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COME DINE WITH ME: THE MUSICAL | REVIEW

Come Dine With Me: the Musical
Rating: ★★★★★
Venue: Turbine Theatre, London
Cast: Tom Bowen, Harry Chandler, Daniele Coombe, Paul Hazel, Sophie Hutchinson, Kim Ismay and Leo Udvarlaky

Take a bunch of tuneful strangers. Mix in a dollop of behind-the-scenes skulduggery, a Sound Man playing detective, a sprinkling of star-crossed love, and plenty of juicy arpeggios. Marinade, cook for 60 minutes... and serve hot. The result is a mouth-watering fusion dish, combining the beloved TV show and a sumptuous original score to form Come Dine With Me: The Musical – a winning recipe that will delight even the pickiest palate!

STAGEY CHAT WITH CAST OF FLOCK


The next interview in our stagey chat series is with the cast of Lin Coghlan's play, Flock. Jamie Ankrah and Gabriella Leonardi will play the roles of Robbie and Cel in this powerful and important piece of theatre.

Get yourself comfy and join us for the next segment of Stagey Chat!

HUGH PANARO: MAN WITHOUT A MASK | REVIEW

Hugh Panaro: Man Without a Mask
Rating
: ★★★★★
Venue: Crazy Coqs, London
Cast: Hugh Panaro and Christina Bianco

Hugh Panaro, Man Without A Mask is a very exciting evening taking you right onto Broadway, Backstage, into dressing rooms and into his unique and personal scrapbook of a life and career.

You won’t want to miss this exciting solo concert debut where you will be treated to songs and plenty of stories the star will share from, including Side Show, Showboat, Lestat, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park With George, The Red Shoes, all the blockbusters he's known for...and even some shows he wasn’t in.

REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. | REVIEW

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.
Rating: ★★★
Venue: Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond 
Cast: Olive McHugh, Tanaka Mpofu, Xixi Xiao and Natalia May

Revolutionize the language. Revolutionize the world. Revolutionize the work. Revolutionize the body. Galvanise. A searing, funny and profound examination of what it means to be a woman performed by one ensemble across a range of scenarios and written by the sublime Alice Birch.

Welcome to our post-apocalyptic world where we reimagine the previous rules and conventions that brought our society to an end. 

WILLY'S CANDY SPECTACULAR: A MUSICAL PARODY | REVIEW

Willy's Candy Spectacular: A Musical Parody
Rating: ★★
Venue: Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh

A satire inspired by Glasgow's Wonka rip-off sensation aka the Fyre Fest of Fudge. From the wreckage, a team of top Broadway and Emmy Award-winning songwriters declare: 'It's a MUSICAL!!' If Ed Wood and PT Barnum got into "environmental experiences" fuelled by a million dreams and zero dollars, this would be this.

ONE MAN MUSICAL BY FLO & JOAN | REVIEW

One Man Musical by Flo & Joan
Rating: ★★★★★
Venue: Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh

Award-winning musical comedy duo Flo & Joan present their own original one-man musical about a very renowned gentleman. Fans of maths and gender will notice some discrepancies. Featuring a star cast of one (man) supported by a full band (two musical comedians hiding in the wings). The duo have previously written and performed songs for Live at the Apollo, Royal Variety, Warner Bros, Aardman and Horrible Histories.

OUR LITTLE SECRET: THE 23ANDME MUSICAL | REVIEW

Our Little Secret: The 23andMe Musical
Rating: ★★★★★
Venue: Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh 

What does a 31-year-old theatre kid do when a DNA test reveals that his biological parents aren't quite who he thought they were? Write a musical, of course! In this hilarious, moving and true story, Noam Tomaschoff grapples with questions of family, identity and just how many brothers and sisters he really has. Blending comedy, drama and addictive music, Noam takes the audience on an unforgettable journey, ending with a message of optimism that will make you hold your family just a little bit tighter.

KAREN | REVIEW

KAREN
Rating: ★★★★
Venue: Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh

We open on Protagonist's 30th birthday at the Alton Towers, where her life takes an unexpected turn. Mid-Calippo, she's unceremoniously dumped by her long-term boyfriend, Joe. Things go from bad to worse when Joe then starts dating her office arch-nemesis: Karen. Protagonist must now navigate a powder keg of heartbreak and identity crisis which explodes in the ultimate office showdown. Seamlessly breaking the fourth wall, Protagonist will whisk you through a chaos-filled narrative that has been described as Fleabag meets The Office with Cameron-West as 'the female Peep Show' (TheNerdParty.com).

TECHNICALLY: A MUSICAL | REVIEW

Technically: A Musical
Rating: 4.5/5
Venue: Greenside @ George Street, Edinburgh 

With less than a day until curtains up, the techies must band together to save a show that is falling apart! Will they manage to make the Director’s dream come to life? Will Lights get her moment in the spotlight? Or will Stage Right set the stage on fire? With more twists and turns than a badly coiled cable, musical genres are flipped on their head and backstage heroes come into the spotlight – this brand-new student-written musical is sure to have you hot-glued to your seat! This is, after all, Technically: A Musical!

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT HARD ENOUGH | REVIEW

Anything Is Possible If You Think About It Hard Enough
Rating: ★★★★★
Venue: Waterloo East, London 
Cast: Luke Henry, Rosie Skuse

Alex and Rupert aren't a conventional match, but a caffeinated meeting on the Underground ignites a spark. Skip forward to them fighting over baby names, nursery colours and ways to save money. All the signs of a normal family in waiting. Then Alex goes into labour, their baby is born still - and their world implodes.

​What follows is a window into how a couple finds the strength to move forward, the will to stay together, and the determination to keep alive the memory of their child. 

SOUVENIRS (A RELAXED SHOW) | REVIEW

Souvenirs (A Relaxed Show)

Rating: ★★★★
Venue: Greenside at George Street, Edinburgh

Souvenirs is a story of neurodiversity, self-acceptance and service stations. Hanna has just made another big social misstep and decided that this time she’s going to leave. Driving north without a destination in mind and hitting up every services on the way, join Hanna as she explains to us how she’s always struggled with keeping friends and never understanding why. As she drives deeper and deeper into the wilderness of the M6, will Hanna come to terms with why she is the way that she is, or simply drive until there’s no more road?