REVIEW: Footloose, New Wimbledon Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Footloose had all 1600 people at the New Wimbledon Theatre last night on their feet dancing at the end with pure joy!
Footloose had all 1600 people at the New Wimbledon Theatre last night on their feet dancing at the end with pure joy!
If you are a Jones’ fan and even if you aren’t Tom makes for a great night in the theatre. There’s even time for a bit of a boogie at the end of the show. So ladies get ready to fling your nickers Tom is coming to a theatre near you soon and you’d be nuts to miss it!
Dig out your seventies fashions, grab your friends and book your tickets for two hours of absolute joy in the theatre. You’ll be glad you did.
Whilst Hairspray has a serious message of integration and understanding, it’s ultimately a musical full of joy and love, and those emotions poured off the stage thanks to this extremely talented cast.
In this production Prenger brings the honesty home in droves, forgoing vocal gymnastics and powerhouse divaisms to deliver emotional truth. It’s a daunting task for any performer to walk onto a stage and carry a good 70 minutes alone. Tonight, Prenger walked on and certainly showed herself to be a formidable musical theatre force.
Lisa Maxwell plays Judy. It’s a performance that melds a mass of contradictions and a roller-coaster of emotions into a raw, convincing and utterly compelling performance. On-stage for most of the evening, Maxwell is astonishing.
The Rocky Horror Show Wimbledon Theatre 29th February 2016 4 Stars Buy Tickets For The UK Tour The Rocky Horror Show is a musical theatre experience like no other. Since it opened at the tiny upstairs theatre of the Royal Court in 1973, it has spawned a film, numerous worldwide transfers and its own subculture and fan community. For those who have not attended the show before, audience members frequently dress up as the main characters and are encouraged to shout out quips and innuendos, as well as getting up to dance during the show’s many musical numbers. As a result, Wimbledon Theatre was all fishnets and drag artists, with one of the most remarkable atmospheres I’ve ever encountered. The story follows the path of many a horror film; after Janet accepts Brad’s marriage proposal, the happy couple then manage to get lost in the rain. They stumble upon the … Read more
It’s a shame this will be their last theatre production, but with The Last Tango, Vincent and Flavia have delivered a finale that will be remembered for a long time to come.