Amy is a Nurse by day and Theatre Blogger by night. If she’s not at university, she can be found in a theatre. Amy created LIT to help people find shows to watch and deals on tickets! She also loves to travel and has been to 41 countries! Amy is the founder of LIT and runs all the social accounts.
Peter Pan Goes Wrong first premiered in London at the Pleasance Theatre in 2013, and earlier this year the show made its Broadway debut. Now the production is back in the West End for the Christmas season. Following on from The Play That Goes Wrong, in this production, J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan is staged by … More PETER PAN GOES WRONG – REVIEW – LYRIC THEATRE
Amy catches up with Linus Karp ahead of his performance of Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story, at London’s Clapham Grand. Linus and Joseph of Awkward Productions are also the masterminds behind the new show Gwyneth Goes Skiing. Hello Your Majesty/ Candle Entrepreneur, how are you feeling coming back from a hugely successful fringe and … More INTERVIEW – LINUS KARP – DIANA: THE UNTOLD AND UNTRUE STORY
The Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol is in its 7th year, with a host of famous faces having stepped into the infamous role of Ebenezer Scrooge, this year it’s Christopher Eccleston. The script, adapted by Jack Thorne, is an exciting, dramatic staging of the classic. Some may ask why a play written 180 years ago … More A CHRISTMAS CAROL – REVIEW – THE OLD VIC
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) is a brand-new musical by Jim Barne & Kit Buchan. The production centres around Dougal (Sam Tutty), a young man who has flown to New York City for his father’s wedding, the father he has never met, and Robin (Dujonna Gift) the sister of the bride-to-be, who has … More TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) – REVIEW – KILN THEATRE
Creating musical theatre around historic events has become an increasingly popular thing to do within the last few years, following on from the international successes of Hamilton and Six. However, it doesn’t always work, and unfortunately, that is the case with Treason the Musical. Treason began its life as a 5 track EP in 2020, … More TREASON THE MUSICAL – REVIEW – ALEXANDRA PALACE
Amy catches up with Joe Sellman-Leava, writer and performer of Fanboy, which is currently touring across the UK. Can you tell us a little bit about the show? It’s about the things we love – whether it’s Nintendo, Star Wars or the Muppets – and the connections and communities that form around them. Fanboy looks … More INTERVIEW – JOE SELLMAN-LEAVA – FANBOY
Amy chats to Philippa Lawford, writer of Ikaria, ending its UK tour at Park Theatre in November. Can you tell us a little about Ikaria? Ikaria is a love story set in a student bedroom, over the course of a spring term at university. There are just two actors and the play is very intimate … More INTERVIEW – PHILIPPA LAWFORD – IKARIA
Amy catches up with Aoife Kennan, who wrote and stars in Scratches. How are you feeling ahead of your opening at the Arcola after a fantastic run at Vaults? I’m a big bundle of nerves at the moment, but there’s a lot of excitement mixed in there. We had such a great response from VAULT … More INTERVIEW – AOIFE KENNAN – SCRATCHES
There are a huge amount of film-to-musical adaptations currently on, or coming soon, to the West End, and the latest is The Time Traveller’s Wife. The 2003 novel has been adapted into a film, a TV series, and now a musical, with music and lyrics by Joss Stone and Dave Stewart, and a book by … More THE TIME TRAVELLER’S WIFE – REVIEW – APOLLO THEATRE
Transferring from the Edinburgh Fringe after a successful run and an OffFest nomination, Alison Skilbeck’s Uncommon Ground is about six wildly different people, coping and connecting during one year on the Common. It relates their unexpected tales of love, life, death and downright dottiness, while a seventh character lurks mysteriously. Partly inspired by glimpses of … More HUSBAND AND WIFE TIM HARDY AND ALISON SKILBECK BRING AWARD-WINNING WORK TO THE OLD RED LION
Lizzie Borden was tried and acquitted for the axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1892 – no one else was ever charged with the murders. The case garnered widespread media attention at the time, and remains a topic of popular culture today, with a large number of films, theatre … More LIZZIE THE MUSICAL – REVIEW – SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE ELEPHANT
We chat to Peter Tate who is bringing a season of handpicked solo plays straight from this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival to the Playground Theatre in London. Hi Peter, you’re bringing a mini festival of Edinburgh Fringe shows to London. Can you tell us a bit more about it? THEY ARE ALL SOLO SHOWS. I AM VERY … More INTERVIEW – PETER TATE
Jamie Lloyd is known for his trademark minimalistic style of direction, with bare staging which allows the performances to truly shine. Sunset Boulevard is no exception. Based on the 1950 film, Don Black and Christopher Hampton’s book follows a young writer, Joe Gillis (Tom Francis) as he tells us the story of meeting Norma Desmond … More SUNSET BOULEVARD – REVIEW – SAVOY THEATRE
Stephen Sondheim passed away almost 2 years ago, yet his legacy will live on for generations to come. One of the most important people in 20th-century musical theatre, the composer and lyricist has created some of the most iconic productions including Company, Into the Woods, and Gypsy. Old Friends was first staged last year in … More STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS – REVIEW – GIELGUD THEATRE
Eloina’s High Steaks is a raw and honest show about the shame some feel about their labia. With the majority of labiaplasties being performed for purely cosmetic reasons in the present day, our schools failing to teach us about the uniqueness of everyone’s vagina, and the media only showing edited or surgically altered versions of … More HIGH STEAKS – REVIEW – JACKSON’S LANE ARTS CENTRE
Amy chats to Nathan Parkinson one of the Police Cops who are currently performing Police Cops The Musical at Southwark Playhouse. You can check out our review from the Fringe here! Hi, how are you feeling ahead of opening at Southwark Playhouse? Usually, ahead of an opening we have a mixture of nerves and are … More INTERVIEW – NATHAN PARKINSON FROM POLICE COPS THE MUSICAL
After a critically acclaimed Fringe run, Breaking the Castle is heading to London with its moving true story of addiction, brought to life in a hilarious, uplifting and poignant one-man show. This will run as part of the Pleasance’s Best of Edinburgh season in London, which brings together some of the best and brightest productions … More BREAKING THE CASTLE COMES TO LONDON AFTER EDINBURGH RUN
Ben Elton’s musical theatre success has been variable, We Will Rock You was famously panned by critics during its premiere, and received a similarly lukewarm response during its Coliseum run this summer. His latest musical follows the life of Twiggy, the 60s cultural icon. The set by Timothy Bird consists of white squares on the … More CLOSE-UP: THE TWIGGY MUSICAL – REVIEW – MENIER CHOCOLATE FACTORY
A solid family favourite since the movie premiered in 2001, the musical adaptation soon followed, premiering on Broadway in 2008. Currently on a tour of the UK, stopping off in Wimbledon this week, whilst this production of Shrek The Musical may transport the younger members of the audience to a land Far Far Away, there’s … More SHREK THE MUSICAL – REVIEW – NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE
Amy chats to Jenny Foulds who is at the fringe this year with her show Life Learnings of a Nonsensical Human. Hey Jenny – here’s your chance to give an elevator pitch, can you give us a brief synopsis? Life Learnings of a Nonsensical Human is spoken word theatre that meets stand-up. It’s a series … More FRINGE IN 5 – JENNY FOULDS
