Stephen Sondheim is my favourite composer in the world of musical theatre, though I’d be the first to admit I’m not as well versed in his work as I’d like to be, so am still happily discovering it. I think his melodies are beautiful and often give me goosebumps, his lyrics can be witty, clever […]
As you know if you’re a follower of my theatrical adventures, I generally like to try and blog my thoughts a few days after the event. In this instance though, I’m glad I held off, because I feel that I’m now in a better position to do the experience justice and talk more effectively about […]
Oscar Wilde once said that: “Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.” In the case of the musical City of Angels though, I think it’s a little of both. Hollywood comes a callin’ for Stine, an author who dreams of adapting his novel for the big screen; a novel which features a dashing […]
Last weekend I made my inaugural visit to the Apollo Victoria to see Wicked. It’s a show that, if I’m honest was never top of my list of priorities, but I have friends who are fans and, in keeping with my resolution to try and see more different shows as well as my familiar favourites […]
‘Everybody has one great lost love. They broke our hearts, they haunt our dreams, and we will never, ever forget them. But what if fate gave you another chance? Do you think you’d get things right the second time around?’ This is the premise of Stuart Matthew Price’s new musical Before After, which I had […]
Have you guys heard of, or have you got your own ‘Bucket List’? This is a list of things we want to do before we ‘kick the bucket’, so to speak. What I love about the idea of the list is that what we include on it can be things really ‘out there’ and adventurous. […]
Saturday 27th August 2011. I’m sitting outside the Stage Door of Queen’s Theatre after experiencing Les Miserables for the first time. It was mind blowing, and I remember being particularly impressed by the gentleman who was playing Javert at the time, a gentleman named Hadley Fraser. As he walked by, I came over shy and […]
My theatre going calendar is slowly starting to expand beyond musicals, and on Saturday night I saw a production that made me really grateful for that change: Kevin Elyot’s My Night with Reg at the Donmar Warehouse¸ in its first major revival since its premiere at the Royal Court and West End transfer. This production […]
Like so many, last night I was left deeply saddened to hear of the death of actor and comedian Robin Williams. I was literally lying in bed listening to ‘Flight to Neverland’ from the score of Hook with tears in my eyes, which came to a head when I made the mistake of watching the […]
Wheelie Stagey 