https://youtu.be/OmhV9HrB_Fk Book, Lyrics and Original Score by Paul Whitehouse and Jim Sullivan Directed by Caroline Jay Ranger Review by Annie Aslett Tickets: from £35.00 ★★★ Roll up, roll up, get your musical-based-on-a-beloved-British-TV series here! Only Fools and Horses: The Musical joins The Great British Bake Off: The Musical in the category of “sounds like a … Continue reading Review: Only Fools and Horses: The Musical – The Theatre Royal, Glasgow
https://youtu.be/mIig4FLrwmk Written by Bruce Vilanch, Gabriel Barre, and Tricia Paoluccio With Additional Material by Jonathan Harvey Directed by Gabriel Barre Review by Annie Aslett Tickets: from £13.00 ★★★ Here You Come Again gives country legend, Dolly Parton, the “jukebox musical” treatment in this new production currently touring the UK, showing at Glasgow’s King’s Theatre until … Continue reading Review: Here You Come Again – The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Choreography by Lewys Holt Choreographic Assistance/Photography and Film by Eleanor Sikorski Produced by Perfectly Serviceable and Discerning Nights Review by Ben Connaughton ★★★★ In front of a long, shimmering curtain stands a microphone and a laptop: they don’t offer much protection for those who have found the courage to sing in front of perfect strangers. … Continue reading Empty Orchestra – Byre Theatre
Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton Book by Patricia Resnick Directed by Niall King ★★★★ Despite originating over forty years ago with the 1980 film, Patricia Resick’s 2009 musical adaptation of 9 to 5 continues to infuse penetrating and earnest criticisms of the institutional sexism rampant in the career-based world – despite its nature as a farcical … Continue reading 9 to 5 – Churchill Theatre
Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton Book by Patricia Resnick Directed by Jeff Calhoun ★★★★ 545 days. That’s how long it’s been since the Edinburgh Playhouse roared with The Lion King’s juggernaut presence, and now it returns to the daily grind. Slapping the alarm clock, taking a few more minutes of rest, the sleeping giant … Continue reading 9 To 5 – Edinburgh Playhouse
https://youtu.be/o5uTpFvD_IQ Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton Book by Patricia Resnick Directed by Jeff Calhoun Let’s just get something straight: too few of us actually enjoy our jobs. Certainly not those early mornings, hiding in the bathroom to play on our phones, avoiding awkward co-workers and superfluous bosses who seem to have obtained their status … Continue reading 9 to 5 – Edinburgh Playhouse
