⭐️ Despite a star cast, Catch Me If You Can is a slow burning, half-baked thriller that fails to captivate. Deep in the Catskill mountains, Danny Corban (Patrick Duffy) is frustrated at the local police …
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Review: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Theatre Royal Glasgow
You won’t be treated to an evening of thought-provoking emotional drama – but that’s almost certainly not what you’re looking for anyway.
Review: Grease: The Musical – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
⭐️⭐️ The story is treasured by millions across the world. The songs are the soundtrack to generations of love-stricken teenagers. The secret seems obvious – don’t mess with a winning formula. After a summer of …
Review: Cliff Richard – Royal Albert Home
⭐️⭐️ Sir Cliff Richard is one of the UK’s most loved singers. An entertainer in the business for more than 60 years, he now joins the virtual bill at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall for …
Album Review: Face to Face, Hayden Tee
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In the present day, musical theatre often finds itself as the butt of the joke in the entertainment field. Big belts and schmaltzy scores aren’t for everyone, but every so often something comes along …
Review: Aled Jones and Russell Watson, London Palladium
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Aled Jones and Russell Watson’s UK tour stopped in at the London Palladium, where the duo played to a packed house in an evening of song and story that delighted their eager fans. Either …
Opinion: Highlights from the Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh’s Festival Fringe has come to an end after another hugely successful year – packed to the brim with music, culture and the arts programming. I’ve picked out a tiny handful from this year’s catalogue, …
Review: The Girl on the Train, Duke of York’s Theatre
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fresh from its UK tour, Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel’s adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ bestselling novel The Girl on the Train comes to the West End. Loneliness in the modern world, trust, love and …
Review: Faust, Royal Opera House
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Opening its doors to what is arguably Charles-Francois Gounod’s best-loved opera, the Royal Opera House has hit on a winning formula in its revival of David McVicar’s 2004 production of Faust. When a dying …
Book Review: Company: The Complete Revised Book and Lyrics
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stephen Sondheim’s Company is almost 50 years old and has been reborn in an astounding production in London’s West End. Soon to close at the Gielgud Theatre, though with a likely Broadway transfer on …