BWW Review: OUR LADIES OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR, National Theatre, 10 August 2016
'This is our show,' proclaims one of the musically angelic but devilishly foul-mouthed convent schoolgirls descending on Edinburgh for a choir competition.
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BWW Review: Lost West End 2 Album
Following the success of the previously released Lost West End comes the aptly named Lost West End 2 - of course! The albums, produced by Stage Door Records, are revisiting forgotten musical numbers from shows that sadly didn't enjoy a long run in London.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Reviews: ALEX LOVE - HOW TO WIN A PUB QUIZ, The Stand 5, 9 August
Pub quizzes, that delightful hallmark of British drinking culture and the ruin of many a friendship, perhaps so popular because they appeal to our desperate need to be celebrated for being a know-it-all.
BWW Review: THE FALL, Finborough Theatre, 10 August 2016
As part of the celebrations of its 60th anniversary, the National Youth Theatre is presenting a trio of new plays at the Finborough Theatre.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: THE MMORPG SHOW, Gilded Balloon At The Counting House, 7 August
If you've ever thought that what the fringe needs is a room full of people cheering numbers on a rolling dice, then your search is over.
BWW Review: THE COLLECTOR, The Vaults, 4 August 2016
The Collector was originally published in 1963 and was the debut novel of John Fowles.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: AXIS OF AWESOME: WON'T EVER NOT STOP GIVING UP, Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6 August
Axis of Awesome, the Australian comedy rockers behind such viral hit songs as '4 Chords', return to the Fringe after a two year break with their latest show Won't Ever Not Stop Giving Up.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: LIFE ACCORDING TO SAKI, C, 5 August
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Hector Hugh Munro, better known as Saki, a writer of delightfully improper short stories with all the wit of Oscar Wilde.
BWW Review: TREASURE ISLAND, St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, 4 August 2016
Gary Naylor sees an adaptation of the classic tale that never quite finds its tone, but provides thrills and spills in its outdoor setting.
BWW Review: YERMA, Young Vic
Australian theatre's 'enfant terrible' Simon Stone, whose 2014 version of Ibsen's The Wild Duck at the Barbican memorably starred a live duck, has returned to take on Lorca's 1934 'tragic poem'.
BWW Review: EXPOSURE THE MUSICAL, St James Theatre, 28 July 2016
Exposure the Musical has been 12 years in the making and Mike Dyer's production has finally arrived at the St James Theatre.
BWW Review: THE SECRET GARDEN SPRING VERSION, Ambassador's Theatre, 3 August 2016
Gary Naylor sees young people perform an adaptation of the Tony Award show that's aimed at young people but can be enjoyed by all.
BWW Review: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, Theatre Royal Haymarket, 26 July 2016
Following a six month tour, Richard Greenberg's version of Breakfast at Tiffany's marks the second time an adaptation of Truman Capote's novella has been shown at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in seven years.
BWW Review: ROTTERDAM, Trafalgar Studios 2, 29 July 2016
As a new year approaches, Alice is attempting to come out to her parents.
BWW Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, Palace Theatre
During the recent Ghostbusters furore, enraged opponents claimed the movie would ruin their childhood.
BWW Review: PRODIGY Original Cast Recording
The latest cast recording release from Auburn Jam Records, Prodigy, was only released yesterday and has already placed in the top 100 albums on iTunes.
BWW Review: CUTTIN' IT, Crucible Studio, Sheffield, 20 July 2016
The award-winning new play from Charlene James is a vibrant and engaging piece that shines a light on the horrors of FGM as experienced through the eyes of two teenagers.
BWW Review: THE BODYGUARD, Dominion Theatre, 21 July 2016
Gunshots! Flames! Shirtless dancing hunks! And that's just the first five minutes.
BWW Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, 21 July 2016
Has it really been two decades since that definitive Lyceum production of Jesus Christ Superstar? Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's collaboration is in residence at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre this summer, and it is a production the like of which I have never seen before.
BWW Review: CINDERELLA, The Australian Ballet, London Coliseum, 20 July 2016
The Australian Ballet return to the London Coliseum this summer with the UK debut of Alexei Ratmansky's Cinderella, created on the company in 2013.
BWW Review: SOME GIRL(S), Park Theatre, 19 July 2016
The latest production in the Park Theatre's Park 90 auditorium is a revival of Neil LaBute's Some Girl(s).
BWW Review: PROUD, Finborough Theatre, 18 July 2016
Commissioned by the Finborough Theatre in its search for exciting new works from Canada, Proud is the European premiere of a satirical political play written by multi-award winning, Canadian playwright Michael Healey.
BWW Review: A DREAM, Crucible, Sheffield, 13 July 2016
Sheffield People's Theatre present a fantastical fun take on Shakespeare.
BWW Review: AMERICAN IDIOT, Arts Theatre, 13 July 2016
Green Day and musicals.
BWW Review: IMPOSSIBLE, Noël Coward Theatre, 13 July 2016
There's something rather nostalgic about watching a magic show in the heart of London, where the prestigious Magic Circle was first established in 1905.
