Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss have created something truly special here in Six – a complete one of a kind, act of genius. Who knew history could be so entertaining? Seeing is believing though,…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMMonday, September 3, 2018
What should be a dazzling, if possibly dated, show was disappointing on so many levels. I would love to see it later in its journey and my expectation is that it will be a very different sto…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMThursday, August 30, 2018
The second national tour of Jersey Boys is fully underway and it concludes at the Mayflower in March 2019. First up in my series of interviews is Tommy Devito played by Simon Bailey.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMSunday, August 26, 2018
This cabaret show not only had great performances by its leading ladies and supporting artists, but also it has the biggest heart.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMIf, as a child, you had a box of treasures and would open it to admire and cherish the contents, knowing what was there but loving seeing each precious thing, you might have the same sensati…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMSaturday, August 4, 2018
Broken Wings illustrates different cultural issues very well and, whilst there is further refinement required, it does not detract from the fact that it is definitely a dramatic new musical …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:13AMThursday, August 2, 2018
Once again Scamp Theatre brings to life this delightful story, The Scarecrows’ Wedding, which young and old alike can enjoy. Hopefully, the memory will stay with the youngsters forever, br…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWednesday, August 1, 2018
‘If you never dream – then you can never have a dream come true.” This is something that Richard Shelton firmly believes in. We sat down to have a chat about just that and Richard’s…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSunday, July 29, 2018
There is nothing not to like here in Madagascar The Musical. It’s bright, fun, has audience participation, brilliant choreography and great singing.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMTuesday, July 24, 2018
If I were you I’d check out The Simon & Garfunkel Story for future dates. All the hits are there along with some lesser known ones and Philip Murray Warson and Charles Blyth are sensa…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMSaturday, July 14, 2018
It Happened in Key West has some deeply moving moments which are snatched away all too quickly and replaced by witty lines, thereby losing its potency. It promises to be a good production, b…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMThursday, July 12, 2018
This really is a delightful revival of classic show Me and My Girl – next stop the West End? I think or rather I believe it so.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWednesday, July 11, 2018
I met with Isabel Pollen and Jim Sturgeon who play the leading roles of Laura and Alec in Brief Encounter. We spoke about what its like to re-create such an iconic film on stage.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMTuesday, July 10, 2018
Artistic Director of the National Theatre Rufus Norris met with invited guests this week at the Theatre Royal Bath to talk about the touring production of Macbeth and his vision and passion.…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMFriday, July 6, 2018
I think this show will be perfect for anyone looking for an entertaining night out as long as they prepare to go with the trot, canter and gallop of a slightly bonkers romance mingled with s…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMWednesday, July 4, 2018
This production is a sublimely exquisite staging of a classic Rodgers and Hammerstein show. All hail Broadway Queen Kelli O’Hara for bringing her inimitable characterisation and vocal supr…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:55AMFriday, June 29, 2018
There’s a new Billy in town – Martin Kemp takes over the role from Cuba Gooding Jr on 2 July 2018. I caught up with Martin during rehearsals.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMWednesday, June 27, 2018
This week I visited the newly renamed Jim Steinman suite at the Dominion Theatre, to catch up with Rob Fowler who plays Falco in Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMSunday, June 24, 2018
We all have our favourite Abba song, right? Imagine what’s it like to be part of the Mamma Mia! sensation, either on tour or in the West End? I spoke to Sarah Pozer who plays Donna and Geo…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMSaturday, June 23, 2018
An impeccable five-star production from Opera North in association with Welsh National Opera. Do not be put off by the word opera this is West End musical theatre at its very, very best.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMWednesday, June 20, 2018
Expertly directed by Brian Blessed, this charming quintessentially British murder mystery is a thoroughly enjoyable evening out.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, June 18, 2018
It’s true what “they” say, you know, small is beautiful. This can definitely be said for the small but very beautiful It’s Only Life. This life-affirming musical makes you rediscover…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMSunday, June 17, 2018
I would simply implore you to go and see this show. It’s clever, witty, exceptionally well-written, outstandingly acted and kept my attention throughout. Even knowing the outcome, I was fa…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMMonday, June 11, 2018
Ghost About the House at the King’s Head Theatre is a good romp, with pratfalls, slapstick and comic parodies, and loads of sight gags.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMSunday, June 10, 2018
In The Unbuilt City, a young man and an old woman meet in the house where she has lived since childhood. At first it is difficult to imagine two characters so utterly unlike each other and w…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMSaturday, June 9, 2018
I caught up with Toby Miles who is about to make his West End debut in the long-running musical Les Misérables. We talked about his dreams, how it felt to be joining such an iconic musical,…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWednesday, June 6, 2018
The Chalk Garden is visually stunning to look at and has some extremely impressive performances from a talented and very well-rehearsed cast.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMTuesday, June 5, 2018
It’s a short run at Southwark Playhouse but I truly feel this production deserves several more spins around ‘The Rink‘ and definitely has a future life.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMSaturday, June 2, 2018
I would recommend seeing TriOperas as an introduction to opera as it offers a good night out but would hope at some point in the future the score can be given the overhaul it desperately nee…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThursday, May 31, 2018
I think some of the elements in Tartuffe might have been lost in translation, they were certainly lost on me, but for anyone who is fluent in French and English, it could be just the thing f…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMMonday, May 28, 2018
Into the Woods at the Cockpit Theatre is a well executed, solid production with some extremely strong vocal performances.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM 
