Category: Musical Theatre

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The Great British Bake Off Musical is a sweet treat on London’s West End – review

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As much as we adore the TV show, with the wonderful work it’s done in platforming an incredibly diverse cast of contestants over multiple seasons – and of course, for its penchant for entertainingly smutty innuendo – we weren’t entirely sure The Great British Bake Off would really lend itself to a musical theatre show. To an extent, we were right: there’s not a huge amount here in terms of plot, and while we warmed to the characters, most of the people we met during the show didn’t have the…

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God that’s brilliant! SpitLip on their “quietly queer” West End musical Operation Mincemeat

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We adore Operation Mincemeat, the ridiculous World War II musical comedy about to open on the West End at London’s Fortune Theatre. As with many events over the last couple of years, our initial plans to check this show out were scuppered by a bout of Covid – but we snaffled tickets to see it a couple of weeks later during its 2021 run at the Southwark Playhouse and awarded it a perfect score. We reviewed it again during its 2022 run at the Riverside Studios and again gave it…

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Beverley Knight leads talented cast in powerful new musical Sylvia – review

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Sylvia has taken a fair while to get to the stage – originally performed as a work-in-progress back in 2018, the full production has finally opened earlier this month at The Old Vic theatre. Directed by Kate Prince, the show has already drawn numerous comparisons to hit musical Hamilton, and it’s not hard to see why – this historical piece, covering the early 20th century Suffragette movement, is set to a soundtrack heavily inspired by old-school hip hop and rap music. The show focuses on the lives of the titular…

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Standing at the Sky’s Edge is a bold, beautiful and brilliant new musical – review

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Standing at the Sky’s Edge is perhaps one the rarest and most precious commodities – it’s a genuinely excellent new British musical, something to be cherished whenever it appears. With songs by renowned singer songwriter Richard Hawley and a book by Chris Bush, its story is set in the iconic Park Hill estate which overlooks the city of Sheffield; recently redeveloped and with an entirely different demographic of people moving in, it’s a bold, beautiful and brilliant social commentary focusing on class and gentrification. Not only is it genuinely very…

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NT’s new musical Hex is an unexpectedly dark take on Sleeping Beauty – review

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Hex has not had the most straightforward journey to the stage. Announced with some fanfare to be the National Theatre’s big new musical for Christmas 2021, and with Rosalie Craig in the lead role, the first attempt to launch the show coincided with the arrival of the Omicron wave of Covid-19; company illness forced the closure of the initial run after a handful of previews. The second attempt to bring this to the stage is more successful and this run has enjoyed an opening night, although sadly we’ve lost much…

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Musical adaptation of 101 Dalmatians feels like a missed opportunity – review

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Zinnie Harris’ new stage adaptation of the classic Dodie Smith novel, with music and lyrics by Douglas Hodge and book by Johnny McKnight, is a show with a lot of potential. Originally expected to debut in summer 2020 but delayed two years due to Covid, it’s now on in the coveted prime slot of the Open Air Theatre’s summer season. It stars the excellent Kate Fleetwood as the infamous Cruella De Vil and is packed full of puppetry – it has all the ingredients for a perfect summer’s evening in…

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Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley are captivating in West End Cabaret adaptation – review

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London’s Playhouse Theatre is spectacularly transformed into the seedy KitKat Club for an incredible escapist production. Plastered across the London scene, posters of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s 1966 musical revival were a big hit. Gothic-inspired images of the cast appeared across the city backdrop, teasing a hedonistic theatre world where stalls and stands become an immersive Weimar-era cabaret setting. Red light bathed the corridors and Cabaret stars lurked around the reformed stage as the audience piled into the pop-up KitKat Club. Expectations around the adaption of the legacy musical…

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West End Musical Celebration is an all-star evening of theatrical treats – review

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The celebratory evening of West End musicals, hosted and co-produced by Shanay Holmes, has opened at London’s Palace Theatre. This show has been a long time coming, but we’re glad we finally got to see it. Originally billed as a West End Musical Christmas, it was cancelled at the 11th hour following the closure of London’s theatres in mid-December. Now rebranded as the West End Musical Celebration, the show brings together a whole host of West End talent – Layton Williams, Alice Fearn, Trevor Dion Nicholas and more besides –…

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Showstopper! The Improvised Musical is back in town to delight audiences once again – review

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The Olivier Award-winning improv troupe are back on the West End, with a monthly show at the Garrick Theatre. This is the third time we’ve had the pleasure of spending an evening with The Showstoppers and as such we can verify that each show is completely unique. For those unfamiliar with the group, the premise is that they improvise a musical on the spot, taking suggestions from the audience for plot, setting and musical styles – we’re also allowed to suggest ideas for plot twists mid-show. Our first encounter, A…

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