Stage adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s hugely popular children’s books are so ubiquitous these days that they should probably be categorised as their own sub-genre of theatre. The common thread that runs...
Read MoreWhen after 15 minutes a six-year-old Snow White in the adjacent seat politely enquires as to whether she can have a sandwich, you know that the current iteration of Disney on Ice is not quite as captivating as it might be. To be...
Read MoreIt takes a particular kind of grace to be captivating while performing the role of a spiteful drunk. Yet this is what Tamara Rojo manages to achieve as Stepmother Hortensia in Christopher Wheeldon’s dark, romantic and unusually...
Read MoreFull disclosure: I have not in fact seen the Oscar-winning film on which Little Miss Sunshine the musical is based. This show made me want to watch it, which has to be a good thing, although it also made me suspect I would...
Read MoreThe average Just So parent, judging by appearances, is of approximately the correct vintage for Glastonbury 1997 to be a resonant pop culture reference. Which is why that mud-sodden welcome to the Blair years, known to all who...
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