Category: On Stage
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Shows To Catch This Week | Boy Out The City* & Six*
Boy Out The City at the Turbine TheatreRating: 4 starsOn until: 13th NovemberTickets link: https://www.theturbinetheatre.com/whats-on/boy-out-the-city Boy Out The City is an hour long one man show by performer extraordinaire Declan Bennett, born out of spending lockdowns by himself in the countryside and the anxiety that follows along with it. The piece also delves into earlier…
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Pride and Prejudice* sort of* @ Criterion Theatre*
Rating: 5/5Link to tickets: https://www.criterion-theatre.co.uk/pride-and-prejudice-sort-of/?&eventid=7001Booking until: April 2022Run Time: 2hr 30 There have been countless adaptations of Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice. But I don’t think there will ever be an adaptation as loud or as witty as this one. Pride and Prejudice* (sort of)* is abridged version of the novel told by…
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A Place For We @ Park Theatre*
Rating: 4 starsRunning Until: 6th NovemberTickets and more information: https://www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/a-place-for-we A Place For We takes place in one building in Brixton over the course of 50 years. The play tackles themes of change, traditions and gentrification in a piece that is incredibly relevant to today’s society, particularly in London. I was really keen to see…
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The Last Five Years @ Garrick Theatre*
Stars: 5 Running until: 17th OctoberBook your tickets at https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-last-five-years/ Following 2 New Yorkers in their 20s, The Last Five Years follows Cathy and Jamie over the course of their 5 year relationship. The uniqueness in this storytelling is while Jamie charts their relationship chronologically, Cathy charts it from the end. If you’ve been here…
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John and Jen @ Southwark Playhouse*
Rating: 4/5Playing Until: 21st August 2021 Tickets and more information: https://www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show-whats-on/john-jen/ Andrew Lippa’s musicals are no stranger to the UK theatre scene having had acclaimed productions of The Addams Family, Big Fish and The Wild Party visit our shores in the past few years. Now, an updated version of his wonderful 2 hander musical about…
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Hairspray @ London Coliseum*
Based on the John Waters film, Hairspray starts out as a tale about a teenage girl trying to get on her favourite TV show as a dancer. But ultimately ends up being a tale of racial justice, the power of integration and full out joy. It’s a modern classic having premiered on Broadway back in…
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Pippin @ Garden Theatre, Vauxhall*
This production of Stephen Schwartz’s musical Pippin was my first press ticket since lockdown and it was a truly fun and enjoyable one! Currently running in the back garden of the Eagle Bar in Vauxhall, the musical follows a young prince named Pippin who searches for a purpose to his life as told by a…
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Jesus Christ Superstar: The Concert @ Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
For the first time in just over 5 months, I finally stepped my feet back into a theatre. And now, for the first time in many months, I’m going to review it voluntarily. I actually couldn’t be more thrilled about it. As soon as Regent’s Park announced they were going to attempt to put on…
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My Favourite Happiness Begins Tour Performances
After being the last fan on the planet to do so, I finally watched the Jonas Brothers’ tour documentary Happiness Continues last week. Since I had already used up my 30 day free trial for Amazon Prime to watch their initial documentary (Happiness Begins), I had to make sure that the 99p I spent on…
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Excellent Shows I Managed To See Before The Lockdown
I hope you’re all managing to cope in isolation thus far. Before you know it, we’ll be back to the theatres in no time. In the mean time, I’m bringing you four shows that I caught before becoming a hermit that I really, really enjoyed. The Last Five Years at the Southwark Playhouse. One of…
Hayley Sprout 
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