Tag Archives | Sam Kipling

Dog Man: The Musical – Queen Elizabeth Hall

Dog Man: The Musical continues at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London until 16 August 2026. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ Based on four of Dav Pilkey’s immensely popular graphic Dog Man stories, this is a decent enough children’s musical.

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Betty Blue Eyes – Union Theatre

Betty Blue Eyes continues at the Union Theatre, London until 22 April 2023. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩

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London revival of Betty Blue Eyes – the full cast

Casting has been announced for the first London revival of Betty Blue Eyes ahead of its debut at the Union Theatre later this month.

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Tasting Notes – Southwark Playhouse

Tasting Notes continues at Southwark Playhouse, London until 27 August 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s a new musical about wine! At the ever interesting and affordable Southwark Playhouse! Can’t believe you need to read a review before booking. Hang your head in shame. Okay, fair enough, there is a […]

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Full cast revealed for new musical Tasting Notes

West End Mischief Theatre stars Niall Ransome and Nancy Zamit will feature in the cast of new original musical Tasting Notes at the Southwark Playhouse this summer. Produced by Caroheda Productions Ltd, the wine bar-set story which features music and lyrics by Richard Baker and book and lyrics by Charlie Ryall is due to play […]

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Full cast for Sasha Regan’s all-male H.M.S Pinafore

Juan Jackson will lead the 16-strong cast assembled for Sasha Regan’s new production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic masterpiece H.M.S Pinafore when the latest production from Regan’s award-winning all-male company sails into Wilton’s Music Hall next month. Jackson (Five Guys Named Moe, Gatehouse Theatre, Artaban The Musical, The Actors’ Church) who will take the helm […]

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Lady Chatterley’s Lover – Stream.Theatre 

Lady Chatterley’s Lover is available on stream.theatre from 15 October until 21 November 2021. Star rating: two stars ★ ★ ✩ ✩ ✩ DH Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover is one of those novels that everybody has heard of, but far fewer have read. Its biggest claim to fame is that it was the centre of […]

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Stream.Theatre debut for new Lady Chatterley’s Lover musical

The world premiere production of Lady Chatterley’s Lover will be digitally revived on Stream.Theatre this autumn. Following on from the musical’s debut performances at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre in June, the filmed production will be available on demand from 15 October until 21 November 2021. Composer John Robinson’s (Closer to the Sun) re-invention of D.H. Lawrence’s […]

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Cast for Lady Chatterley musical

2020 graduate Georgia Lennon will star opposite West End actor Michael Pickering in the world premiere of Lady Chatterley’s Lover at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre next month. Lennon will take on the role of Lady Chatterley with Pickering (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, London Palladium, Kiss Me, Kate, Royal Albert Hall) bringing gamekeeper Mellors to […]

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Live-stream return for Sasha Regan’s The Pirates Of Penzance

Home-bound theatre-lovers who missed out on the recent streaming of the Palace Theatre debut of Sasha Regan’s award-winning all-male version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance will get another chance to see the hit show this Easter. Recorded live on 13 December 2020, The Pirates of Penzance will return to Stream.Theatre from 29 […]

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Brass – Union Theatre

Brass continues at the Union Theatre, London until 24 November 2018. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Benjamin Till’s ambitious musical charting the fortunes of a Leeds brass band that enlists for the Great War enjoys an intimate retelling at London’s Union Theatre. Commissioned by the National Youth Music Theatre to commemorate […]

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Guildford School of Acting – Bullets Over Broadway The Musical

Bullets Over Broadway The Musical, performed by Guildford School of Acting third years at Ivy Arts Centre, Guildford, continues until 11 November. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This musical version of the 1994 Woody Allen movie was given its first British production in Guildford this week and proved a real crowd-pleaser. […]

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