Hayley Sprout

Tag: musicals

  • A Week At The Theatre | Mad House, The Pride, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice*, Unfortunate.

    A Week At The Theatre | Mad House, The Pride, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice*, Unfortunate.

    A very, very busy week at the theatre for me! Have seen such a range of shows this week (including 1 show I’ll be reviewing next week and a trip to London Zoo at night!) which has been a lot of fun. Mad House at the Ambassador’s TheatreRating: 4/5Running until: 4th SeptemberTicket link: https://www.madhousetheplay.co.uk/ 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…

  • Three New Stage Adaptations in London

    Three New Stage Adaptations in London

    Today I am bringing you three new stage productions that have been adapted from previous work that you can see on stage in London. The shows below include a new interpretation of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, an opera set in 2017 and a musical about a teenage drag queen.

  • Dreamgirls @ The Savoy Theatre

    Dreamgirls @ The Savoy Theatre

    Earlier in November, I attended the very first preview of the West End Debut of Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre. When the producers announced Amber Riley (Glee) would be starring as Effie White I knew I had to get a ticket right away. I went to the Glee tour years and years ago and Amber…

  • Vanities The Musical @ Trafalgar Studios 2

    Last week, Jen & I attended a performance of the European premiere of Vanities:The Musical. Based on the play of the same name, the show follows three best friends from cheerleaders in high school to sorority sisters to adulthood. The show spans from 1963 to 1974 & later from Texas to New York City. Due…

  • A Handful of Theatre | Musicals You Can Rock Out To.

    I have been thinking a lot lately, about the range of genres you can find within a musical, especially in recent years. The sun has also started shining recently which means I can spend hours walking again. And here are my recommendations for some great musical albums you can rock out to in the sunshine.

  • A Handful Of Theatre | Underrated Musicals #1

    No doubt there will be another post like this. Consider this post 1 in a very long series! I love musicals. I love the old school musicals. I love the new and game changing musicals. MUSICALS ARE GREAT. If you’re looking for some good tunes, here are five that you may not know about!

  • So have you heard about Hamilton?

    So this week was Alexander Hamilton’s birthday! Happy birthday you, bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman…. 261 years ago, Alexander Hamilton was born. But wait, who is Alexander Hamilton, you ask? Alexander Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of the United States. He was the first Secretary of Treasury, was George…

  • Some of my favourite songs from musicals!

    Hello all! So I mostly post about books on here but another love of mine is theatre/musicals! Living in London, I have seen my fair share and I will continue to do so! (well as far as my bank account allows me) (Should note I haven’t been sponsored! I genuinely love these shows!) So today…