Amelie is a magical show; with puppets, flying lampshades, a singing gnome and terrifying figs. I couldn’t fault it, and judging from the audience reaction, they couldn’t either.
‘A comedy sprinkled with horror & splashes’: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD LIVE! – Pleasance Theatre
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The play Night of the Living Dead is not quite like the eponymous B movie cult classic on which it is based. It’s very much a comedy sprinkled with horror and splashes of gore and I love it.
‘Never has Gilbert and Sullivan been more groovy’: HMS PINAFORE – King’s Head Theatre
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Charles Court Opera’s production of HMS Pinafore has all the joie de vivre you could ever want. The messages remain sadly culturally relevant. But ultimately this is the English having a bloody good laugh at ourselves
‘Has some real highlights’: ROCKY HORROR SHOW – Touring
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I love Rocky Horror. Yes, it is a bit camp, yes it may not have aged that well, but it is a good night out with catchy songs, audience participation and one of the finest characters to grace the earth Frank‘N’Furter.
‘See this magnificently disturbing play come to life’: THE CRUCIBLE – Yard Theatre
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The Yard Theatre presents a modern production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Directed by Jay Miller, this new interpretation of The Crucible begins as a storytelling.
‘This is a great production’: QUEEN OF THE MIST – Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
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The Brockley Jack Studio is constantly offering interesting and challenging productions and Queen of the Mist is a must see for fans of musicals with a strong book as well as beautiful music and lyrics.
‘I could easily imagine it transferring to the West End’: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE – Arcola Theatre & Touring
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Little Miss Sunshine is impressively directed with a high energy level, the songs are so good that I hope a soundtrack CD is soon released, and overall it’s a very solid four-star musical I could easily imagine transferring to the West End and being a big hit.
‘A deeply moving play’: NIGEL SLATER’S TOAST – The Other Palace
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Toast is a deeply moving play that isn’t afraid to find the humour in Slater’s tragedy. Toast looks at Slater’s relationship not only with his family but with food.
‘A bit of a snooze’: BED PEACE: THE BATTLE OF YOHN & JOKO – The Cockpit
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Rocky Rodriquez Jnr’s Bed Peace is a potentially fascinating area of examination, but unfortunately, Rodriquez’s production is all a bit of a mess.
‘Not an easy watch but full of humour’: BOX CLEVER – The Bunker Theatre
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Monsay Whitney’s Box Clever, a dark look at the bureaucracy of being poor and vulnerable, is not an easy watch.