2024 was a year I wanted to push myself to see more shows that were new to me, or things I may not have chosen to see at first glance. I’ll always have my comfort shows – ones I go back to regularly, but it’s been really enriching to push my theatrical boundaries and open […]
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 […]
You’ll remember that I fell completely head over heels for this production of Jesus Christ Superstar when I first saw it in 2016, so much so I went on a Saturday for a matinee, spent the Sunday making enquiries about when I could return, and had a second outing booked by Tuesday, the quickest “turn […]
At the end of last year, I made a commitment to myself to make more of a conscious effort to see new shows. My theatre going staples and regulars will always have a place in my diary and my heart, and still have a ways to go in terms of seeing more new things, but […]
Most of us musical theatre fans can pinpoint the moment we fell in love with the genre. Personally, that moment came when my grandparents introduced me to Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, the 1954 film musical starring Howard Keel and Jane Powell. I was entranced by everything about it, I loved the score, the songs […]
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