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  • Aspects of Love @ Southwark Playhouse

    Aspects of Love @ Southwark Playhouse

    Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/aspects-of-love/ Booking until: 9th February 2019 Production Photos by: Pamela Raith Run time: 2hr 40 mins incl. a 15 minute interval. As it was an Andrew Lloyd Webber piece I was unfamiliar with, I’ve been looking forward to going into Aspects of Love with an open mind. After rave reviews…

  • Coming Clean @ Trafalgar Studios 2*

    Coming Clean @ Trafalgar Studios 2*

    Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/coming-clean/trafalgar-studios/ Booking until: 2nd February 2019 Production Photos by: Scott Rylander Run time: 1hr 55 mins with a 15 minute interval Trigger warnings?: Full frontal nudity.  Coming Clean takes place in a London flat, occupied by Greg and Tony as they celebrate their 5th anniversary together. However, things are shaken…

  • The Experience Of Standing Through 3 Hours of Les Miserables

    The Experience Of Standing Through 3 Hours of Les Miserables

    My final show that I saw in 2018 was my all time favourite show Les Miserables. After day seating for the matinee of Company, my friend Blandine suggested heading next door into the Les Mis box office to see if they had anything available for that night. The standing tickets are only released if a…

  • Shows I’m Looking Forward To Seeing in 2019

    Shows I’m Looking Forward To Seeing in 2019

    A new year means a wave of new theatre coming into the West End! Although I do love the classics, it’s always nice to see some fresh blood in London theatre. These are the six shows I cannot wait to see in 2019. Mary Poppins @ Prince Edward Theatre After the cinematic release of Mary…

  • What to expect from Marvel’s Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N at the Excel Centre

    What to expect from Marvel’s Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N at the Excel Centre

    Just before 2018 ended the Regulars (that’s myself, Sam and Lucy) headed to the ExCel centre for an exciting new exhibiton based around Marvel’s Avengers, ahead of the new film being released in April. We were all so excited, as we have seen majority of the MCU films in the cinema together so this was…

  • Blog Goals for 2019

    Blog Goals for 2019

    Happy New Year, everybody! How do we all feel about 2019 so far? After having quite the year in 2018, I’m finally starting to feel refreshed and recharged and in the swing of it again. Towards the end of 2018, I started to become very lazy with blogging because it began to feel like a…

  • My Top 10 Shows Of 2018

    My Top 10 Shows Of 2018

    The end of the year is upon us! After almost 200 shows this year, I’ve finally whittled down my top 10. Although given most of my trips to the theatre this year were repeat visits, I can’t say the list below will be much of a surprise? There was a lot of brilliant theatre this…

  • Murder For Two @ The Other Palace*

    Murder For Two @ The Other Palace*

    Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.theotherpalace.co.uk/whats-on/murder-for-two Booking until: 13th January 2019 Production Photos by: Scott Rylander Murder For Two is a two hander musical comedy which takes place over an evening as a police officer is trying to solve the murder of a famous author, who has been killed at his birthday party. Before the…

  • Peter Pan @ Park Theatre*

    Peter Pan @ Park Theatre*

    Rating: Tickets and more information: https://www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/peter-panBooking until: 5th January 2019Production Photos by: Chris Gardner With this being my third production of J.M. Barrie’s in the last two years, going into the show I did wonder how much different could anyone possibly make a production of Peter Pan anymore? Luckily in Jonathan O’Boyle’s vibrant production, this version…

  • Nine Night @ Trafalgar Studio*

    Nine Night @ Trafalgar Studio*

    Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/nine-night-tickets Booking until: 23rd February 2019 Production Photos by: Helen Murray After a sold out run in the Dorfman, the National Theatre’s production of Nine Night has transferred to the Trafalgar Studios giving audiences more chances to see Natasha Gordon’s award winning debut play. The play follows a Jamaican-British family…

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