I was intrigued when the Orchard announced this new comedy play, Jumping the Shark. I had no idea what to expect, but as it was written by David Cantor and Michael Kingsbury – the writers of one of my favourite BBC comedies, My Family – I was ready for some laughs. Taken from the Orchard’s website: Comedy’s no […]
Finally it was time to take my seat for my first musical viewing of the new year and what a FabUlous one to start with! Sister Act, based on the 1992 film of the same name which starred the great Whoopi Goldberg. Disco diva Deloris’ life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a murder […]
Having caught this musical a fair few times, I felt it was time to have a fresh set of eyes and views on this cult classic! So give a read of Guest Rose Reviewer, Harri Douglas’s views: I have loved the Rocky Horror Show ever since I saw the film as a teenager, but I […]
Its like they can’t keep me away, as it was back to the Orchard Theatre for this weeks opening night of The Osmonds, a New Musical. The Musical focuses on the five Osmond brothers rise to fame from their childhood quartet, up until their reunion in 2008 with Jay Osmond narrating from his point of […]
This really is turning out to be a busy November for me – and I am loving it, especially with tonight’s viewing being an absolute classic to the musical world. Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers tells the story of Mickey Johnson and Edward Lyons, twins separated at birth when their mother Mrs Johnson makes a pact […]
After a few weeks apart, it was back to the Orchard for something new, but I had been intrigued to see. Starting its life in 2019 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Friendsical: A Parody Musical about Friends – the classic favourite of many 90s TV show has now embarked on 2 tours around the UK. […]
New to the UK, I was very excited to be seeing tonights current tour – having heard amazing feed back, along with the reviews from its run on Broadway. The Cher Show, is a fresh take on a Jukebox musical the meteoric rise to fame story of music Icon Cher. We follow not one but […]
Tonight it was back to reviewing myself and I really couldn’t wait to return to the Orchard Theatre to catch Waitress once again! It has to be in my top 5 Favourite musicals! Waitress is a musical based on the 2007 film of the same name written by the late Adrienne Shelley. It focuses on the […]
After a month and a bit off, due to the birth of my daughter. I was back at the Orchard for a night off and was very much looking forward to viewing this play again! Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, is based on one of the world’s best selling novels of the […]
Harriette Douglas steps in as guest Rose Reviewer: It was great to be back at the Orchard again just a week after my last visit. This week to see Beautiful, the Carole King musical, which was completely new to me. Taken from the Beautiful tour website: Carole King, the chart-topping music legend, was an ordinary […]