WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: Old Vic
WHEN: 28/10, runs to 3/12
How long is too long in the theatre? It’s a question which crosses our mind during this three-hour-and-45-minute production with one 15-minute interval.
WORTH A LOOK?: **
WHERE: King’s Cross Theatre
WHEN: 27/10, runs to 22/1/17
The original cast recording of this show already sits at number 8 in this week’s midweek album charts as we take our seats for this third preview in a new temporary 800-seat King’s Cross Theatre venue.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHERE: Hampstead Theatre
WHEN: 19/10, runs to 26/11
We missed the third act of this three-and-a-half hour epic after receiving some bad news in the second interval.
By Carron Stacey
WHERE?: Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
WHEN: 22/10/16
The Smiths tour The Queen is Dead. I am 15, heavily into them, and can’t go because I’m on holiday in Spain. Yes it was a lovely holiday. No I’m not over it. I can smile about it now but at the time it was terrible.
We’re very much enjoying the new series of The X Factor and the act we’re hoping will win would follow current Shout Out To My Ex chart toppers Little Mix into the history books as only the second group to win.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
OUT: 21/10
TRACKLIST: Diamond Heart; A-Yo; Joanne; John Wayne; Dancin’ In Circles; Perfect Illusion; Million Reasons; Sinner’s Prayer; Come To Mama; Hey Girl; Angel Down; Grigio Girls; Just Another Day; Angel Down (work tape)
The campaign to encourage Lady Gaga to headline next year’s Glastonbury starts right here.
London’s iconic Savoy Theatre is always a guarantee of a hot hit musical and Glee‘s Amber Riley (pictured above and with And I’m Telling You clip below) stars in Dreamgirls there 19/11 – 11/3/17. We’ve given the Savoy’s last three musicals (Gypsy, Guys and Dolls and Funny Girl) the full 5*. We’re going twice already. Would you bet against this supreme musical not inspiring such baby love? Tickets.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHERE?: Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
WHEN: 15/10 (matinee), runs to 5/11
Author Mark Ravenhill was co-creator of ITV sitcom Vicious and this was his first play, now 21 years old, which caused quite the stir in the 90s.
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHERE?: Park Theatre
WHEN: 9/10 (matinee), runs to 30/10
We’d read quite a lot about this Mart Crowley classic before we decided to give it a go.
