The 1997 Cinderella movie featuring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney as her fairy godmother is one of my all-time favourite movie musicals, and also one of my favourite versions of the Cinderella fairytale. So, I was extremely excited to watch the European Theatrical premiere of the stage version of this magical musical at Hope Mill … Continue reading Theatre Review: Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
National Theatre’s touring production of Jane Eyre coincides with the 170th anniversary of the first publication of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, and whether it’s a coincidence or not, it is the perfect way to mark the occasion. I’ve seen National Theatre productions before and have not been disappointed, and I was equally impressed by this … Continue reading National Theatre’s Jane Eyre
I had no idea what to expect when I booked a last minute ticket to see The Little Match Girl at The Lowry, but it turned out that a snowy Saturday was the perfect day to watch it. This short one hour show created by Arthur Pita is based on the Hans Christian Andersen story … Continue reading Theatre Review: The Little Match Girl
The fourth Manchester International Festival starts today, and as always there was something in the programme of events that caught my eye. Earlier in the week I went to one of the preview nights of Wonder.land - the new musical by Damon Albarn, and I was so excited to be one of the first to see … Continue reading Wonder.land – a New Musical
I was so blummin' excited to be invited along to the press night of Wicked at The Lowry. It's coming to the end of its UK tour and I'd not seen it since it opened in London in 2006. I remember being completely obsessed with this show back then. I knew the soundtrack word for word and when … Continue reading Wicked – the UK Tour
The Lowry is now my favourite theatre in the Manchester area. It’s not only a lovely theatre with actual comfy seats(!), it has a fantastic programme every season and there’s always something I really want to see. This week it was Matthew Bourne’s ballet The Car Man, based on Bizet’s opera Carmen. If you’re unfamiliar … Continue reading Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man
Top Hat is the stage musical version of the classic Hollywood musical featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It’s a film I’ve seen, but didn’t particularly love, because honestly I find the plot really dull. Of course it has some lovely songs and some memorable moments, such as Fred and Ginger dancing the glorious iconic … Continue reading Reviewed: Top Hat, the Musical
At the weekend I enjoyed a theatrical treat at the Lowry in Salford –The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, which is the newly-touring version of the National Theatre play based on the award-winning book by Mark Haddon. I’ve read the book in the past, and although I had forgotten most of the … Continue reading Theatre Review – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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