Simon Higlett
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical
★★★☆☆ Visually impressive
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical is an impressive exhibition of theatrical skill that will satisfy fans of the story.
Derren Brown: Showman
★★★★★ Personal
Derren Brown is at the Playhouse all week with Showman, his first new show for six years and, without doubt, a different show to the one he might have been planning on staging before Covid.
Singin’ in the Rain
★★★★★ Gloriously ebullient
They have turned the tap full on at the Festival Theatre this week, for the return of Jonathan Church’s phenomenal production of Singin’ in the Rain, adapted from the classic MGM movie.
Charlie’s Edinburgh Ticket
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for Edinburgh Playhouse
Tickets go on sale on Friday April 22 for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical which is touring to Edinburgh for three weeks in April 2023.
Vulcan 7
★★★☆☆ Mixed bag:
There are some brilliantly imaginative elements to the touring production of Vulcan 7 at the King’s. Unfortunately, none of them are in the script.
Singin’ In The Rain – Review
✭✭✭✭✭ A bigger splash
There is more than the promised 12,000 litres of water covering the stage at the Festival Theatre – spectacle, enjoyment and sheer old-fashioned good fun come flooding in too.
The Secret of Sherlock Holmes
★★★☆☆ Elemental
It is not so much elementary as elemental at the King’s this week, as Jeremy Paul’s tribute to the great late-Victorian detective and his faithful friend and companion takes the stage under Robin Herford’s atmospheric direction.
