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Category Archives: Reviewing the Situation
“The Boy at the Back of the Class” at Queen Elizabeth Hall – 07/04/26
Welp, it’s been quite a news day hasn’t it? I was sitting perilously close to the news channels at work and all day, the gruesome twosome of Don and Ye were in my peripheral vision, with headlines that bounced between … Continue reading
“Oh Mary!” at Trafalgar Theatre – 30/03/26
You may recall that we’ve been to see a play about Mary Todd Lincoln recently and it wasn’t this one. I’m not quite sure which strings MTL posthumously pulled to get herself a West End double bill but I feel … Continue reading
“The Wrong They Knew” at Chickenshed – 06/03/26
In the midst of a crazy busy choir week, it’s good to escape to another time and place for a while and let someone else worry about providing the entertainment. So taking in a brand new show at Chickenshed seemed … Continue reading
“Mrs President” at Charing Cross Theatre – 21/02/26
So it’s been nearly a week since our exhausting “two shows and an ordination” day and I’ve only just found the time to write about the second show. I’ll pick up where I left off, which was us leaving Southwark … Continue reading
“Ballad Lines” at Southwark Playhouse – 21/02/26
Saturday was a complicated day. You might wonder why I’ve not blogged in a while but the answer lies in the last post I wrote… that ol’ crutched teenager. So we’ve been having some very boring weekends at home while … Continue reading
“The Producers” at Garrick Theatre – 10/01/26
Now, I think I mentioned before that I was worried about how “The Producers” would go down with a woke, GenZ audience. The awkward silence at Musical Con only confirmed my theory that the show might just be a tad … Continue reading
“Dracapella” at Park Theatre – 03/01/26
Shortly before Christmas, Nathan and I were meeting up with old friends in Kennington. We passed the White Bear theatre pub and Nathan mentioned the time we saw a musical version of “Dracula” there. I blithely said that it had … Continue reading
“Christmas Comes to Moominvalley” at Jacksons Lane – 12/12/25
Image copyright Jacksons Lane They love the laughter and they love the living….but do they love Christmas? That’s what I was going to find out as I travelled to Highgate to see “Christmastime comes to Moomin Valley” at Jacksons Lane. … Continue reading
“Dick Whittington and his Catford Cat” at Broadway Theatre – 11/12/25
I forgot to mention earlier that the theatre also has a reconstruction of a Windrush-era living room in the foyer, right where that picture of Chris and Pui was taken. It’s fascinating and provoked quite some nostalgia in the people … Continue reading
“Red” at Chickenshed – 21/11/25
It’s panto season! And before you say “oh no it isn’t”, let me present my evidence. Namely that Roo and I just went to our first panto of the year, which was Chickenshed’s version of “Little Red Riding Hood”. Being … Continue reading