REVIEW: Respect La Diva – Garrick Theatre, London

It’s Thursday evening, and I find myself kindly invited along to see the World Premiere of the latest West End production to throw open its doors – Respect La Diva! Billed as “a spectacular and uplifting musical celebration paying tribute to some of the greatest female singers of all-time” – this sounded PERFECT for a […]

Shirley Bassey – As If We Never Said Goodbye

Stunning version – check out 2:57, she’s (as you’d expect!!) mindbogglingly good!

EDITORIAL: Why I think we need CATS once again prowling the West End!

You may well scoff at me when I say this, but I very strongly believe that the West End needs a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic, and once the longest running in the World, musical, CATS! This week we have heard of yet more shows on the West End and fringes closing early, and, […]

Les Livres et Les Tasses – my new name for Les Mis!

*If you are after my review of Alfie Boe and Matt Lucas, currently starring in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, London, please click here, thanks!* On Saturday, Max and I decided to try for some of the on-the-day £10 standing tickets to see Les Misérables – largely because I was, as always, in dire […]

REVIEW: Les Misérables – Queen’s Theatre, London (feat. Alfie Boe and Matt Lucas)

On Tuesday evening, I went down to the Queen’s Theatre to see Les Misérables, currently starring Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean, and Matt Lucas as Thénardier. Whilst I’ve ADORED this musical for many-a-year, I must also admit that it was thanks to seeing both in the O2 25th Anniversary concert that made me finally decide […]