White Christmas Review – Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Flawless tap dancing? Check. Glitzy costumes? Check. Live 17-piece orchestra? Check. Stunning sets? Check.
Flawless tap dancing? Check. Glitzy costumes? Check. Live 17-piece orchestra? Check. Stunning sets? Check.
There are countless performance groups from around the world currently doing the rounds as Beatles tribute acts but none of them have quite managed to capture the magic of the … Read More
Cards on the table: The Lion King is the best musical you will see this year. Or, quite possibly, ever.
It’s hard to believe it’s been 75 years since Disney Princesses first graced our screens. In honour of the legendary brand reaching this incredible milestone, Disney on Ice have created … Read More
Waterloo Road actor Mark Benton is likely to feel quite at home on Strictly Come Dancing as he is currently starring, in drag, as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray at The … Read More
With TVs and computers now so readily available to them, kids and toddlers are becoming an increasingly tough crowd to please. Wearing their best Gruffalo-themed attire, hundreds of excitable children … Read More
Set in Baltimore in the 1960, Hairspray tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, an ambitious teenager with a huge passion for dancing. Determined to succeed despite being on the receiving … Read More
To celebrate the fact that Disney’s The Lion King is set to arrive in Edinburgh for the first time next month, musical theatre fans are being given the chance to … Read More
If Walt Disney World is the happiest place on earth, Braehead Arena sure came a close second on Friday afternoon when hundreds of beaming children ascended on the venue to … Read More
Craig Revel-Horwood’s Strictly Confidential is a camp and colourful showcase of stunning dancing, extravagant costumes and enough spray tans and fake eyelashes to make the cast of TOWIE look like … Read More
Bill Kenwright’s touring production of Dreamboats and Petticoats embodies teenage romance; it’s fun, uplifting and promising. However, as is common with young love, it is also repetitive, clichéd and, ultimately, … Read More
‘A visually striking show which breaks the barriers of traditional musical theatre’ When it was initially announced that the 1990 Oscar-winning film Ghost was to be reincarnated into a West … Read More
The Rocky Horror Show may not be nearly as shocking or risqué now as it was considered to be when it first opened in London 40 years ago, but don’t … Read More
The opening night of the camp classic disappointed fans in Edinburgh with a series of first night blunders but still managed to thrill the majority of the crowd with its … Read More
With its unusual source material and non-generic approach to mainstream musical theatre, CATS should never have been destined to have universal appeal. However, as the fantastic touring cast … Read More
Musicals don’t come much spunkier or more colourful than 9 to 5, the hilarious stage production based around Dolly Parton’s most renowned hit song and the 1970’s film of the … Read More
The road to superstardom never did run smoothly and nobody knew that better than Tina Turner. Soul Sister is both a fun and energetic tribute and a shocking and heart … Read More
“Sorry for the interruption, folks, but I always do the last dance of the season…” With songs from its soundtrack so regularly overplayed just before last orders at questionably cheesy … Read More
‘A vibrant rock extravaganza which makes for an entertaining alternative night at the theatre’ On paper, musical theatre and punk-rock simply shouldn’t mix. Whilst one is generally wild and unpredictable, the … Read More
Pinch me, is this real? Sorry, couldn’t resist. Following its success at West Yorkshire Playhouse this summer, new pop-rock musical Loserville is transferring to London’s West End. Written by Elliot … Read More