Category: theatre
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2:22 (A Ghost Story) Review – Theatre Royal Nottingham
⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 2:22 (a ghost story) is a show that has generated some serious buzz on the West End, especially given it’s constant big-named cast. With the likes of James Buckley (best known for Jay from the Inbetweeners), Lily Allen and Cheryl, from Girls Aloud, it has been a cast of stars. It’s been getting some…
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Blood Brothers U.K. Tour Review, Curve Leicester (2024)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Blood Brothers is a must see! I’m not sure if there’s a show that has ever made such a longstanding impact on me than Blood Brothers so attending the press night for it last night was such a full circle moment. It was the first show that i ever saw on the West End,…
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Legally Blonde: The Musical at Little Theatre LOPS Review 2024
A fun and uplifting show with some 5 star elements Tickets gifted in return for a review ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Is there a more iconic movie for burning down the patriarchy than Legally Blonde? Possibly not. There is no character that can compare to Elle Woods, and Reese Witherspoon always has such big shoes to fill. Yet,…
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The Wizard of Oz Review at Nottingham Theatre Royal [2024]
⭐⭐⭐⭐ tickets gifted for review We’re off to see the wizard at Nottingham Theatre Royal, and there’s something about The Wizard of Oz that is an instant mood booster. It’s like a comfort show. Pretty and fun songs, a belter with Over The Rainbow, and loveable characters and an escape from reality. Toto, we’re not…
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Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula The Sea Witch at Curve Theatre, Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ tickets gifted For a pretty iconic character, Ursula was woefully underrepresented and underused in the story of The Little Mermaid. Plus, we’ve heard what Malifecent had to say, we’ve heard from Cruella, so it’s high time we heard from the queen herself, Ursula. It’s time for Unfortunate. I do need you to know, that…
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The Full Monty at Curve Theatre (2024) Review
The beauty in The Full Monty is you can access it on many different levels. Whether you’re there for a girlie evening to clap and ‘woo’ along to the group getting their kit off (with Jake Quickenden pulling in some rather feral screams) or whether you’re there to watch the desperation play out in a…
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Drop the Dead Donkey – The REAWAKENING at Curve Theatre, 2024
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Now, cue a confession. I’ve never seen Drop the Dead Donkey, but my dad has. So, off we went for a little mid-week theatre trip to Curve to see if it’s quote “just as funny now as it was then’, Well, back when, it was apparently all about keeping up with the…
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Zog and the Flying Doctors at Royal and Derngate, Northampton REVIEW
We loved Zog when we saw it on tour, so was thrilled to see that the next adventure of the loveable yet clumsy dragon, Princess Pearl, and Sir Gadabout was heading out on tour. Based on Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s bestselling sequel, Freckle Productions (Zog, Stick Man, Tiddler & Other Terrific Tales) are back,…
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Life of Pi Review, Curve Leicester
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Life of Pi is truly breath-taking, It is visually phenomenal. It is written and directed and executed wonderfully. I felt distressed. I felt uncomfortable. I was moved. Incredible. This is physical theatre and puppetry in one of its finest forms. If you’re after a jaw-dropping visually appealing show, this is for you. Life…
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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World Review, Nottingham
⭐⭐⭐.5 Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is a show I desperately wanted to love. A show that promised to empower women, to shine a spotlight on women who changed the course of history, a show that was promised to appease to ‘Six’ lovers. Based on the series on books with the same title by…