Imagine, if you will, the second lockdown putting pain to the opening of your show a day into rehearsals, and then deciding to put together a filmed version in 3 days. That’s exactly what’s happened with Falling Stars, a new musical revue celebrating the composers, collaborators and publishers of the 1920’s, and the result is […]
Peter Polycarpou and Sally Ann Triplett will star in new musical: Falling Stars at London’s Union Theatre this November 22nd & 29th! Concieved and written by Polycarpou, the song cycle celebrates the composers, collaborators and publishers of the 1920’s – Charlie Chaplin, Irving Berlin and Buddy de Silva (to name but a few!) who helped […]
It was announced last week that the Broadway smash hit Moulin Rouge would be making its way to this side of the pond; and though we have to wait until 2021, I was overjoyed by the news, for two reasons: its at a theatre I really like in terms of my seat and as is […]
The Coliseum seems to be becoming my venue that encourages me to take risks and choose to see shows that wouldn’t normally be on my radar; I was last there back in January where I saw Notre Dame de Paris during its limited run.When it was announced that Man of La Mancha would be playing […]
On 13th September 1993, the Oslo I Accord was signed in Washington DC. The document, known for short as a Declaration of Principles, set out a framework to bring about a resolution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine, in the first face to face agreement between the Israeli Government and the Palestine Liberation Organization. […]
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 […]
I’m a relative newcomer to the idea of musicals in concert form, but I think they’re a fabulous idea to allow audiences to be introduced to shows and scores that are perhaps less widely known. This was the case for my second ‘musical in concert’ outing (the first being Sondheim’s A Little Night Music back […]
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 […]
This review must begin with a HUGE thanks to my friend Sylvia, without whom I wouldn’t have managed to see this show 😀 Lyrics from ‘Once A Year Day’ in The Pajama Game say that for One Day in the year: ‘Everyone’s entitled to be wild, Be a child, Be a Goof, Raise The Roof!’ […]
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