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THEATRE REVIEW | Musik: The Billie Trix Story
Artsbitching By Fraulein Sasha Selavie DIVA OF MASS DISTRACTION By Jonathan Harvey and Pet Shop Boys When was Billie Trix – the fictional Diva of Divine Degradation – first unleashed in public? Why, 9/11/01 of course, the purrfect date of birth for a one-woman assault on all known taste! How could I possibly forget? Furiously […]
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THEATRE REVIEW | Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – National Tour
Jamie is 16 and is not like his friends at school. His best friend wants to be a doctor, but he wants to be a drag queen. Raised by his mum in a single-parent family on one of Sheffield’s tougher estates, Jamie finds himself, and his alter ego, Mimi Me, with the help of fading […]
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THEATRE REVIEW | Muzik, London
★★★★★ | Muzik, Leicester Square Theatre, London It takes someone with a lot of talent, energy, charisma and pizzaz to keep you mesmerised, enthralled, entertained and laughing non-stop in a one hour show. Frances Barber does just this playing Billie Trix in the show ‘Muzik.’ Barber is, in a word, brilliant in her one woman show […]
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THEATRE REVIEW | Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Jamie is advised, by his career’s teacher that the best option for him, is to pursue a career as a forklift driver. Foolishly, despite the possibility of being surrounded by a plethora of fit warehousemen, Jamie opts for the more humdrum life of a drag artist! He then decides, with some prompting from his best […]
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THEATRE REVIEW | & Juliet, London
★★★★★ | & Juliet, Shaftsbury Theatre, London A new musical loosely, very loosely, based on the classic Romeo & Juliet is raising the roof down (not literally) at the Shaftsbury Theatre. & Juliet is the hottest and most unique musical to hit town this year. It takes bits and pieces from Romeo & Juliet and […]
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THEATRE REVIEW | Ghost Quartet, London
★★★★★ | Ghost Quartet, Boulevard Theatre, London It’s not what I was expecting, but Ghost Quarter is simply superb. The first show in the brand new Boulevard Theatre in the area of Soho that used to house porn shops, a gay cinema, and all things seedy (it’s Walkers Court), Ghost Quartet is a great and auspicious […]
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The View Upstairs Review: A show that is very uplifting and inspiring
★★★★★| The View Upstairs If you plan to see any show this summer, make sure it is The View Upstairs. The View Upstairs is a musical that’s full of very talented actors and singers; it’s a show that is based on a very tragic event; and it’s a show that is very uplifting and inspiring. […]
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THEATRE REVIEW | The Rocky Horror Show – National Tour 2019
This production provides a fresh feel to a classic show and one which engages the audience like no other. So pull on your fishnet stockings, warm up your vocal cords, leave your inhibitions in the foyer and go and “give yourself over to absolute pleasure”.
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THEATRE REVIEW | Notre Dame de Paris, London Coliseum, London
★★★★★| Notre Dame de Paris The classic Notre Dame de Paris comes to London for a limited time, and it’s well worth your effort to attend. Based on the acclaimed 1831 novel Notre-Dame de Paris (and also known as The Hunchback of Notre Dame) by Victor Hugo, Notre Dame de Paris features an international ensemble […]
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THEATRE REVIEW | The Wizard Of Oz, Birmingham Rep
★★★★★ |The Wizard Of Oz, Birmingham Rep a marvel spectacle matching the West End This seriously was the most fun I’ve had at a theatre for a long time. My jaw dropped countless times at the set, costumes, effects and the talent of the ensemble. The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum, with music and […]
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THEATRE REVIEW | 42nd Street, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Seventeen months ago 42nd Street opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane to rave reviews. And it’s still going strong – with a new lead!