Tag: Musical Theatre

On stage, a scruffy fairy in a white dress raises her right hand. Three fairies in pink, blue and green dresses float above her.

‘Hex’ review – Sleeping Beauty musical is cursed, chaotic and childish

In a coffee shop on a theatre stage. A boy pretending to be an adult in a suit reads a newspaper with concern. Also sat at the table is a young girl in a spotty red dress. Two adults standing behind them also lean forward to look at the newspaper, and so does a man through the door of the cafe behind them, flipped so as to suggest he's outside and they're inside.

‘Bugsy Malone’ review – Smiles abound in silly and stylish slapstick

Rows of people sing behind barriers on a large ocean liner set on a theatre stage.

‘Anything Goes’ review – Silly and satisfying spectacle makes ship-shape return

A Black man and women, the latter on the left wearing a pink dress and the former wearing a brown shirt, stand in front of a blue bar table in a pub.

‘Playboy of the West Indies’ review – Calypso confusion

A young white male with ginger hair clasps his hands nervously. He wears a striped blue shirt, and has a white plaster cast on his left hand. In the background behind him, on a screen, are several blurred and overlapping social media messages.

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ – White lie musical is curious, compelling and conflicting

Six women, in glittery Tudor-style costumes, are huddled together and singing on-stage, with their right hands stretched outwards as they do so.

#ReviewIn72: ‘Six’ UK tour