I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical was reviewed at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester. The tour continues touring until 31 August 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ First-rate entertainment that will make your face ache from grinning, and the only thing not to like about it is that it ends all too soon, leaving you genuinely wanting more.
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I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical – Wilton’s Music Hall
I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical at Wilton’s Music Hall, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story – Jermyn Street Theatre
Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story continues at Jermyn Street Theatre, London until 5 February 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “You know why we did it? Because we damn well felt like doing it!” I remember reading those chilling words on the Compulsion movie poster as if it were […]
Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story to open Jermyn Street Theatre’s The Outsiders Season
The eagerly-awaited central London transfer of critically-acclaimed musical thriller Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story will be the opening production in the Jermyn Street Theatre’s spring 2022 season. Previously seen at the Hope Theatre in Islington, director Matthew Parker’s 2019 award-winning production of Stephen Dolginoff’s work will be the first production in The Outsiders […]
Vinegar Tom – Maltings Theatre, St Albans
Vinegar Tom continues at Maltings Theatre, St Albans until 6 November 2021. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Caryl Churchill’s angry, feminist 1976 piece has not worn well. Despite the fine efforts of director Matthew Parker and his talented cast it’s disjointed and not really a “rock musical”. The songs feel as […]
The Comedy of Errors – Maltings Theatre, St Albans
The Comedy of Errors continues at the Maltings Theatre, St Albans as part of the Roman Theatre Open Air Festival. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Imagine one of Shakespeare’s crazier comedic romps set in a Greek karaoke bar and you have a good vehicle for a funny play with songs. This […]
Bury the Hatchet – Hope Theatre
Bury the Hatchet at the Hope Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Lizzie Borden has been the subject of ballets, a full-length opera and films. The events that took place over a century ago continue to engage the public. Sasha Wilson and her co-creators have fashioned a concise theatre piece, less […]
Her Aching Heart to play Islington’s Hope Theatre
Bryony Lavery’s gothic parody Her Aching Heart will open at Islington’s Hope Theatre at the end of next month. A satirical version of a traditional Mills & Boon bodice-ripping romance, the show will run from 29 November until 23 December. Co-produced by LWL Entertainment, the venue’s third in-house production this year features original music by […]
