During the second day of Musical Con 2025 I achieved some of what I set out to do but not all of it.  This was because I spent most of my time at the Main Stage watching what was going on and taking quite a lot of photos of the performances. The day started with a talk about The Lion King  with some of the performers and crew talking with Henry Calvert and sharing some inside information about the West End production. Did you know that they use 232 puppets in each show?  Hard

Leyton Williams at Musical Con 2025 I feel hugely honoured to have been gifted a ticket for Musical Con 2025 – massive thanks to Chloe Nelkin Consulting for this – should I admit I was so excited when I heard, I had a sleepless night? Probably not, but there you go. This was my first visit to this event, so I really didn’t know what to expect but having loved musicals for as long as I can remember, I knew it would be my sort of thing. The queue opened at 8am –  I didn’t make

I was invited to review Willy Witches  by Mardy Cow Theatre, and the press information led me to believe this would be an amusing show to see.  This was the synopsis:  Willy Witches is based on a little known myth during the English witch trials when men hallucinated their “manhoods” falling off. And because it was 17th Century England, of course witches got the blame! We follow four women as they navigate this epidemic in their village, trying to make it out the other side w

Breaking the Code is a new production based on Hugh Whitemore’s book, with an additional new epilogue by Neil Bartlett.  I was excited to be invited to Oxford Playhouse to review this piece, as I already knew a fair amount about Alan Turing and the codebreakers at Bletchley Park during World War 2, but was hoping to find out more about the man himself. I had the added bonus of attending on an evening where there were both captions, and a post-show talk.  But more on those lat

The Party Girls – written by Amy Rosenthal - is a Marlowe Theatre Production, directed by Richard Beecham, and I was delighted to be...

I was invited to review the premier of Project: Walter , and the information I was sent about the show gripped me instantly, so it was an...

This week I found myself heading to the Golden Goose  theatre to see The New Rep’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream , the last...

It was a pleasure to be invited to review Maybe I Should Stop  at the Burton Taylor Studio in Oxford on the first day of its tour. The...

I was invited to review Two Come Home  and initially declined due to being away when it opened.  But the press release kept coming back...

Turtle: A Story About Christ, Cancer, Kinks, and Christmas  was written and performed by Blake Stratso, and directed by Alex Osborne.  ...

The debut of  A Roof Above My Head  was performed as part of Camden Fringe , and I went along to see the show during this run.  This was...

And Then I’ll Sleep  is a Working Girls Theatre Company production, written by Tasmin Wickremeratne and directed by Elsie Youngman. There...

I should begin this review by saying I went to see Cellar Door Theatre's production of Ghost from a Perfect Place  (written by Philip...

For the Lack of Laura centres around Laura (Jane Patterson), who is beautiful, graceful, and dreaming of true love. The scene is set as...

Established in 1972, Mikron Theatre offer a unique theatrical experience in multiple locations each year as they tour two shows. In the...

I spotted Receptionists  on the schedule for Ventnor Fringe and it was interesting to me that Kallo Collective were travelling over from...

When I saw Impromptu Shakespeare on the schedule for Ventnor Fringe it was one of the shows that jumped out at me, having enjoyed other...

Could you imagine doing some complicated street dance routines and acrobatics and then thinking, let’s use a giant moving treadmill as...

When I received a press release about this show, I was immediately interested as it was described as a murder mystery musical. With that...

Grownup Playhouse invited me to review a preview of Escape Room the Musical  at The Other Palace as a double bill with The Detective’s...