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The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: The cast on ABBA, friendship and gender-swapping

By |2023-09-08T10:58:38+01:005 September 2023|Tags: , , , , , |

In my first West End post-show Q&A for The Way Old Friends Do last month, director Mark Gatiss was asked for his thoughts on the actors who bring to life his husband Ian Hallard's new comedy about the world's first ABBA drag tribute band. At the follow-up session last night, we got to hear what the cast thinks of Mark! 

The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Ian Hallard & Mark Gatiss on working together onstage & off

By |2023-08-27T19:59:19+01:0022 August 2023|Tags: , , , , , , |

In the first of my post-show Q&As for the West End premiere of The Way Old Friends Do, with writer and star Ian Hallard and director Mark Gatiss, it felt like ABBA's Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid were with us in spirit.

Life of Pi: Breathtaking puppetry and philosophy create stage magic

By |2022-12-30T20:03:21+00:0022 December 2022|Tags: , , , , , |

Not long left to catch Life of Pi in the West End. If you possibly can, I recommend you beg, borrow or steal to get one of the last remaining tickets – or plan ahead now for the five-time Olivier Award-winning play’s 2023/24 tour.

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 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.

Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat: A joyful nostalgia-fest for children of all ages

By |2021-08-02T10:54:44+01:001 August 2021|Tags: , , , |

When you book to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, you are guaranteed not only a joyful night out at the London Palladium but also a time-travel ticket to your childhood.
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