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Thursday, April 12, 2018

REVIEW: I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical, Crazy Coqs ✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves These really are the most wonderfully written and excitingly conceived songs. Few people today – in this country, at least – can master the intricacies of rhyme i…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:01PM
Monday, April 9, 2018

REVIEW: Love Bites, White Bear Theatre ✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Love Bites at the White Bear Theatre is a well managed and pleasant debut for this enterprising new company, who have made so many right choices with this production that one…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:01AM
Sunday, March 25, 2018

REVIEW: Banana, Crabtree, Simon, Drayton Arms Theatre ✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves The auditorium was virtually empty when I attended, and it is quite plain that they are struggling to find an audience for this dry and lifeless text. This post REVIEW: Banan…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:12PM
Saturday, March 24, 2018

REVIEW: Soldier On, Playground Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Julian Eaves reviews Soldier On at the Playground Theatre. This post REVIEW: Soldier On, Playground Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭ first appeared on British Theatre. Hurrah!

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:11PM

UPCOMING: Crazytown: The World Of Ryan Scott Oliver by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Julian Eaves takes a look at Crazytown : The World of Ryan Scott Oliver which is being presented at The Other Palace Studio on Monday 26 March 2018. There’s a welcome r…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:53AM
Monday, March 19, 2018

REVIEW: Between Us, Jermyn Street Theatre ✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Between Us Jermyn Street Theatre 11th March 2018 3 Stars This theatre has done a great deal to discover new musical theatre talent and bring it before the eyes and ears of th…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:49PM

REVIEW: Lock and Key, The Vaults ✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves As graduates of Stratford East Barlow and Smith have much to celebrate and we have much to look forward to from them. They are going places. This post REVIEW: Lock and Key, T…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:41AM

REVIEW: Tori Scott – Thirsty, Vaults Festival ✭✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Tori Scott, began as she meant to go on. And go on she did! No prisoners were taken in her relentless display of charisma, strength, beauty of voice and expression, all inter…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:44AM
Saturday, March 17, 2018

REVIEW: Brief Encounter, Empire Cinema Haymarket ✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Brief Encounter is a lovely, Mills and Boon’ish fantasy. It will certainly please the punters as it settles in for another long run, taking us through to December this …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:55AM
Saturday, March 10, 2018

REVIEW: Miss Hope Springs – Vegas to Weimar The Two Brewers ✭✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Hope Springs is the Rolls-Royce of drag acts, not least for her ability to confect all her material, especially the exquisitely crafted and appealingly catchy songs, but also…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:37AM
Thursday, March 1, 2018

REVIEW: I Have A Bad Feeling About This, Vault Festival ✭✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves What a joy it is to discover such a pleasant, pretty and pertinent pair of talents as those of Mr Harry Blake and Ms Alice Keedwell, especially when showcased in such a beaut…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:53AM

REVIEW: I Have A Bad Feeling About This, Vault Festival ✭✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves What a joy it is to discover such a pleasant, pretty and pertinent pair of talents as those of Mr Harry Blake and Ms Alice Keedwell, especially when showcased in such a beaut…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:53AM
Tuesday, February 27, 2018

REVIEW: If We Had Some More Cocaine…, Vault Festival ✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves If we had some more cocaine, then maybe the play would have seemed a whole lot better. But we didn't. Cue Carole King…. ‘Up on the roof'. This post REVIEW: If We …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:13PM

REVIEW: If We Had Some More Cocaine…, Vault Festival ✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves If we had some more cocaine, then maybe the play would have seemed a whole lot better. But we didn't. Cue Carole King…. ‘Up on the roof'. This post REVIEW: If We …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:13PM
Friday, February 23, 2018

REVIEW: Frau Luna, Tipi-am-Kanzleramt, Berlin ✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves This extraordinary, iconic, intoxicating work is a remarkable phenomenon and should be approached very much in the manner in which it is intended to be understood. This post …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:58AM
Wednesday, February 14, 2018

REVIEW: The Pearls Of Cleopatra, Komische Oper, Berlin ✭✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves I could go on talking about the delights of The Pearls Of Cleopatra for ages, but that might unnecessarily detain you from booking a flight to Berlin to see it for yourself. …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:22PM
Monday, February 12, 2018

UPCOMING: I Have A Bad Feeling About This, Vaults Festival by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves I Have A Bad Feeling About This House of Blakewell, Vaults Festival 21 – 25 February 2018 Book Now For those of us who are HOB virgins, the prospect of finally being ab…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:07AM
Saturday, February 10, 2018

REVIEW: The Boring Room, Vault Festival ✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves The Boring Room is hardly worth all that effort. And, if you're thinking of going, think long and hard before you do. This post REVIEW: The Boring Room, Vault Festival ✭ f…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:38AM
Monday, February 5, 2018

REVIEW: What Would Julie Do?, The Pheasantry ✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Sopher Linder-Lee is quite a find. Her powerfully flexible and wonderfully accurate voice, as well as her attractive stage presence virtually monopolised the stage after the …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:15AM
Thursday, January 25, 2018

REVIEW: Hot Gay Time Machine, Crazy Coqs ✭✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves As a tasty confection, what they have to offer is hard to beat. You get to the end of it longing for more and are secretly delighted to have discovered a new addiction. I can…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:18AM
Tuesday, January 23, 2018

REVIEW: Bitches Down Under, Above The Stag ✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Bitches Down Under! Above The Stag 17th January 2018 3 Stars Book Now Fans of light, frothy, gay-flava’ed serials will welcome this third instalment in the continuing s…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:21AM
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

REVIEW: SIX The Musical, Arts Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves You come out of the theatre longing to grab a cast album at the merchandise desk – but that’s yet to come! If you can get a ticket for this run, grab one now. You…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:31AM
Monday, January 15, 2018

REVIEW: Wine, Tristan Bates Theatre ✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves It’s not yet completely clear where West’s heart lies, but he is a relative newcomer to this craft and surely will take time in experimenting with different voice…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:08AM

REVIEW: Doodle the musical, Waterloo East Theatre ✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Doodle The Musical Waterloo East Theatre 12th January 2018 2 Stars Book Now Well, here’s yet another musical that concerns itself with WWII nostalgia: uniforms; hummabl…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:52AM
Friday, January 12, 2018

REVIEW: Heartbreak House, Union Theatre ✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Shaw doesn’t exactly give us hope, but he paints a picture we can recognise as speaking to us today. It’s a bit of a wait to get there, but more than worth persev…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:29AM
Monday, January 8, 2018

REVIEW: Bananaman, Southwark Playhouse ✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves The kids will be somewhat amused by it, and you may enjoy the quips, but Bananaman probably won't be a holiday show to remember for long. This post REVIEW: Bananaman, Southwa…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:15AM
Sunday, January 7, 2018

REVIEW: The Night, Live at Zedel ✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves The Night Crazy Coqs at Brasserie Zedel 2nd January 2017 4 Stars Fast becoming one of the most significant events in the cabaret calendar, this entertaining monthly gathering…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:07AM
Thursday, December 28, 2017

REVIEW: Alles Schwindel, Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin ✭✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves It was all huge fun and I can't wait to discover more of the work of this lovely maker of musical comedies, who became one of our very own, the inestimable Herr Spoliansky. T…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:23PM

My 2017 Theatre Highlights – Julian Eaves by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves We asked our review team to nominate their 2017 theatre highlights. Julian Eaves nominated his favourites. This has been a terrific year for new musical theatre writing, with…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:00AM
Monday, December 18, 2017

REVIEW: Top Hat, Upstairs at the Gathouse ✭✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Heaven! This is heaven! Julian Eaves reviews Irving Berlin's Top Hat the musical Upstairs at The Gatehouse starring Joanna Clifton and Joshua Lay. Book Now! This post REVIEW:…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:36PM
Thursday, December 14, 2017

REVIEW: Pinocchio, National Theatre ✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Full marks to the National for having a jolly good go with this attempt; it may yet be made to work as well as the show clearly intends to. But more work it will need before …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:51PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic