Review: Tommy the rock musical at Blackpool Winter …

Sometimes, a production just takes your breath away. Tommy the rock musical did just that. I had little expectations of this production. I knew it…

Purring at the Memory

It was bittersweet when my beloved ‘Cats’ mug fell apart last week – I’d kept it since the musical ran in Blackpool in 1989. But…

Review: Cats at Blackpool Opera House

I was just a wide-eyed kitten when I acquired my first memory of the musical phenomenon that is Cats right here in the Blackpool Opera…

Review: Mamma Mia! at Blackpool Opera House (The …

Money, money, money… there is nothing funny about the impact of this big show that’s just landed in Blackpool. The arrival of Mamma Mia’s international…

Review: Lord of the dance; dangerous games at …

The euphoric musical moment that saw Michael Flatley tap his way to fame at the Eurovision Song Contest has created a unstoppable phenomenon that showcases the…

Review: Billy Elliot the musical at Victoria Palace, …

  It is rarely I come out of a musical and know I could quite happily sit down and watch it all again right away.…

Theatre review: The Full Monty at Manchester Opera …

  If you were to create a play from a recipe it must include a number of ingredients – a story, compelling characters, moments of…