Author Archives: Emily Garside

There’s knowing you’ll love a show. And there’s not knowing how much you needed a show. The idea of Company with a woman was incredibly exciting. Even more so because it immediately annoyed Sondheim purist dinosaurs. To the point they were spitting venom about the end of musical theatre as we know it before evenContinueContinue reading “"Want Something" Thoughts on Company”

There’s knowing you’ll love a show. And there’s not knowing how much you needed a show. The idea of Company with a woman was incredibly exciting. Even more so because it immediately annoyed Sondheim purist dinosaurs. To the point they were spitting venom about the end of musical theatre as we know it before evenContinueContinue reading “"Want Something" Thoughts on Company”

Sex and shame are a powerful combination. Especially for women. What we do and don’t do with or put in our vaginas is somehow a public matter of interest. Yes, the word vagina is in the first line of this review. Because if Isley Lynn’s ‘Skin A Cat’ teaches us anything it’s to be boldContinueContinue reading “Skin A Cat- The Other Room”

Fun Home falls into two categories for discussion. That in which it is a near perfect example of contemporary musical theatre. It is 90 minutes of perfectly balanced and pitched book and music. It challenges an audience without being pretentious, it’s intellectual without being inaccessible. And as a piece of musical theatre it is brilliantlyContinueContinue reading “"I know you" Thoughts on Fun Home”

Fun Home falls into two categories for discussion. That in which it is a near perfect example of contemporary musical theatre. It is 90 minutes of perfectly balanced and pitched book and music. It challenges an audience without being pretentious, it’s intellectual without being inaccessible. And as a piece of musical theatre it is brilliantlyContinueContinue reading “"I know you" Thoughts on Fun Home”

Eugenius- The Other Palace, LondonMusical theatre sometimes gets a bad reputation for being silly, campy and over the top. It takes a special musical to lean into that, embrace and challenge an audience to just enjoy themselves…while also proving just how sophisticated musical theatre can be while being silly. The thing is that pop music,ContinueContinue reading “Eugenius- The Other Palace ****”

Allan Neve’s play is an exploration of a father-daughter life over the decades. Starting when daughter Lucy (Georgia Theodoulou) comes home to look after her father Charlie (Keiron Self), a series of intertwined monologues tell their story of past and present. What begins with Lucy’s struggling with a return home, and the weight of responsibilityContinueContinue reading “A Recipe For Sloe Gin- Clocktower Theatre Company (World of Boats)”

That’s damage to myself not to the play. I sent draft one of a play off to my Producer/Collaborator last night. And as I blogged for Draft 1 it seemed to make sense to do the same for draft 2. In some ways it’s a very similar feeling. Blind panic and sweating the minute I hit sendContinueContinue reading “Draft 2 (and repairing some damage)”

As this was once upon a time my PhD blog, I thought I’d reflect on it being three years since Graduation. If I’m honest it’s mixed emotions I feel looking at Graduation pictures. On one hand I’m still incredibly proud I made it to the end. Let’s face it for a long time it didn’tContinueContinue reading “Three Years Since Graduation”

The first because it was a benefit reading for The New Group. Announced just a few days before I left, and in a wildly reckless scramble for tickets I booked. A scramble from the plane, to hotel and train later was I have to say, 100% worth it. This was one of those New YorkContinueContinue reading “The Destiny of Me (Review)”