Culture
Come From Away
Humanity hopes that a positive will come out of a negative. And what better than the sun which shone following the horrors of 9/11. The world changing event which saw people killed when planes were […]
Theatre
Culture
Burlesque – A Big New Musical
Glamorous and glitzy and in Glasgow before London’s West End. That’s what makes this musical so magical. Based on the 2010 film starring Cher and Christina Aguilera, this fast moving show is in Scotland until […]
London
Mrs. Doubtfire Pre-Theatre Menu at Colonel Saab
One of London’s best Indian restaurants is offering a special Mrs. Doubtfire Experience menu. The award-winning gourmet Colonel Saab restaurant has collaborated with the hit West End musical Mrs. Doubtfire at the Shaftesbury Theatre to create […]
Culture
That’s Showbiz
Politics is a funny old game. And so is entertaining. But that is what makes Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival so attractive. There was something for everyone at the August event and included in the cream of […]
Culture
The Fifth Step
Handling a subject like addiction well bears a heavy responsibility. But David Ireland’s wonderful The Fifth Step does just that and with a dash of humour thrown in to. The two man 90-minute play from […]
Culture
Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang The Musical
There was an air of excitable nostalgia wafting over the audience as the brilliantly bonkers 1964 Ian Fleming gem was transformed into a colourful musical at The King’s Theatre in Glasgow. The story of Chitty, […]
Culture
& Juliet – The New Musical
Modern overhauls traditional and the result is an all swinging hilarious transformation of William Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet. It’s all loud colours, music and a jumping set and costumes for this brash but brilliant […]
Culture
Jesus Christ Superstar
Once controversial and now reincarnated. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar has risen from the ashes 53 years after bursting onto the music scene. And it’s a very different show from the […]
Culture
Grease The Musical
The adage that “the old ones are the best” fits perfectly with the fast-moving and slick Grease The Musical. First made famous in 1978 when John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John wowed with their sugar coated […]
Culture
Life of Pi
A boy on a boat with a Bengal tiger makes for some roaring theatre! The Life of Pi by Yann Martel is a story of survival and how being adaptive and having faith in yourself […]