This evening I was very fortunate enough to be invited along to the trade night of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – currently in previews at the West End’s Gielgud Theatre, and having it’s opening night on March 22nd 2011. It’s 1957 and we are in the French port of Cherbourg. Jazz, sailors and vin rouge […]
Whatsonstage Awards 2011 – Actual winners vs who I’d like to have won!
Once again the WOS awards are upon us, and this year they seem to have released the list of winners to the World before the awards have even taken place. Not the best thing to see when some of us had an evening of watching the live tweets planned…!! I went along last year and […]
REVIEW: End Of The Rainbow [Trafalgar Studios]
It’s a rather rainy, dismal night in London, and I find myself writing this review exactly as one probably should, wrapped up in my duvet, I have an old reading lamp on, a glass of gin in one hand, and a bit of Judy on the sound system. I’m just back from seeing End Of […]
REVIEW: DEATHTRAP (Noel Coward Theatre, London)
In summary: Jonathan Groff (et al.) certainly put the willies up me! 😛 I’m just back from having seen Deathtrap at the Noel Coward Theatre, London and I have to say that my initial feelings towards this play are rather positive. Like many people it would seem, I was completely unaware of the plot behind […]
REVIEW: Dangerous – Above The Stag
Now, before I start, I have to say that I am not the type of boy who enjoys straight (no pun intended!) plays, and somewhat unfortunately, I rarely venture out of the West End – I am, of course, predominantly a lover of musical theatre. However, Dangerous, currently playing at West End fringe venue Above The […]