I have a little bit of a bittersweet history when it comes to Ben Elton’s 2002 jukebox musical jam packed with the music of Queen. As a fan of their music, my dad used to say that it was the only musical he’d willingly go and see with me, but for reasons unbeknownst to either […]
Fury Theatre are a female led theatre company who pride themselves on exploring female stories with fire, and how stories of the past can act as a lens to tell stories in the present. They very kindly reached out to me recently and asked if I would like to feature their latest play here! So, […]
It is on record here that I’m a massive Sondheim fan – his work always inspired and challenged me, and I continue to discover and embrace it. Recently I took another step in that journey as I returned to Southwark Playhouse for the first time since the European premiere of Working to catch the first […]
Bristol’s Travelling Light Theatre Company have been at the forefront of creating theatre that sparks the imagination of children and young people since 1984 – I have fond memories of their shows and workshops from my early days at secondary school. Given that history then, how lovely it was to be invited back to my […]
I know myself that I am not the most well versed or shall we say, proactive person when it comes to learning about historical events, people and so on. So, to work on that, one of my favourite ways to learn and educate myself is art in all its forms, especially theatre. In the programme […]
Fans of my blog and my podcast will know that I hold a particular Disney musical dear to my heart. Another production was also my first experience of the West End back when I was around seven or eight years old, and like many of my generation I grew up watching their films (for the […]
The stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 sweeping musical drama that celebrates Freedom, Beauty, Truth and Love: Moulin Rouge! took New York by storm when it opened in 2019, winning a mammoth 10 Tony Awards. It opened in July that year, and came into my life two months later. As I lay in bed on […]
Part of me wonders why I’m writing this – there’s nothing I can say that would feel adequate, or hasn’t already been expressed by people better placed and far more eloquent than I. And yet, it feels right that I get this down and share it, so here goes… On Friday 26th November 2021, Stephen […]
If you ask me who my favourite composers are, Rodgers and Hammerstein are always up there. Carousel is my favourite, but there are some pieces amongst their body of work that I’m less familiar with, South Pacific being one of them until very recently, when I finally saw the 1958 film version. Originally premiering on […]
Back on August 14th, I returned to the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park for I think my… 6th visit all in, and 3rd show overall to catch their revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel! Originally premiering on Broadway in 1945, Carousel is an adaptation of the play “Liliom” by Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnar, written […]
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