After two development runs in the Symposium Festival in Kent and Brighton Fringe 2023, the new musical; Run to the Nuns has made its way to Riverside Studios in Hammersmith for its third development. With laughs and melodies galore, Run to the Nuns welcomes you to Cressida’s Convent, a home for everyone. Run by a … More RUN TO THE NUNS – REVIEW – RIVERSIDE STUDIOS
Welcome to Weimar Berlin, but not as you know it. The brand new queer, revolutionary musical Fury and Elysium comes to The Other Palace Studio this summer, celebrating and placing centre stage the lives of three iconic Jewish women: writers, political revolutionaries and artists. With a book by Stephanie Martin (Juniper and Jules, Soho Theatre; Passion Fruit, … More BRAND NEW MUSICAL FURY AND ELYSIUM COMES TO THE OTHER PALACE STUDIO
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
Biopic musicals tend to focus on an artist’s life and feature their own songs. There are of course a few which break this mold, one obvious one being the *mildly successful musical about the life of the ten-dollar founding father. Here we have a musical take on Nelson Mandela’s life. Nelson Mandela was a South … More REVIEW – MANDELA – YOUNG VIC
Love Goddess is (another) biopic musical about Rita Hayworth – AKA Margarita Carmen Cansino – the dazzling yet ultimately tragic 1940s American dancer and actress. Directed by Steve North and performing in the theatre-in-the-round Cockpit Theatre, the musical begins with a young Hayworth (Imogen Kingsley-Smith) performing with her father. She has an undeniable talent and charm, … More REVIEW – LOVE GODDESS – THE COCKPIT
Brand new musicals can be hit or miss. But when you have a superstar team behind the show, it means a brand-new musical is filled with high expectations and quickly becomes the hottest ticket in town, selling out the entire run prior to opening. Tammy Faye Bakkerisn’t widely known here, compared to in the USA. … More REVIEW – TAMMY FAYE – ALMEIDA THEATRE
There’s nothing better than watching something brand new and feeling excited because you know that you are bearing witnessing to something very special. And that’s exactly what KIN The Musical instilled within me. Last week in a packed-out disused factory in Hitchin, KIN was staged in full for the first time. It’s previously had sold-out … More REVIEW – KIN THE MUSICAL – FACTORY PLAYHOUSE THEATRE
Grant Black is the son of legendary lyricist Don Black, whose work includes numerous notable musicals, such as Bonnie and Clyde. Around 35 years ago, Grant was struggling with addiction, and checked himself into rehab. 10 years after this he met Murray Lachlan Young and script writer Elliot Davis, and Rehab The Musical was born. … More REVIEW – REHAB THE MUSICAL – THE PLAYGROUND THEATRE
A brand new immersive musical masterpiece heads to The Other Palace Studio. The eye-catching set and catchy songs have made it one of the most exciting shows to catch this year! Millennials is Elliot Clay’s debut musical which explores the shared joys and frustrations of millennials through a medley of original music, written by Clay. … More REVIEW – MILLENNIALS – THE OTHER PALACE
