United Kingdom The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (based on the novel by C. S. Lewis): Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 15.4.2025. (JPr)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: see it on tour and let your imagination do most of the work
Musicals
It was a privilege to see the heart and soul in The Questors Theatre’s high standard My Fair Lady
United Kingdom Loewe/Lerner, My Fair Lady: Soloists, The Questors Theatre Dancers, Chorus and Orchestra / Tom Arnold (musical director), The Questors Theatre, Ealing, 28.3.2025. (AK)
Janette Manrara is astounding in a Chicago still with ‘Razzle Dazzle’ even if it is now rather Fosse-ilsed
United Kingdom Kander & Ebb’s Chicago the Musical: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 3.3.2025. (JPr)
Highly entertaining Catch me if you can in Bremerhaven
Germany McNally, Whitman and Shaiman, Catch me if you can: Soloists, Chorus, and Extras of Stadttheater Bremerhaven, Philharmonic Orchestra Bremerhaven / Davide Perniceni (conductor). Stadttheater Bremerhaven, 1.2.2025. (DM-D)
Carrie Hope Fletcher stars in Calamity Jane, an old-fashioned but still whip-cracking musical
United Kingdom Calamity Jane (adapted for the stage by Charles K Freeman from a screenplay by James O’Hanlon): Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 28.1.2025. (JPr)
Panto comes early to Southend’s Cliffs Pavilion as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang misfires
United Kingdom Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 12.11.2024. (JPr)
Colourful and entertaining My Fair Lady captivates audiences in Bremerhaven
Germany Lerner & Loewe, My Fair Lady: Soloists, Chorus, Ballet, and Extras of Stadttheater Bremerhaven, Philharmonic Orchestra Bremerhaven / Hartmut Brüsch (conductor). Stadttheater Bremerhaven, 2.11.2024. (DMD)
Gothenburg Opera’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a heartwarming and colourful fantasy
Sweden Roald Dahls Charlie och chokladfabriken (Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory): Soloists and ensemble of Gothenburg Opera / Michael England (conductor). Gothenburg Opera main stage, 21.9.2024. (NS)
