Review: Carlos Acosta: The Classical Farewell, Royal Albert Hall
Carlos Acosta, world famous Cuban ballet prodigy is hanging up his ballet shoes and bidding farewell to the demands of Classical performance. It feels as if he’...
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Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, London Coliseum
A feeling of bewilderment befell the Coliseum's auditorium as, happy as Larry, Emma Thompson, Bryn Terfel and the remainder of Sweeney Todd's cast strolled onto...
The Food of Love: Staying in time with key changes
"Imagine the outcry if there were no awards for Director."
"Imagine the outcry if there were no awards for Choreographer."
"Imagine the outcry if there we...
In the pit: The importance of the keyboard set up
In a typical orchestra pit of a West End or professional touring show now, it's usual to have three, sometimes four, keyboards, however it is rarely the case ...
In the Pit: What happens when there’s no room for the band?
Have you ever turned up to a musical and thought, where’s the band? Perhaps there was an empty pit, or no pit at all? No appearance on stage? They are probabl...
In the pit: An insight into the life of a panto Musical Director
After catching up with panto drummer Nick Anderson in my last blog, I thought I would have a chat with a musical director as the panto season draws to a close...