Fringe Review – Brexit the Musical (rating: 4/5) A world premiere is always exciting and the hype surrounding this one ensured that the Venue C1 on Chambers Street was sold out. In the current era of electioneering, fake elections, fake news, referenda, we all need cheering up. Brexit the Musical is an exuberant and scathing […]
Stage Shows
King’s Men deliver burst of youthful energy
Fringe Review – All the King’s Men (rating: 5/5) Dimmed lights and a genuine buzz around the sold-out Chambers Street C1 venue greeted the hotly anticipated return of this all-male troup. There was a frisson in the audience as the nine a cappella singers, veterans of TV’s Pitch Perfect and all students at King’s College, London, […]
Porter’s homespun struggle is crisp and even
Fringe Review – Lucy Porter, Choose Your Battles (rating: 4/5) In an age of sweary, raucous comedians there’s always been something comforting about Lucy Porter. She eases her audience into a routine that isn’t likely to cause them to clasp their ears in embarrassment, or keel over in shock. That said, she slips in the […]
Ealing remake is a love letter to Scotland
Film release – Whisky Galore! Sometimes the best stories are the ones that couldn’t be made up. This one has gone into folklore, but it did happen, and it is being re-told for a modern audience. Usually there is an outcry from purists when a beloved classic is given a contemporary makeover, but this […]