Review: Slava’s SnowShow – Harold Pinter Theatre

Review: Slava’s SnowShow – Harold Pinter Theatre

Michael HollandDec 19, 2024

The Snow Goes On Bare knuckle pugilist Tom Cribb endured much for the sake of his art but even he might have thrown in…

Review: Nutcracker In Havana: Southbank Centre

Review: Nutcracker In Havana: Southbank Centre

Michael HollandDec 13, 2024

Carlos Acosta Stages A Festive Party  Carlos Acosta reimagines a Christmas classic from a Cuban perspective and with a nutcracker in the form of…

Review: Little Foxes – Young Vic

Review: Little Foxes – Young Vic

Michael HollandDec 12, 2024

Mill Deal Madness and Southern Skulduggery After two pantos in recent days I had to snap out of ‘Oh yes it is’ mode for…

Review: Dick Whittington – Hackney Empire

Review: Dick Whittington – Hackney Empire

Michael HollandDec 9, 2024

We’ve been tossed, turned and tumbled It was a right mare on Mare Street – the wind was blowing hard and the rain had…

Review: Sleeping Beauty – Catford Broadway

Review: Sleeping Beauty – Catford Broadway

Michael HollandDec 9, 2024

A Pantomime for 21st Century London Opening with flashing lights, swirling dry ice and an enthusiastic live band, the cast keep up their smiling…

Review: Ballet Shoes – National

Review: Ballet Shoes – National

Michael HollandDec 7, 2024

An Ode to Realising Dreams Ballet Shoes was forever a tome on my grandparents’ shelves, amongst the Ballet Annuals that my mum collected when…

Review: The Devil Wears Prada – Dominion Theatre

Review: The Devil Wears Prada – Dominion Theatre

Michael HollandDec 6, 2024

This Musical Struts Down The Runway Emily (Amy Di Bartolomeo)swaggers to the centre of the stage like a true catwalk model and orders the…

Review: The Importance of Being Earnest – National

Review: The Importance of Being Earnest – National

Michael HollandDec 2, 2024

Wilde would have chuckled approvingly from the stalls Oscar Wilde called The Importance of Being Earnest “a trivial comedy for serious people,” I don’t…

Review: Sleeping with Beauty – Union Theatre

Review: Sleeping with Beauty – Union Theatre

Michael HollandNov 30, 2024

You are kept laughing throughout It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Oh no it isn’t! Oh yes it is, writes Christopher Peacock.…

Review: Dick Whittington – Greenwich Theatre

Review: Dick Whittington – Greenwich Theatre

Michael HollandNov 30, 2024

Jokes and innuendos hit at every level And before we know it Christmas has come round again but rather than worry about any shopping…

The Mouth of the Gods

The Mouth of the Gods

Michael HollandNov 28, 2024

When Border Crossings and its artistic director, Michael Walling, set out to create The Mouth of the Gods, a show with strong references to…

I Wonder About B.A.G.

I Wonder About B.A.G.

Michael HollandNov 28, 2024

A greatest hits compilation It seemed that half of Bermondsey had jumped on the Overground train to Whitechapel last night for the opening of…