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“Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” at the Other Palace Theatre – 14/06/25

Posted on June 15, 2025 by katese11

I know, another day, another theatre review. This one was originally intended to be in July, after Roo’s exams had finished and as part of a Greek mythological double-bill with “Hercules”. But sadly, “Percy Jackson” changed its closing date so … Continue reading →

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“Operation Mincemeat” at the Fortune Theatre – 13/06/25

Posted on June 14, 2025 by katese11

You’ll never guess what VK and I did last night….that’s right, yet more theatre. And there is more to come this weekend. “Op Mincemeat” was a bit of a last-minute plan as a friend got one of the lottery codes … Continue reading →

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“The Play That Goes Wrong” at Duchess Theatre – 08/06/25

Posted on June 11, 2025 by katese11

You know sometimes you just kinda end up somewhere without really knowing how or why? Well, that’s around 90% of all the visits I’ve made to Covent Garden in my life and Sunday was no exception. I mean, I knew … Continue reading →

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“The Great Gatsby” at London Coliseum – 30/05/25

Posted on May 31, 2025 by katese11

I must admit I didn’t have high hopes for this one. Having read the reviews and listened to the reviews of the reviews, not of which were overly positive. But VK wanted to go and tickets were a tempting £20 … Continue reading →

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“Hamilton” at Victoria Palace Theatre – 03/05/25

Posted on May 5, 2025 by katese11

So, once again the name of this blog is inaccurate. When I rebranded, less than a year ago, I knew that my time of having a singular teenager would be pretty limited because….that’s how time works. But the day is … Continue reading →

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“My Master Builder” at Wyndham’s Theatre – 18/04/25

Posted on April 19, 2025 by katese11

This is an odd one to review because, for once, I’m getting in early on a play that pretty much no one else has seen yet. I always try to avoid reading reviews before I write mine but with things … Continue reading →

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“Les Misérables” at the Sondheim Theatre – 05/04/25

Posted on April 7, 2025 by katese11

How to review “Les Mis”? Surely it’s such a classic that everyone who might want to see it has already seen it so what could I possibly say? Well, I’ll do my best and start off by wishing the original … Continue reading →

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“The Washing Line” at Chickenshed – 21/03/25

Posted on March 22, 2025 by katese11

In some ways, it feels that the Chickenshed shows have grown up as my kids have. Bear in mind that I first visited the Shed with a 4-year-old Eva to watch a show about monkeys having a Sports Day and … Continue reading →

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“Much Ado About Nothing” at Theatre Royal- 14/03/25

Posted on March 15, 2025 by katese11

It’s going to be tricky to write an entirely original review for this show as I’ve done reviews for both “Much Ado About Nothing” and a Jamie Lloyd production at the Theatre Royal in the past year. So anything I … Continue reading →

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“Hadestown” at the Lyric Theatre – 09/02/25

Posted on February 13, 2025 by katese11

I may have mentioned before that Eva is a bit obsessed with musicals at the moment and “Hadestown” is one of her particular faves. So when we were on the bus to school, she looked at my phone over my … Continue reading →

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