Edgar Allan Poe is one of those writers that everyone has heard of but not everyone has read. My first encounter with his works as reading “The Tell-Tale Heart” back when I was a child. The nightmares I suffered after reading it, meant I have steered away from Edgar and his works since then. However, […]
Roller Diner at Soho Theatre – Review
Sometimes we get into a rut. This is especially true in a work environment where doing things a certain way because they always have been done that way is a common method of operating. And then someone new arrives in the office and starts questioning things, maybe offering alternative ways of doing the same thing […]
Review of Silent Opera’s immersive production of Vixen
An unusual opera that is thrust in front of audiences in an unusual fashion. Well, it is certainly fair to say that the presentational premise for this bold adaptation of Leos Janacek’s The Cunning Little Vixen is a seductive one. Through the utilisation of technology – headphones, to be precise – the immersive experience leads […]
Whitechapel: Suspects, Lunatics and a Leather Apron
I was once taken out to dinner at a well-known restaurant in London. The menu was a work of art with each item described in gushing, descriptive prose going into minute detail about the ingredients and the way it was cooked. By the time I had finished reading it, my taste buds were tingling and […]
Wicked London cast: Alice Fearn (Elphaba) and Sophie Evans (Glinda)
WICKED, the West End musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is delighted to announce that Alice Fearn (Elphaba), Sophie Evans (Glinda), Bradley Jaden (Fiyero), Melanie La Barrie (Madame Morrible), Andy Hockley (The Wizard), Jack Lansbury (Boq) and Laura Pick (Standby for Elphaba) will head the new London cast […]