Why the Whales Came, performed by the British Youth Music Theatre, was reviewed at The Mack, Mountview, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It is very moving to see a company of more than 30 talented, well directed young people in a story as powerful as this one. British Youth Music Theatre specialises […]
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Why The Whales Came – Theatre Royal Plymouth
Why The Whales Came at The Drum, Theatre Royal Plymouth. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Thanks to the global pandemic and all the long-standing restrictions that came with it, young performers edging their way into the theatre world have taken many a knock back. However, with theatres up and down the country […]
Lock and Key – Vault Festival
Lock and Key was performed at the The Vaults, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This Warehouse Musical Productions’ show at the fabulous, cavernous Vault venue, set entirely in an office, appeared on paper, about as appealing as a drama about estate agents. Yet as the story unfolds, song after song impresses. Throw in […]
Women’s Musical Theatre Initiative launched to encourage female writers
London Playwrights’ Workshop and songwriting partners Barlow & Smith have joined forces to launch a search for new musical theatre projects from female writers. Launching next month with a fundraising cabaret show, Celebrating Female Songwriters, the Women’s Musical Theatre Initiative (WMTI) will seek to re-dress the imbalance between male and female writers in the field. […]
Christmas in the City – The Music of Barlow & Smith – The Pheasantry
Christmas in the City: The Music of Barlow & Smith at The Pheasantry, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Bella Barlow, a tall blonde from Devon who composes lovely music, and Alli Smith, a chatterbox brunette from Colorado who writes clever lyrics, met over a piano in Willesden Green and things […]
