Back to the Future: Nostalgic screen-to-stage sci-fi custom-made for superfans
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 Last Five Years: The piano is the new star in Jason Robert Brown’s two-hander
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
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.
Jersey Boys: Never mind Frankie Valli, let’s pay tribute to Tommy
If it weren’t for Covid-19, we probably wouldn’t have Jersey Boys back in the West End. But we probably would still have original Four Season Tommy DeVito.
The Money Live: Could you agree how to spend a pot of cash with a group of strangers?
I have become obsessed with where the money goes in The Money. If you suddenly received a few hundred pounds, how would you spend it?
WATCH show vlogs: Julius Caesar, Beginning, The Lady With a Dog and Foul Pages
I've been raving about Julius Caesar to everyone over the past few weeks, and particularly the experience of seeing it in the pit of the staggeringly versatile Bridge Theatre.
WATCH: My thoughts on Mary Stuart, Oranges & Elephants and other #TimesUp shows
It’s natural that your reactions to shows are filtered through the prism of the current social and political climate. And savvy theatres, of course, seek to judge the mood and programme accordingly.
History has its eyes on us all: My joy and sorrow at Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton
The London cast of Hamilton is led by Jamael Westman and Giles Terera as
WATCH: My thoughts on Off-West End musicals Miracle On 34th Street, The Little Match Girl, The Woman in White and Barnum
Does this count as a vlogmas? Probably not, but here's my attempt at a theatre diary vlog in any case, which includes two Christmas shows!
Making musical history: Privates on Parade, Ordinary Days and The End of History
Clockwise from top: Privates on Parade, Ordinary Days and The End of History