Chris Omaweng

Brigid Lohrey and Grace Cookey-Gam portray an entire village between them. To an extent, the production relies on what a family show I saw a few years ago referred to as ‘CGI’ – collective group imagination. But then, at least to begin with, there is a lot of context that is spoon-fed to the audience. … Read more

The last time I saw Hairspray in the West End was a sort of ‘now or never’ moment: after over 1,000 performances, the show was to close at the Shaftesbury Theatre, and I went along to the very last show. Some of the cast were in tears at curtain call, and the show evidently had … Read more

One is naturally inclined to think of the Stephen Sondheim revue Marry Me A Little, in which an entire narrative was shaped out of various songs that may have belonged to another musical (or not) at some point but were cobbled together to form a separate show. Listening to the various musical styles, tempos and … Read more