Set shortly after the end of the American Civil War, It Is Well With My Soul tells the true story of Evangelist composer and singer Philip Bliss. After a narrator sets the scene for the show, the musical begins with Civil War soldiers leaving to fight in the last few weeks of the war, and the protagonist … More IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL – REVIEW – THE OTHER PALACE STUDIO
Gandhari: The Mother Who Chose Not To See is presented by MythologyWorkshop at The Etcetera Theatre in Camden. Written and performed by Vaishali Chakraavarty, with additional writing by Tom Kane and direction by Katie Georgiou, Gandhari tells the legendary myth of the powerful matriarch of the Mahabharata. Chakraavarty brings a strong start to the show … More GANDHARI – REVIEW – ETCETERA THEATRE
Friends At The Poolyard bring two new shows to The Pleasance this year, performing Teacher’s Pet and Hot As Hell on alternating nights. Teacher’s Pet is a satirical musical that tells the story of Jane, a high school senior, and her unrequited crush on her teacher. The audience enters as the cast is warming up vocally and stretching on stage, which … More TEACHER’S PET – REVIEW – EDINBURGH FRINGE
My Sister Is Missing, created as part of The King’s Head Theatre Pride Lab season, is a one-person mystery musical about Basil Plaint’s search for their missing sister. Written, composed, and performed by Izzie Winter, the show tells the story of Basil’s missing sister and their foray into becoming an amateur detective to try and … More MY SISTER IS MISSING – REVIEW – KINGS HEAD THEATRE
Set in the early 1940s, Glory Ride depicts the true story of famous cyclist Gino Bartali, who helped smuggle Jews out of Italy during Mussolini’s dictatorship. Leading the cast as Bartali is Josh St. Clair, who portrays the charming, irreverent celebrity sportsman very well, whilst also displaying fantastic vocal ability – often on a bike, … More GLORY RIDE – REVIEW – CHARING CROSS THEATRE
I love cats. I am without a doubt a “cat person” and I’m totally up for any kind of cat-related entertainment, but even I wasn’t sure what I was getting into with An Audience With Milly-Liu, a one-man-cat-drag-late-night comedy starring François Pandolfo and directed by Dan Jones. Milly-Liu tells you her sordid tails about working … More AN AUDIENCE WITH MILLY-LIU – REVIEW – SOHO THEATRE
PUBLIC, a new pop/rock musical created by queer-led theatre collective Stroud & Notes, was presented at Vault Festival as a work in progress production, shown to a public audience for the first time. Stroud & Notes is led by multi-hyphenate Kyla Stroud, who has collaborated with fellow Theatre Maker Hannah Sands, along with movement director … More PUBLIC THE MUSICAL – REVIEW – VAULT FESTIVAL
I was already very familiar with the true story of zoologist Juliane Koepcke, so my interest was piqued when I read the summary of Her Green Hell, created by the emerging theatre company TheatreGoose in their professional debut. Juliane Koepcke became famous at age 17 when she was the sole survivor of a plane crash in … More HER GREEN HELL – REVIEW – VAULT FESTIVAL
