Reviews
Review: Closer To Heaven ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Turbine Theatre: June 2023 by Jamie Griffiths I’ve been eagerly awaiting the chance to see Closer to Heaven since its original production at the Arts Theatre in 2001. The Pet Shop Boys and Jonathan Harvey have created a masterpiece that evokes 90s club culture in a way that perhaps […]
Review: Burlesque the Musical ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 25-06-24 World Premiere Gala Performance – Manchester Opera House by Jamie Griffiths Whenever a film is turned into a musical, I have major reservations. They can be pale facsimiles of the original material, but i am delighted to say that Steven Antin’s Burlesque: The Musical has avoided all such traps […]
Review: The Gap Jamie Griffiths: Hope Mill Theatre 14-02-24 Given the calibre of the writing talent, I went to see The Gap with high expectations, especially given Jim Cartwright’s previous success with heart-warming northern dramas and duologues. In this production, directed by Anthony Banks, our two protagonists are unlikely friends Corral and Walter (Denise Welch […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVi7QdLuKsg Review: Cabaret Richard Douglas: Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, 09-02-24 Even the orchestra is beautiful! Let me start by saying, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club was exceptional and if you get the opportunity, see it. I approached the performance eagerly as someone who loved both the 1972 film and Christopher Isherwood’s Goodbye […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTcAczlomws Review: Hamilton Manchester Palace Theatre 21st November 2023 by Stuart Ellis Hamilton the musical is a multi award-winning masterpiece by Lin-Manuel Miranda, now on at the Palace Theatre, Manchester! This is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary […]
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