Review: KIRILL RICHTER - THE SANDS OF TIME, London Coliseum
by Franco Milazzo - September 12, 2024
Have you ever invited a guest to your own party and then seen them totally upstage you? If so, spare some sympathy for Kirill Richter who presented his new work The Sands Of Time alongside the National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan for one night only at the London Coliseum....
Review: OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD, Lyric Hammersmith
by Alexander Cohen - September 12, 2024
Is it serendipity or a testament to good writing? A day after the government mandate two thousand prisoners to enjoy an early release a new production of Our Country’s Good premieres: a play about deported British convicts forging a new life in newly colonised Australia couldn’t be timelier....
Review: THE BELT- PAST & FUTURE, Coronet Theatre
by Matthew Paluch - September 12, 2024
I've said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again…but what The Coronet Theatre is doing feels new, relevant and exciting. Currently on show is The Belt - Past & Future by Korea's Ambiguous Dance Company. The work is The Coronet's first-ever site-specific event, and I think it's an absolute corker....
Review: KIM'S CONVENIENCE, Riverside Studios
by Josh Maughan - September 12, 2024
Kim’s Convenience is a tight hug of a show. There’s enough here for plenty of laughter and a little bit of heartstring-pulling. It’s not trying to be the next breakthrough or radical piece, and therefore, in its form, it’s great. If you’re looking for some warmth as the weather grows colder, add a t...
Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Dominion Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - September 11, 2024
Featuring a press night appearance from creator Richard O’Brien and Jason Donovan as the suspender-donning scientist Frank N. Furter, The Rocky Horror Show returns to the West End. The raucous homage to the films and music of the 1950s as seen through a pansexual lens lays a claim to being the UK’s ...
Review: UGLY SISTERS, New Diorama Theatre
by Josh Maughan - September 11, 2024
I’m still not sure I’ve completely digested Ugly Sisters – maybe I never will. What I do know, however, is this: It is a show our families need. It is a show our industry needs. It is a show our country needs. Thank you, Laurie Ward and Charli Cowgill, I feel a little more confident in our future....
Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 68 – BRITTEN'S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Royal Albert Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - September 11, 2024
“What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?” More often than not, when Shakespeare is adapted into different formats, the text is largely lost but the story remains - not so in this case. Benjamin Britten and his partner Peter Pears opted to go without a librettist, instead taking Shakespeare’s words ...
Review: COME DINE WITH ME THE MUSICAL, Turbine Theatre
by Mica Blackwell - September 10, 2024
There’s potential for Come Dine With Me: The Musical to become a Michelin-starred delight, and its Edinburgh Fringe production has the foundations for it. The cast are all great, the writing has its laughs and the songs are catchy. It just needs more time to simmer and extra spice to give it that ex...
Review: HUGH PANARO: THE MAN WITHOUT THE MASK, Crazy Coqs
by Mica Blackwell - September 09, 2024
Possessing a booming yet silky tenor voice and a natural charm, it’s clear why Panaro’s career has been so successful. Even when accustomed to performing in thousand-seater theatres and working with heavyweights like Barbra Streisand and Elton John, his humbleness shines in this concert as he regale...