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Operation Mincemeat: Oh my god, this World War II escapade actually happened?

By |2022-02-13T23:27:43+00:0013 February 2022|Tags: , , , , |

I have a sneaking suspicion that we have not seen the last of this little musical gem, which is - incredibly - inspired by a real-life World War II espionage episode demonstrating British pluck and eccentricity in spades. 

Dog Show video and photos: What do humans have in common with canines?

By |2022-01-26T12:38:01+00:003 December 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

At my last Christmas Q&A at the Pleasance Theatre, for sci-fi spoof Escape from Planet Trash way back in December 2019, Ginger Johnson shared a tantalising teaser about her idea for her next offering: "Like Cats, but Dogs".

The Choir of Man: Dedicated to the 2000 pubs closed during lockdown

By |2021-11-18T10:59:55+00:0017 November 2021|Tags: , , |

Here's a sobering statistic: 2,000 pubs closed during lockdown. Lost forever. The scale of that loss really struck me when I heard performer and (brilliant) poet Ben Norris recite it during The Choir of Man at the Arts Theatre. And, in fact, it's likely an underestimate.

Indecent Proposal post-show video and photos: Hands up if you’d sleep with a stranger for $1 million

By |2021-11-07T09:58:33+00:0029 October 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The big moral question at the heart of Indecent Proposal is: what are you willing to do for $1 million? More specifically: would you have sex for a stranger if they paid you $1 million?

Back to the Future: Nostalgic screen-to-stage sci-fi custom-made for superfans

By |2021-10-05T12:20:56+01:005 October 2021|Tags: , , , , |

This is not a project born of outsiders wanting to cash in, but rather a long-held ambition, some 16 years in the making, of Back to the Future's creators.

The Pleasure Garden post-show video and photos: Exploring Vauxhall’s hedonistic history

By |2021-10-02T14:46:05+01:0030 September 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Apart from it being a charming public park and one of my dog's favourite destinations for our daily walks, I have always been fascinated by history of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, near my home in south London.

The Last Five Years: The piano is the new star in Jason Robert Brown’s two-hander

By |2021-09-27T11:09:49+01:0027 September 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

There's a line in The Last Five Years, Jason Robert Brown's semi-autobiographical musical two-hander about a relationship breakdown, that gets me every time.

Frozen: Disney’s big-budget blockbuster musical melted my heart

By |2021-09-13T11:15:37+01:0013 September 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

While London has had to wait a long time for Disney’s own screen-to-stage adaptation, its September arrival makes it feel as if Christmas has come early to the West End.

Carousel: A dark take on domestic abuse and a Broadway classic

By |2021-08-11T11:38:59+01:0011 August 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Just getting to the end of a show at the Open Air Theatre when the weather is iffy feels like an accomplishment, for the audience as well as the company.
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