Blog: Backstage – a student’s perspective
There’s no business like show business; it’s hard not to smile as you remember the hush of the house lights dimming, the anticipation as the curtain opens, ...
The Lion King
Blog: The Wicked Stage: “It’s what got him into musical theatre, after all – how bad could it be?!”
One of my biggest frustrations as a musical theatre dork is snobbery about which musicals are better. This is an argument that continues in any art form of low ...
Review: To Kill A Mockingbird
“Mockingbirds just make music; they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out. That’s why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
To Kill a Mockingbird is pro...
Theatre comment: In defence of the arts
In this age of austerity, it is very easy to take a sniffy and dismissive attitude to the arts. "Why save a theatre when you can save a hospital?" appears to ...