CRITIC'S CHOICE: Douglas Mayo's Pick Of 2015

It's been a great year for producers Off West End and three productions in particular highlighted the great wealth of talent that will ensure the future of British musical theatre.

My pick(s) of 2015 are as follows:-

The Clockmaker's Daughter - Landor Theatre

Michael Webborn and Daniel Finn's muiscal fairytale was an engaging as any audience member could possibly hope for and showed enormous possibilities.

Duncton Wood. Photo: Darren Bell Duncton Wood - Union Theatre

Michael Strassen’s wonderful production of Duncton Wood (music and lyrics from Mark Carroll, book by James Peries, adapted from Horwood’s book) cemented the Union's status as an Off West End venue committed to developing new writing talent.

Robert Jeffrey, Christopher Bonwell, Marc Gee Finch, Alexander Allin and James Robert-Moore in Fanny And Stella. Photo: Derek Drescher Fanny And Stella - Above The Stag

Glenn Chandler and Charles Miller hit upon a winner with Fanny And Stella. Based on the true story of Ernest Boulton (Stella) and William Park (Fanny), the musical told the story of two notorious Victorian cross-dressers whose arrest and trial caused a sensation.

The Landor, Union Theatre and Above The Stag are incredibly vibrant venues which we encourage you to support. The future of British Muiscals is being developed by these venues amongst others. Keep an eye on their schedules and make a point of seeing some of their great new shows. See choices from Tim Hochstrasser and Danny Coleman-Cooke