Tag: musical theatre
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Gatsby @ Southwark Playhouse*
Rating: 3/5Booking until: 8th January 2021Running time: 140 minutesPhotography credit: Lidia CrisafulliTickets link: https://www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show-whats-on/gatsby/ F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel once again comes to life, but in this new musical adaptation by Linnie Reedman and Joe Evans. Having had previous success in concert/workshop iterations, the musical finally gets a full run. The musical is centres around…
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Review | The Secret Society of Leading Ladies*
Rating: 5 starsRunning until: 7th March 2021Tickets and more information: https://barntheatre.org.uk/barn-at-home Created and conceived by Ryan Carter, The Secret Society of Leading Ladies follows 5 leading ladies who have been mysteriously invited to perform without knowing who invited them. The catch? The viewer gets to choose who the leading ladies are out of 14 performers…
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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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Bare: A Pop Opera @ The Vaults*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.thevaults.london/bare Booking until: 4th August Production Photos by: Tom Grace Run time: 2hrs 30mins. Bare: A Pop Opera is a sung-through musical with a pop/rock score by Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere that takes place in a catholic school where a group of teenagers are putting on a production of…
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Amour @ Charing Cross Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://charingcrosstheatre.co.uk/theatre/amour Booking until: 20th July 2019 Production Photos by: Scott Rylander. Run time: 2hrs 15mins Trigger warnings: flashing lights. Set in 1950s Paris, Amour follows a shy civil servant called Dusoleil who passes his time writing letters to his mum while daydreaming about his neighbour Isabelle who is locked away…
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Come From Away @ Phoenix Theatre
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://comefromawaylondon.co.uk Booking until: 14th September 2019 Production Photos by: Matthew Murphy Run time: 100 mins After taking Broadway and Toronto by storm, Irene Sankoff & David Hein’s critically acclaimed musical Come From Away has finally arrived in London. The musical takes place in Gander, Newfoundland just after the 9/11 attacks…
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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…
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Quick Fire Questions | Scott Alan on The Distance You Have Come.
A new musical is opening at the Cockpit later this month. Award winning composer Scott Alan has created a song cycle using his back catalogue of work, to tell the lives of six individuals who juggle the challenges life throws at them. Under the musical direction of Scott Morgan the production will feature a stellar…
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Original British Musicals You Can Listen To
Although we anticipate a wealth of Broadway transfers in Waitress, Come From Away and 9 to 5 making appearances in the West End next year, the excitement around those shows may overshadow some of the brilliant new British musicals that exist. Two of the three shows below, you can catch on stage this year while…
Hayley Sprout 
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