Those familiar with the novel Life of Pi may – should they wish to indulge in the pleasure – have fun in spotting what elements of the book have made it into this theatrical adaptation, and what has been left out, or otherwise rearranged or changed in some way. But it is not necessary to…
Producer Karl Sydow has announced the West End return of a dazzlingly renewed version of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, following a sell-out 2021 UK and Ireland tour. The iconic story of Baby and Johnny, featuring the hit songs ‘Hungry Eyes’, ‘Hey! Baby’, ‘Do You Love Me?’ and the heart-stopping ‘(I’ve Had)…
It is often interesting to come across the premiere of a new musical, especially when, as here, it is clearly a ‘work in progress’. Much effort and resources have clearly been spent, from the hiring of the vast London Coliseum for two nights, to the expenditure of an orchestra of 29 players in order to…
In June 1988, Bob Dylan set off on what has become known as ‘The Never-Ending Tour’ and apart from a break due to the pandemic, it’s still going 33 years later. Well, that title could also be applied to the Kander & Ebb musical Chicago which seems to have been on tour in the UK…
THE ONE YOU WANT. THE ONE YOU NEED. OH YES INDEED! Grittier and more electrifying than ever before, the world’s best-loved musical makes a triumphant return to London’s Dominion Theatre. After a whirlwind summer romance, leather-clad greaser Danny and girl-next-door Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High for senior year. But can…
If you’re old enough to have lived through the 1970s like this reviewer, then you probably would have gone to the kind of awful parties depicted in Mike Leigh’s 1977 play Abigail’s Party but more importantly, you probably would have watched the TV version (there were only three channels at the time) which was shown…
