Occasionally, I have time to write about productions where I haven’t chaired a post-show talk and perhaps even thoughts on topics that have nothing to do with theatre. You can find these ramblings here, including my still very popular What I Learned Today series.
Press pass: Everything you need to know about Amber Riley in Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls finally gets its West End premiere at the Savoy Theatre It's taken 35 years, but Broadway hit
Musicals (in SE1 1RU) diary: She Loves Me and Muted
Scarlett Strallen and Mark Umbers in She Loves Me at the Menier Chocolate Factory; David Leopold and Edd Campbell-Bird
My musicals diary: Her Aching Heart and Another Night Before Christmas
Rachael Wooding and George Maguire in Another Night Before Christmas; Naomi Todd and Colette Eaton in Her Aching Heart
6 Quotes: What can Buried Child tell us about Trump’s America?
Ed Harris in Sam Shepard's Buried Child at Trafalgar Studios What does Sam Shepard’s 1978 play Buried Child
New Songs 4 New Shows: Douglas Hodge is one to watch (not just for his acting)
Mel Giedroyc and Danielle Bowen sing Ready to Launch from Matt Board and Reina Hardy's FANATICAL, set at a
Press Pass: Everything you need to know about School of Rock The Musical
David Fynn and the West End cast of School of Rock. © Tristram Kenton Here's everything you need
What fair-minded people need to know about… Trump’s America
Don't stop being outraged by 'The Donald' In the days before this year's US presidential election, Donald Trump
Overdosing at the Park Theatre: Deny, Deny, Deny & Saving Jason
Deny, Deny, Deny and Saving Jason are both running at London's Park Theatre until 3 December 2016. Everyone's
10 couples over 16 years: Looking back on The Last Five Years in photos
Loves lost again and again: Some of the couples who've performed The Last Five Years Update: Since first
Quirky musicals on my doorstep: Side Show and Moby Dick
Musicals on my doorstep: Moby Dick at the Union Theatre and Side Show at Southwark Playhouse The (new)