Review: HOW TO MATE: THE SECOND TED XXX TALK, Soho TheatreOctober 28, 2024How to Mate: The Second Ted XXX Talk begins with an absolute banger of a preshow playlist, which tends to be a good sign of things to come at the Soho Theatre. The show, directed by Mpilo May, marks the return of Steve Porters, AKA “Lockup Ur Daughter,” a character created and performed by drag king Daisy Doris May.
Review: TAROT: SHUFFLE, Soho TheatreOctober 24, 2024Tarot: Shuffle begins a bit differently than your average sketch show. Walking into the theatre, audience members are greeted by three performers, all wearing white nighties. Everyone is given a piece of paper with a personality test on it, with questions ranging from your ability to recognise patterns to requiring an essay of 1,000 words.
Review: THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA, Royal Albert HallOctober 21, 2024The Sound of Philadelphia, a celebration of “50 years of Philly Soul,” hosted by Sir Lenny Henry, celebrated the Philly soul genre, which is “characterised by funk influences and lush string and horn arrangements,” so it only makes sense that the music of the night would be performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Review: SOPHIE DUKER: BUT DADDY I LOVE HER, Soho TheatreOctober 8, 2024Sophie Duker: But Daddy I Love Her starts on a high, with music blasting and the lights flashing as Duker jumps into the audience, running around and dancing her heart out, encouraging the crowd to cheer even more for her. Duker then jumps back on stage and, with a grin, tells us the one thing we need to know about her - “I am delusional.”
Interview: Shanay Holmes on the Origins and Creation of MUSICAL CONOctober 8, 2024Musical Con, the world’s biggest musical theatre fan convention, is returning to London for its third year. Recently, we had the chance to talk with Shanay Holmes, one of the creators of Musical Con. We discussed how she first became a producer, the creation of Musical Con and what panels she is most looking forward to!
Interview: Glen Ballard And Oliver Tompsett on GHOST THE MUSICAL IN CONCERTSeptember 29, 2024Recently, we had the opportuinty to talk with Glen Ballard and Oliver Tompsett about the upcoming production of Ghost the Musical in Concert. We discussed the creation of Ghost the Musical, what it is like to be returning to the show after time away and what they hope audiences take away from the concert!
Review: GINGER JOHNSON BLOWS OFF!, Soho TheatreSeptember 26, 2024Have you ever been sitting on a stool on a stage, being asked to load a confetti cannon with five containers, one of which containing push pins, that will be shot into the unguarded face of a drag queen? Not many will be able to say they have, but those who attend Ginger Johnson Blows Off! may have the opportunity.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: BRITANICK: DUMMY, Pleasance CourtyardSeptember 29, 2024BriTANick: Dummy, a self-described “nonlinear, freeform sketch show” is performed by Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher, the two members of BriTANick who are most well-known for their online sketch comedy as well as being writers for Saturday Night Live and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: PAUL WILLIAMS: MAMIYA 7, Assembly RoxySeptember 29, 2024 Paul Williams: Mamiya 7 has a description that leaves much to the imagination. All we are told is that “Paul bought a second-hand film camera last year and it turned out the previous owner had left a used-up roll of film in it” and that this will be the theme of the show. And indeed, the description is not lying.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: EDDY HARE: THIS ONE'S ON ME, Pleasance CourtyardSeptember 29, 2024Eddy Hare: This One’s On Me begins on the topic of male pattern baldness, with Hare explaining that he first had a bald spot at the age of twenty, promising to reveal it to us by the end of the show, which had already been requested by one eager audience member. But, we soon delve into the main subject of the show - uncles.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: JAKE ROCHE: NEPORRHOIDS, Pleasance CourtyardSeptember 29, 2024Jake Roche: Neporrhoids certainly has one of the more interesting show starts of the Fringe. Roche kneels in front of a keyboard on the stage, pulling down his trousers and simulating having an orgasm while staring directly at the audience member in front of him.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: MICHAEL KUNZE: INFINITY MIRROR, Underbelly, CowgateSeptember 16, 2024Walking into Michael Kunze: Infinity Mirror, audiences are greeted by Kunze himself, who is standing on the stage making sandwiches. After taking a few orders from audience members, he then begins some audience participation, tossing slices of fake ham into the audience and encouraging them to throw them like a Frisbee onto the slice of bread.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: STAMPTOWN, Pleasance CourtyardSeptember 16, 2024As someone who has seen versions of Stamptown in both Edinburgh and London, I was very much looking forward to seeing the show at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the Pleasance Courtyard - Grand, a 750-seat venue.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: IVO GRAHAM: GRAND DESIGNS, Pleasance CourtyardSeptember 6, 2024Ivo Graham: Grand Designs is a show, according to Graham, made up of lists to deal with the chaos that the comedian has been facing. Throughout the hour we have with him, Graham discusses his love for football, his family and friends and how music has made an impact on his life.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: REUBEN KAYE: LIVE AND INTIMIDATING, Assembly George Square GardensSeptember 6, 2024From the beginning of Reuben Kaye: Live and Intimidating, you know you are in for something different than your usual Fringe show. This is something that Kaye acknowledges himself as he wanders through the crowd, declaring that he will be starting with the dark stuff, saying that his attitude is like “they recast Jaws with Camila Parker-Bowles'
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: COME DINE WITH ME: THE MUSICAL, Underbelly, Bristo SquareSeptember 6, 2024Come Dine With Me: The Musical. is an adaptation of the hit television series that has four strangers cook meals for one another, ranking them in order to win the grand prize by the end. The show follows not only the contestants on the show but also those filming it, particularly the producer, Mary, camera operator, Roy, and sound man, Teddy.