Love In Idleness Review
The Plot As World War 2 draws to a close the domestic bliss between a millionaire Cabinet Minister and a widowed housewife is thrown into turmoil when her young son returns home from Canada. The situation triggers a series of fraught and witty exchanges about politics, love and the class system. The Good Though set [...]
Our Ladies Of Perpetual Succour Review
The Plot Six rebellious convent schoolgirls take advantage of a trip to Edinburgh to compete in a choir competition by instead embarking on a series of increasingly wild misadventures shamelessly fuelled by booze and sex. The Good All-female productions and genuine originality are sadly both rare commodities even in the West End. Our ladies delivers [...]
Olivier Awards 2017 Winners List
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has won a record breaking haul of nine awards at the Olivier Awards 2017. Here is the full list of nominees and winners (in bold) announced at the ceremony which took place at the Royal Albert Hall last night. Best actor in a supporting role in a musical Adam [...]
An American In Paris Review
The Plot In Paris during the immediate aftermath of World War 2 an artist, a singer and a composer each find themselves falling for the same mysterious and beautiful young dancer. The three friends purse the object of their affection in very different ways while she in turn wrestles with the conflict between true love [...]
Olivier Awards 2017 Full Nominations List
Best actor in a supporting role in a musical Ian Bartholomew for Half A Sixpence at the Noël Coward Theatre Adam J Bernard for Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre Ben Hunter for The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre Andrew Langtree for Groundhog Day at the Old Vic Best actress in a supporting role in a [...]
What’s On Stage Awards 2016 Winners
Winners of the 16th Annual What’s On Stage Awards were announced at a live ceremony on Sunday 21 February at the Prince of Wales theatre in London. Steve Furst hosted the awards alongside guest presenters and several musical theatre stars who performed during the night. Big winners this year includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Gatiss, Lara Pulver, Kinky [...]
The End of Longing Review
The Plot Jack Stephanie, Joseph and Stevie are four lost souls entering their forties and searching for meaning. After sharing one raucous night together in a Downton LA bar their lives become irreversibly entwined in a rollercoaster journey that forces them to confront the darker sides of their relationships. The Good Writer and star Matthew [...]
What’s On Stage Awards Nominations 2016
The WhatsOnStage Awards are the only major UK theatre awards in which the audience are the judges. Audiences have submitted their choices in the nominations process, and the five nominations with the most votes are put into the shortlist. The public can now vote who they want to win in each category, as the voting [...]
Just Jim Dale Review
The Plot Carry On comedian, musician and Harry Potter narrator Jim Dale sings, jokes and dances audiences through his lengthy and surprisingly varied career in showbiz for two hours of good natured fun. The Good Jim Dale is best known to generations of fans as a slapstick Carry On star; an Oscar nominated composer and [...]
The Elephant Man Review
The Plot Based on the real life of Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man is the story of a 19th Century man who scrapes a tragic living on the sordid Victorian freak show circuit. When a renowned doctor takes Merrick under his care he is astonished by the man’s brilliant intelligence, unshakable faith and his resounding [...]