An all too rare independent musical theatre production, the new Australian staging of Barnum sees Todd McKenney embrace the chance to play iconic huckster P. T. Barnum.
What is this apparent obsession in the UK of shunning success?
A recent article questioning Richard E Grant’s near apocalyptic public display of happiness at his Oscar nomination got me thinking about the great Mark Bramble who the world sadly lost this week.
‘The ensemble really brings the show to life’: BARNUM – Menier Chocolate Factory
Menier Chocolate Factory once again proves that bigger isn’t better, presenting a lively, immersive staging of classic 1980 musical Barnum.
Musicals vlog: Terri rounds up two Christmas shows plus The Woman in White, Barnum & more
The emphasis is on Off-West End musicals I’ve seen recently, all of which have things to recommend them – Miracle on 34th Street and The Little Match Girl to get you into the Christmas spirit, The Woman in White to re-evaluate this overlooked Andrew Lloyd Webber and Barnum to see the Menier transformed and mourn the loss of the American circus institution.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Barnum at the Menier Chocolate Factory
Gordon Greenberg directs this latest revival of the musical Barnum, starring Marcus Brigstocke in the title role and running at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory until 3 March 2018. Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews here.
BARNUM – Menier Chocolate Factory ★★★
Officially the star is Marcus Brigstocke, best known as a Radio 4 standup comedian: but actually, the real star is the ensemble.
NEWS: Marcus Brigstocke & Laura Pitt-Pulford lead Barnum revival at Menier Chocolate Factory
Marcus Brigstocke and Laura Pitt-Pulford star as PT Barnum and Charity Barnum in Gordon Greenberg’s forthcoming revival of BARNUM at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
NEWS: Barnum musical gets first London revival at Menier in November
The Menier Chocolate Factory will stage the first major London revival of Barnum, directed by Gordon Greenberg and running from 25 November 2017 to 3 March 2018.
Edinburgh Fringe: Briefs
For the avoidance of doubt, this is the late night show ‘Briefs Factory’ present at the Assembly Hall. For the avoidance of further doubt, this is the same show Briefs have brought to the UK for the past several years.
BARNUM – Edinburgh Fringe
Featuring a huge variety of talents and radiating the joy of putting on a show, Forth Children’s Theatre’s Barnum at Inverleith Church Hall may not quite be the Greatest Show on Earth but is surely worth a dime of anyone’s money. Or a great deal more than a dime, if it comes to that.
BARNUM – Touring
Birmingham Hippodrome; 8th July 2015 ‘That kind of humbug just… disappeared’, reflects Brian Conley‘s PT Barnum, after the whistlestop tour of spectacle that conveys the achievements of the Greatest Impressario On Earth in this revised tour of the 1980 musical, playing at Birmingham Hippodrome until the beginning of August. I’m not so sure… Haven’t we just been […]
BARNUM – Touring
Birmingham Hippodrome; 8th July 2015 ‘That kind of humbug just… disappeared’, reflects Brian Conley‘s PT Barnum, after the whistlestop tour of spectacle that conveys the achievements of the Greatest Impressario On Earth in this revised tour of the 1980 musical, playing at Birmingham Hippodrome until the beginning of August. I’m not so sure… Haven’t we just been […]
Review: Barnum (Wimbledon Theatre)
It seems ironic that on the night when the print critics headed off to Chichester, from whence this show came, to throw themselves at the feet of Imelda Staunton in Gypsy, we should be attending the London opening of the re-worked Cameron Mackintosh production of Barnum. It is, quite simply, not the same show. Chichester staged […]
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Review: Barnum (Wimbledon Theatre)
It seems ironic that on the night when the print critics headed off to Chichester, from whence this show came, to throw themselves at the feet of Imelda Staunton in Gypsy, we should be attending the London opening of the re-worked Cameron Mackintosh production of Barnum. It is, quite simply, not the same show. Chichester staged […]
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