After the song writing team of Rodgers and Hammerstein had massive block buster hits with OKLAHOMA and CAROUSEL and before they went on to write the equally successful THE KING AND I, SOUTH PACIFIC and THE SOUND OF MUSIC there were also a couple of flops. Director Thom Southerland has given London audiences a chance to re-evaluate this lesser know repertoire in recent years with very persuasive revivals of ME AND JULIET and a stage version of a later TV show which the pair wrote, STATE FAIR. Now he turns his attention to ALLEGRO, perhaps the least easy to love of the repertoire.
West End Theatre News and Reviews


Review: ALLEGRO at Southwark Playhouse
By Phil Willmott Saturday, August 13 2016, 11:04


Review: Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour at the National Theatre
By Phil Willmott Friday, August 12 2016, 15:40
Simply knowing that this play is about a gang of underprivileged 16 year old convent girls on a choir trip, and a glance at the poster, which shows them scruffy and sprawled all over each other, and you have all you need to know about this show.


Review: GROUNDHOG DAY at the Old Vic
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, August 10 2016, 13:26
Grab yourself some tickets while there's still a few left for GROUNDHOG DAY at the Old Vic, the new musical by the team behind MATILDA. It's very likely the whole limited run will sell out.


Review: THE BODYGUARD at The Dominion Theatre
By Stacey Tyler Tuesday, August 9 2016, 08:36
Having loved the original production back in 2013, I jumped at the chance to see The Bodyguard as it returned to London’s glittering West End. Even if you have seen the film, this is one story that never fails to tug at your heart-strings. Not like your usual musical, this story holds as much weight as the musical element, and that is why it is such a hit with avid theatre-goers and juke box musical fans alike.


Review: YERMA at The Young Vic
By Nastazja Domaradzka Monday, August 8 2016, 10:13
Following his successful take on Ibsen’s THE WILD DUCK, the ground-breaking director Simon Stone returns to London this summer. Reinventing Lorca’s classic YERMA at THE YOUNG VIC the Australian theatre maker puts a huge emphasis on modernising the piece and by doing so he creates a breath-taking production which will leave many emotionally shattered.
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