Simon Ward reviews Gwenda’s Garage:The Musical at the Southwark Playhouse Borough Following a successful run at the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse in Sheffield, this is the London premiere of a new British musical. Based on the true story of three female mechanics who, frustrated by their inability to find […]
Simon Ward reviews Lorna Rose Treen: 24 Hour Diner People at the Soho Theatre As the autumnal gloom envelops tube strike-ridden London, it is an absolute delight to escape into the garish world of Lorna Rose Treen’s Blue Tit Diner. The upbeat soundtrack as the audience gathers sets […]
Simon Ward reviews All These Pretty Things at the Etcetera Theatre As we enter the small room above the Oxford Arms, Tracey Yarad is already in meditational pose, wrapped in a blanket and with Om Shanti on the screen behind her. We sense that she is gathering her […]
Simon Ward reviews Summoning Sondheim at The Glitch Theatre This is a new venue for me. It is a tiny cafe-bar and I am sure that we were not the only patrons to have to ask the friendly staff whether this was the right place. The performance space […]
Simon Ward reviews Bangers at the Arcola Theatre Written by Danusia Samal, who also co-stars, this is a mash-up of a club night where composer and sound designer Duramaney Kamara’s tunes mixed with some classics keep the dancefloor humming and a touching exploration of two young people – […]
Simon Ward reviews Dorian :The Musical at the Southwark Playhouse Borough With book by Linnie Reedman and music and lyrics by Joe Evans, this loose adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s 1890s novel A Portrait of Dorian Gray feels like an attempt to re-imagine the story as Wilde might have […]
Simon Ward reviews Tickle – The Musical at The King’s Head Theatre The publicity material is clear – strict 16+ age limit and full frontal nudity – approach with caution. Anyone seeking titillation will be sadly disappointed – the nudity is so ‘blink-and-you-miss-it’ to barely (ha!) deserve a mention. […]
Charlotte Pegram reviews Elsa at Vault Festival Elsa is a typical London girl; she has dreams but she also has a ‘money job’. Her degree doesn’t seem to get her anywhere so it’s latte art and table service at a rather nice cafe until things pick up. If […]
Short but not so sweet, The Mirror Never Lies is a musical about the power of beauty and the pangs of desire, but sadly fails to fully capture the swinging sixties of London. Based on the novel The Sweet Dove Died by Barbra Pym, it follows the tale […]
Amy and Tom Milne review State Fair at Cadogan Hall Rodgers and Hammerstein’s State Fair was a delightful choice for London Musical Theatre Orchestra’s debut concert. To a packed house at the prestigious Cadogan Hall, this candy floss musical was given some serious credentials. An unknown score with […]
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