Theatre is a forever changing, forever evolving thing and the same can be the said to the ever-rotating carousel of shows that come in and out of the West End. Shows open, shows close, things change. New shows open and old shows become nothing but distant memories that you hold dear and revisit whenever you listen to the cast recording. But in more recent years, it is slowly but surely becoming more popular for shows to be filmed, a brilliant way of capturing a moment in thea

Inspired by the 1980 movie of the same title, ‘9 to 5’ is a pure girl power musical that thrilled audiences during its West End run before the pain in the neck that is covid came along and cut the London run and the previous UK Tour short. But now its back and hitting the road again in a new fresh tour, bringing sass, attitude and comedy by the bucket loud to audiences up and down the country. ‘9-5’ tells the story of three office workers, supervisor Violet (Louise Redknapp),

If the last 18 months or so of enforced closures and social distancing has taught us anything, it is that theatre does not have to be confined to a stage. Theatre, as an artform, can be performed practically anywhere, can be constructed to be enjoyed in various ways and as it turns out, you don’t need to be in a theatre to enjoy a show. ‘Bluff,’ a new musical with a book by Matthew Cavendish (Groan Ups, Mischief Movie Night In, The Play That Goes Wrong) and music and lyrics b

Please note that I saw this production whilst it was in previews on Saturday 16th October 2021, the show officially opened on Monday 18th October 2021. They were salt of the earth Cornish fisherman, who loved nothing more than an evening in their local pub in the fishing village of Port Isaac, celebrating friendship and singing old sea shanties, but a change meeting sends them down a path towards a level of fame they could have never expected. Based on the film (2019) which i