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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…

May 1, 2020
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…

April 23, 2020
How The Lockdown Is Going

Hope you’re all doing well in isolation! At time of writing, I’m currently on day 20 of isolation, I’ve been working from home for almost 3 weeks now and I’ve managed to adjust better than I thought I would do. I was also fine being away from live theatre but I watched the Olivier Awards…

April 7, 2020
Bin Juice @ The Vaults*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://vaultfestival.com/whats-on/bin-juice/ Booking until: 15th March 2020 Run time: 1hr Production photos by: Lidia Crisfulli Starting off in an interview room, we see Francine and Marla grilling Belinda who is hopeful to become the pair’s new apprentice. See, this is an interview for a hazardous waste company, in that, they dispose…

March 15, 2020
Lipstick @ Southwark Playhouse*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/lipstick/ Booking until: 28th March 2020 Run time: 1hr 10 mins Production photos by: Lidia Crisafulli Lipstick follows two teenage boys, Tommy and Jordan, and the development of their friendship, while they bond over their parents relationships… and Tommy’s use of lipstick. Although the play highlights two fantastic performances, the…

March 10, 2020
V & V @ The Vaults*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://vaultfestival.com/whats-on/vv/ Booking until: 8th March 2020 Run time: 1hr Production photos by: Ali Wright Taking place across two different time periods, Misha Pinnington’s production showcases how different female romantic relationships are today compared to the early 1900s. An interesting concept that transitions between both time periods smoothly, I found V&V to…

March 7, 2020
Olivier Awards 2020 | The Big Five

It’s time for the big ‘uns! Time for my predictions on the big five categories at the Olivier Awards for the show specific awards and the best director category. BEST NEW MUSICAL Dear Evan Hansen & Juliet Waitress Amelie The Musical Like I’ve mentioned before, there’s been a real lack of new musicals in the…

March 2, 2020
The Prince of Egypt @ Dominion Theatre*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.theprinceofegyptmusical.com/ Booking until: 31st October 2020 Run time: 2hr 40mins Production photos by: Tristram Kenton Trigger Warnings: Flashing lights. Based on the Dreamworks animated film, The Prince of Egypt makes its stage debut here in London for a limited time only. In this bright and lavish production, the show follows…

February 28, 2020
Olivier Awards 2020 | Acting Nominations Predictions

It’s that time again! Another year, another Olivier Awards, another list of predicted nominations that I will probably get wrong. But, I do love to give it a go! LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Jac Yarrow for Joseph Andy Nyman for Fiddler on the Roof Sam Tutty for Dear Evan Hansen Charlie Stemp for Mary…

February 26, 2020
Zorro The Musical In Concert @ Cadogan Hall*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Run time: 2hr 40 mins After seeing Club 11 and Take Two Theatricals one night only production of Cinderella in Concert last year, I knew I had to check out their next musical in concert venture. This time round, they have teamed up with the London Musical Theatre Orchestra to bring to Cadogan Hall…

February 24, 2020

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