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I love an awards list, even more so I love an awards list that recognises talent overlooked elsewhere. Therefore it’s no surprise that I’m happy to share the #AlsoRecognised awards from MyTheatreMates. The Also Recognised Awards were launched last year with ten categories. In addition to Best Musical Direction, these include six that had been droppedContinueContinue reading “Also Recognised Awards from My Theatre Mates”

I once (ok several times) used the phrase “You don’t grow up wanting to be Dana Scully and not become a feminist”Wise words, if I do say so myself. But I also learnt so much more from Dana Scully.The X Files in general taught me so much about life-in that it was one of thoseContinueContinue reading “What Dana Scully taught me about life and being a woman”

I’ll be honest, I’d not heard of the Collyer Brothers before I booked to see ‘The Dazzle’ and in an attempt to come to the play open minded, I didn’t find out much more. So other than knowing that they were slightly ‘eccentric’ and hoarded newspapers, I knew little elsee.So I was relieved to readContinueContinue reading “The Dazzle”

It’s that time of year again, ubiquitous top this and top that, so not to be left out, here’s some theatre ranking…10. Saturday Night Forever A late entry, the second to last production I saw this year and one that really will stick with me. Full review is here, but what I loved was a combination ofContinueContinue reading “Theatre 2015 review.”

Although this show has now ended it’s UK tour, it’s still one worthy of reviewing. Before I get into the reivew, two important things are going to become aparant as I go through, so we might as well get them out of the way now. 1. I am a John Barroman fan. 2. I am a Michael BallContinueContinue reading “Mack and Mabel”

Finally managing to do a round-up of New York theatre from the beginning of the month. So in no particualr order, starting with the plays….Sylvia I booked this in part because my a fluke of fate I’ve not missed Matthew Broderick in anything he’s done on stage for nearly 15 years. Somehow the man formerly knownContinueContinue reading “New York Theatre (Part 1)”

I defy anyone to sit through this show and not smile just a little bit. Unless of course you have a pathological aversion to sequins, then you might want to stay away. In fact the costumes are a star in their own right in this show, with elegant ball gowns and sparkly skirts (and a fewContinueContinue reading “Putting on the Ritz”

Songs for a New World. Often the ‘Other’ Jason Robert Brown musical (after the more famous ‘The Last Five Years’) has long been a favourite of mine (for those interested it’s a hotly contested number one JRB slot with Parade)A difficult show to stage, being a revue show more than an actual musical, it’s songsContinueContinue reading “Review: Songs for A New World”

I’ll start by saying I’m both the best and worst person to be reviewing this play. Having spent 4 years immersed in HIV/AIDS theatre doing my PhD (further details on…) I freely admit I’m far too close to this topic.  A lot of the time I spent looking at the history of AIDS plays wasContinueContinue reading “Positive and new AIDS theatre”

“Tale as old as time….”It probably comes as no surprise to anybody who knows me that Beauty and the Beast is my favourite Disney film. I mean it’s about a girl who lives through books, and then gets to live in a castle with a giant library…oh and she meets a Prince as well.It isContinueContinue reading “Review: Everyman Beauty and the Beast”