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The History Boys - Theatre Royal Plymouth UK Tour - Review
20 years ago, Alan Bennett’s ‘The History Boys’ opened at the National Theatre, and a classic was born. The show become a launch pad to...
Becky Wallis
Sep 18, 20244 min read
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Witness for the Prosecution - London County Hall - Review
Picture the scene. It’s a murder mystery play. Written by Agatha Christie. Already a recipe for success, just look at the mega power that...
Becky Wallis
Sep 7, 20243 min read
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The 39 Steps - Trafalgar Theatre - Review
Back in London for the first time since 2015, Patrick Barlow’s hit comedy The 39 Steps has recently taken up residence at the Trafalgar...
Becky Wallis
Sep 2, 20244 min read
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News Revue - Udderbelly - Edinburgh Fringe Review
Things move very quickly at the Fringe, and the action is thick and fast with shows coming and going all over the place. Of course, you...
Becky Wallis
Aug 30, 20242 min read
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Cockfosters - Turbine Theatre - Review
A theatre nestled in the arches under a railway bridge seems an appropriate home for a show about a train journey, and ‘Cockfosters’ at...
Becky Wallis
Aug 29, 20243 min read
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I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical - Gilded Balloon at the Museum - Edinburgh Fringe Review
What is it really like to be a performer in musical theatre? What really happens backstage? What do the cast members really think of each...
Becky Wallis
Aug 24, 20243 min read
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Solve Along Murder She Wrote - Amphitheatre Symposium Hall - Edinburgh Fringe Review
I love a murder mystery. I’ve seen a fair few on stage, ‘The Mousetrap’, ‘And Then There Were None’, ‘Witness For the Prosecution’ and...
Becky Wallis
Aug 23, 20243 min read
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Shake It Up - The Improvised Shakespeare Show - Dram at Patter House - Edinburgh Fringe Review
There are many many different genres and types of shows available to see at the Edinburgh fringe but take a stroll down the royal mile...
Becky Wallis
Aug 20, 20243 min read
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Six Chick Flicks - Underbelly Cowbarn - Edinburgh Fringe Review
What do Titanic, Pretty Women, Dirty Dancing, Beaches, Legally Blonde and The Notebook all have in common? Well, they all fall into the...
Becky Wallis
Aug 20, 20243 min read
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Jack Goes To Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy - Zoo Playground - Edinburgh Fringe Review
Unless you have filled up your diary far in advance, a trip to the Edinburgh Fringe can be filled with off the cuff decisions as you find...
Becky Wallis
Aug 19, 20243 min read
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A Jaffa Cake Musical - Pleasance Two - Edinburgh Fringe Review
There are some big questions floating around in the world: what is the meaning of life? Why are we here? What came first? The chicken or...
Becky Wallis
Aug 14, 20242 min read
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Spy Movie The Play! Pleasance Beneath Edinburgh Fringe Review
Car chases, secret weapons, hidden villainous hideaways, schemes and the battle between good and evil; all things that we are associate...
Becky Wallis
Aug 11, 20242 min read
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Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap (St Martins Theatre) - Review
If there is anywhere that is constantly evolving and growing, it’s London. New buildings here, a new train line there, people coming and...
Becky Wallis
Jul 5, 20245 min read
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Seal Boy (Riverside Studios) Review
Meg (Victoria Serra) is nine months pregnant, worrying about the future of her unborn child. She doesn’t know what to expect, she doesn’t...
Becky Wallis
Apr 7, 20244 min read
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Everybody's Talking About Jamie UK Tour - Theatre Royal Plymouth - Review
In a world where acceptance, understanding and kindness seems to be dwindling, a musical that tells the story of a young man trying to be...
Becky Wallis
Apr 2, 20243 min read
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A Highly Suspect Murder: Murder at the Movies (The Space @ Surgeons Hall) - Review
With shows like Midsomer Murders, Death in Paradise, Endeavour, and Vera still proving as popular as ever on television, it’s no wonder...
Becky Wallis
Sep 10, 20232 min read
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Murder She Didn't Write (Pleasance One) - Edinburgh Fringe Review
At the Edinburgh Fringe, you don’t have to look very hard to find a show that involves at least some element of improv, and over the...
Becky Wallis
Aug 28, 20233 min read
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Actually, Love (Pleasance Green) - Edinburgh Fringe Review
Rom-Coms. Stereotypical. Predictable. Formulaic. Loved or loathed. With ‘Actually, Love’, GOYA Theatre explore the tropes of rom-coms in...
Becky Wallis
Aug 28, 20232 min read
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I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical (Gilded Balloon at the Museum) - Edinburgh Fringe Review
Raise your hand if you love musicals, and a cry of me, me, me is heard. Whether you aspire of being on the stage yourself, or just love...
Becky Wallis
Aug 27, 20233 min read
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Bowjangles: Dracula in Space (Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose) - Edinburgh Fringe Review
What do you get when you combine classical music, a classic horror story and the much-loved science fiction genre? A strange combination,...
Becky Wallis
Aug 25, 20232 min read
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