A Monster Calls is a stage production that has been just waiting to happen. Patrick Ness’ fantasy novel published in 2011 was adapted into a film which gorgeously mixed Liam Neeson’s voice with stunning CGI to create the Monster with a screenplay by Ness himself. However, after the success of The Grinning Man earlier this year, combiningContinue reading “⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: A Monster Calls”
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [Orbit]
Ian Fleming’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, made famous by the 1968 film starring Dick Van Dyke, premiered as a new musical in the West End at the London Palladium in 2002. Since then it has enjoyed success touring the UK including the most recent 2015/16 production starring Lee Mead as the humble inventor and father CarraticusContinue reading “⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [Orbit]”
Discussion: Turn of the Screw
I love seeing theatrical adaptations of literature generally but especially when I have studied that particular literature whether personally or during my time at university. It is because of this that I was so excited to see that the UK Tour of Tim Luscombe’s adaptation of Henry James’ darling of academia Turn of the Screw wouldContinue reading “Discussion: Turn of the Screw”
Review: Love From A Stranger
Agatha Christie is the most successful female playwright of all time including the legendary The Mousetrap which is now in its 66th uninterrupted year. This year a national tour of Love From A Stranger, from Christie’s repertoire shared with Frank Vosper, is making its way around the UK and has stopped off in Cardiff’s New Theatre. LoveContinue reading “Review: Love From A Stranger”
Sunset Boulevard 2017/18 UK Tour: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review
Despite the heavy snowfall and cancelled shows on the previous two nights, I was lucky and the Wales Millennium Centre decided to go ahead with the Saturday matinee of the award-winning UK Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1993 musical, Sunset Boulevard. Based on the 1950 American film of the same name, Sunset Boulevard returns to tour the UK depictingContinue reading ” Sunset Boulevard 2017/18 UK Tour: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review”
Vicky Lord 