In our continuing series, editor Lisa Martland picks out some of her Top Picks from the last week of theatre (to 1 March 2020), ranging from Love London Love Culture’s thoughts on David Mitchell’s West End debut in the stage adaptation of TV favourite Upstart Crow at the Gielgud Theatre.
‘Vibrant & richly rewarding production’: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT – West End
A dazzling cast, a powerful score and mesmerising choreography make The Prince of Egypt a real spectacle to watch.
‘Spectacularly well performed musical’: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT – West End ★★★
For spectacle and energy, The Prince of Egypt is worth a visit. It’s not going to change your life but it’ll provide a fun few hours of superfluous theatricality that looks and sounds very pretty.
‘Might be in need of a miracle’: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT – West End
In The Prince Of Egypt highly committed cast does their best to ride out inconsistent production choices to deliver work that fills the Dominion well.
NEWS: The Prince of Egypt extends its West End run by seven weeks
The Prince Of Egypt, the brand-new musical that officially opens this week at London’s Dominion Theatre, has added seven extra weeks to its limited engagement with 100,000 new tickets now on sale to 31 October 2020.
Love London Love Culture’s Theatre Picks for February
Here’s Love London Love Culture’s monthly guide to some of the best shows opening in February 2020.
Love London Love Culture’s Show Picks for 2020
With a huge variety of shows having already been announced for this year, here Love London Love Culture selects some of the best ones for the year ahead….
‘An all-singing, all-dancing festive treat’: WHITE CHRISTMAS – West End ★★★★
White Christmas is an all-singing, all-dancing festive treat, full of showbiz razzmatazz and a little bit of romance thrown in for good measure – though with the memories of war lurking in the background, there is a dark edge that offsets the Technicolor world of the 1950s.
‘Charming & warm from start to finish’: WHITE CHRISTMAS – West End ★★★★
A joy from start to finish, White Christmas is a real treat that you will not want to miss out on.
‘Completely charismatic’: WHITE CHRISTMAS – West End ★★★★
The embodiment of glamour from start to finish, White Christmas whisks you away and takes you to a wintery wonderland where lullabies and tap dances reign supreme.
‘Delivers in style’: WHITE CHRISTMAS – West End
Before long the stage is overflowing with so much joy, romance and goodwill to all that ultimately, much like the snow song, this White Christmas proves impossible to resist.
Best of the Blogs: The Mates give their verdicts on Big, A Dolls’ House, Shida, The Eyes Of The Night & more
Best of the Blogs: The Mates give their verdicts on Big, A Dolls’s House, Shida & The Eyes Of The Night.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Big the Musical at the Dominion Theatre
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Big, the musical based on the Tom Hanks film, now playing for a limited season at the Dominion Theatre.
‘Out of step & time’: BIG THE MUSICAL – West End
Big, the film, holds a special place in everyone’s hearts but this musical version is out of step and time.
NEWS: Initial West End casting is announced for The Prince Of Egypt
Initial casting for the West End premiere production of the brand new stage musical The Prince Of Egypt, has been announced with Luke Brady and Liam Tamne playing Moses and Ramses respectively and Christine Allado and Alexia Khadime as Tzipporah and Miriam.
NEWS: Stage musical The Prince of Egypt has its West End opening in February 2020
The Prince of Egypt, the new stage musical based on the celebrated DreamWorks Animation film and featuring the Academy Award-winning song ‘When You Believe’, will opens at London’s Dominion Theatre on 5 February 2020, with an official London premiere on 25 February, for a limited 32-week engagement.
NEWS: Curve’s production of White Christmas transfers to the West End for short festive season
Made at Curve production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas will transfer to London’s Dominion Theatre from 15 November 2019 to 4 January 2020, with a press night on 25 November.
Missed The Boat: We Will Rock You
What a difference, er, 16 years makes… Despite the show spending over a decade at the Dominion Theatre, I never managed to make it to see We Will Rock You in the height of my original Queen obsession – it actually closed just four months before I moved to London.
NEWS: The West End production of Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical will close in January 2019
The West End season of the award-winning Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical will end at the Dominion Theatre on Saturday 5 January 2019.
‘Couldn’t be happier to have been a part of this exhilarating & special show’: BAT OUT OF HELL SING-ALONG – West End ★★★★★
I’m going to start this post by saying it’s not really going to be a review but more of a babbling-praise-fest for the amazing team at Bat Out of Hell and the fantastic sense of community they have created over their various runs.