The Bodyguard – Edinburgh Playhouse

Based on the Warner Bros. Film Book by Alexander Dinelaris Directed by Thea Sharrock ★★★ Love blossoms in the oddest of places, doesn’t it? Especially in a jukebox musical. Especially in a jukebox musical based upon a smash-hit 1992 romantic drama film. But Laurence Kasden’s The Bodyguard, largely down to Whitney Houston’s Oscar-nominated soundtrack, has … Continue reading The Bodyguard – Edinburgh Playhouse

Beautiful: The Carole King Story – Festival Theatre

Book by Douglas McGrath Words and Music by Gerry Goffin & Carole King, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil Directed by Nikolai Foster ★★★★ Providing the soundtrack of a generation, singer and songwriter Carole King forged her path away from the expectations set upon her from an earlier age. King's life laid bare for the world to see, Beautiful the … Continue reading Beautiful: The Carole King Story – Festival Theatre