite […]
Early November saw me make my first double show day trip to London since my birthday this summer, and unusually for me it was made up of two shows that I hadn’t seen before! The matinee saw me make a visit to the Adelphi for the first time since The Bodyguard to see Kinky Boots. […]
As you may have been aware if you follow my theatrical musings on here or Twitter (@kerrien_270811 just in case you’d like to follow me, by the way), August was a particularly special month for me in terms of stagey shenanigans. I had the honour of seeing one of my favourite actors in an […]
Wheelie Stagey 