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By Oliver Mitford Wednesday, October 1 2014, 08:14
Stars are skewered and musical theatre sent up in this cult hit that has made the leap to the West End
Forbidden Broadway started life as a small fringe show that very quickly gained a cult following due to its spiky satire of mainstream musical theatre, and now this all-singing, all-dancing sketch show has planted itself in the very heart of the people and productions it sends up.
By Phil Willmott Monday, September 29 2014, 13:14
This much anticipated new staging of Verdi’s masterpiece is directed by David Alden, a veteran of many fine productions who enjoyed a particular success recently with his haunting and startling revival of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britain, at this same address.
I call it a masterpiece to give Verdi due reverence but if I’m honest I didn’t find the music anything like as powerful as Grimes.
It all starts well enough with a gripping storm scene in which a vast crowd of chorus singers hurl themselves around bellowing chunky harmonies to magnificent crashing music as they watch a ship wreck. This is one of a number of powerful group scenes which bring much needed excitement to proceedings. Otherwise it’s all a bit dry and static.
By Daniel Perks Monday, September 22 2014, 11:14
This adaptation proves that anything is possible when it comes to Shakespeare. The Globe beware because Shakespeare Bard definitely has a modern take on things.
One of the things I love about the summer months is that everything in London moves outside – you can enjoy great food, drink and theatre in the beauty of the evening summer sun and surrounded by nature. Some plays lend themselves really well to being performed in the open air and none more so than Shakespeare. So when I was invited to see an open air performance of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ performed by Permanently Bard theatre company, I was absolutely on board. Even better, the performance was in a pub beer garden, which combines two of my favourite things – theatre and alcohol.
By Daniel Perks Friday, September 19 2014, 13:00
A great spoof of musicals old and new, but it only works if you know the original shows. Take out a couple of the more abstract references to give it a wider audience appeal.
As a regular theatregoer, I love getting caught up in the atmosphere that surrounds the West End. Each production is unique, with moments that make you laugh, cry and cheer (hopefully). Of course, no show is flawless and each has its eccentricities. So when I heard that Forbidden Broadway, a musical revue that makes fun out of all of these weird and wonderful nuances, was coming to the Vaudeville Theatre I knew I had to go along. I wondered whether this show would pick out the same things that I noticed when seeing a musical for the first time. It did, but it also opened my eyes to some completely new and hilarious moments that I will definitely watch out for in the future.
By Daniel Perks Thursday, September 18 2014, 08:26
What is this feeling, so sudden and new? My excitement at seeing Wicked again, that’s what! Kerry Ellis returns to this record breaking show in a blaze of green glory.
In my mind, a show like Wicked needs no introduction; it’s hard to imagine walking through London Victoria without seeing the eye-catching green signs adorning the Apollo Victoria Theatre. After winning over 100 international awards and defining the careers of many musical theatre performers, I have to remind myself that Wicked has only been around for 9 years. But like any musical, it often goes through cast changes to keep the performances fresh. So I went along to watch this spectacle once again but now with a new leading lady playing the green witch Elphaba herself.
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