Edinburgh Editor Fee Orr writes… There are several standout shows this year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – musical theatre is stretching the boundaries, taking inspiration from the worlds of tech, telly and film hits, a couple of court cases and a strong dash of ‘Scotch’, including a viral failed attempt to re-create one of Roald Dahl’s masterpieces.
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Dots and Dashes: A Bletchley Park Musical – The Space
Dots and Dashes: A Bletchley Park Musical continues at the The Space, East London until 14 January. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩
Shortlist revealed for Musical Theatre Review’s Best Musical Award at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019
As part of Edinburgh’s Festival Fringe, Musical Theatre Review will once again be making an award for the Best Musical. This is to recognise excellence in the challenging form of musical theatre and to highlight the best of the genre in the 2019 programme. In the following week, the nominated shows will be assessed by the voting panel, […]
Bat Out of Hell stars help launch new London cabaret venue The Space @ Studio 88
Three of the stars of hit musical Bat Out of Hell will be among the first artists to appear at new London cabaret venue The Space @ Studio 88 this month. As previously announced, the show’s original Falco and Sloane, Rob Fowler (We Will Rock You) and Sharon Sexton (Billy Elliot), will showcase tracks from Vision […]
Grab ’Em By the Pussy – The Space
Grab ’Em By the Pussy was reviewed at The Space, London (the show also runs at The Monkey House in Camden from 9 to 12 August). Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Writer Caroline Buckley has penned a comic-surreal response to President Donald Trump’s ghastly boast to Billy Bush, cousin of former […]
Poppies – The Space
Poppies continues at The Space, London until 29 May. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Surely it must be difficult to devise a new theatre piece about the First World War? With iconic pieces like War Horse and Oh What a Lovely War defining the genre and new pieces being produced on the London […]
