I’ve recently been reading Michael Crichton’s historical novel The Great Train Robbery [Random House, 1975]. “In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Rich, handsome and ingenious, Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly […]
Katherine Jenkins – Love Never Dies
> For my review of Love Never Dies (the West End musical), please click HERE < I have just heard Katherine Jenkins’ studio version of Love Never Dies – the titular song from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest musical. In my review of the show, I voiced my unhappiness at the main harmonies of this song […]
FILM REVIEW: A Single Man [2009]
It is very rare that I find I can sum up whatever it is that I am reviewing in just one word, however in the case of Tom Ford’s directorial debut, A Single Man, I find this to be easy: Beautiful. Synopsis: A SINGLE MAN is based on the novel of the same name by […]
2010 Whatsonstage.com Awards
Sunday 14th February 2010 marked the 10th anniversary of the Whatsonstage.com Awards, held each year to recognise the theatre-going audience’s favourite plays and musicals, both in the West End and out in the regions. This year, Greg and I decided to go along for the craic (plus we wanted to do something fun for Valentine’s) […]
HAIR – Advert at the BFI IMAX, Waterloo
I think that it’s fair to say that I have not been as excited about a West End opening any more than I have for HAIR (Previews from 1 April 2010). I am actually rather ‘fever-pitch’ now and incredibly hyper about it! Thus when I proclaim this to be the best bit of musical theatre […]
Gari Wellingham 