The idea of using a murder ballad as the basis of a musical is an unusual concept and I was interested in how this was going to to work on stage within the musical theatre format. My preconception was that although murder ballads make great 4-minute songs, how is this going to work as a 90 minute musical? I need not have worried, we are clearly told at the beginning that the story will simply follow the format of these obsessive songs, and ‘in all great murder ballads, when songs of love-gone-wrong are sung, blood must be spilled, but by who?’ So as the love story begins, I know how it must end.
West End Theatre News and Reviews
05 Oct
Reviews 
Review: MURDER BALLAD at The Arts Theatre
By Stacey Tyler Wednesday, October 5 2016, 15:36
04 Oct
Reviews 
Review: THE LIBERTINE at the Haymarket Theatre
By Andrew Bewley Tuesday, October 4 2016, 10:23
Stephen Jeffrey’s play about famed hell-raiser, conversationalist and filthy poet John Wilmot (Dominic Cooper) is set during the reign of King Charles II and investigates Wilmot’s short-lived, adult life. It marks the long-awaited return of Dominic Cooper to the West End Stage after he shot to theatrical stardom as Dakin in Alan Bennett’s 2004 award-winning National Theatre production, The History Boys.
03 Oct
Reviews 
Review: TORN APART at Theatre N16
By Jack Watson Monday, October 3 2016, 09:43
Torn Apart is the story of three relationships, in three generations, in three beds. All of which have the sword of Damocles hanging overhead. We are invited to observe as these couples move from happy, sometimes orgasmic, bliss to much darker places. Along the way we discover the couples connections, which are not just situational. Sex is used as a visual representation of the dynamic of each relationship and this is incredibly effective.
30 Sep
Reviews 
Review: THE LAST TANGO at the Phoenix Theatre
By Thomas Michael Voss Friday, September 30 2016, 14:52
The Last Tango is a fun, dynamic and delightful show that moves swiftly through the evening portraying a love story through life.
BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing royalty and the nation’s sweethearts Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone have moved into London’s West End Phoenix Theatre for a limited 10 week run of The Last Tango, the third of a trilogy and their last ever theatre show.
27 Sep
Reviews 
Review KENNY MORGAN at Arcola Theatre
By Kit Benjamin Tuesday, September 27 2016, 11:31
I can’t remember when I last saw anything by Terence Rattigan. I suppose I had mentally consigned his work to the world of am-dram and school plays and thought of it as old fashioned; a bit too comfortable, like a well-worn sofa. The restoration of interest in Rattigan in recent years had largely passed me by, and I didn’t catch the latest (well-received) revival of The Deep Blue Sea at The National. Which brings me to Kenny Morgan.
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