‘But I feel what’s to happen all happened before’. It was 1964 when Dick Van Dyke sung those famous lines as Bert the chimney sweep. 54 years later, that line could have been applied the long awaited, and perhaps massively overdue 2018 sequel Mary Poppins Returns. A new story with familiar characters and elements we all loved in the original as we return to Cherry Tree Lane with the magical, wonderful nanny. Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw) is all grown up, with three young childr

When describing Tick…Tick…Boom! , I echo the words that broke the post-show silence of RENT ’s first preview: “Thank you, Jonathan Larson!” Written as a semi-autobiographical ‘rock monologue’ and faithfully adapted for the screen, Tick…Tick…Boom! marks both the directorial debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda ( Hamilton, In The Heights ) and, hopefully, a turning point in the creation of modern movie musicals. In the run up to his 30th birthday, Jonathan Larson is in the throes of s

I should probably lay my cards on the table here, I fell in love with the soundtrack while listening to Ben Platt singing it on Spotify –...