“A fun, energetic and emotional performance that will leave you inspired and in awe of a woman who achieved so much”. Born in the 40s, Carole grew up playing Mozart and Bach on the piano but with a love for rock and roll, rhythm and blues and current pop music, Carole used the piano to…
Category: Theatre Shows
Theatre shows in the Midlands
Waswasa: Whispers in Prayer
As an ex Religious Education Teacher with a specialism in Islam, I was excited to hear about Waswasa: Whispers in Prayer being performed at Birmingham Hippodrome. Waswasa is an Arabic word, for devilish whispers that taunt you, so I was intrigued to find out how this performance was going to go. What it was going…
Fame: Live Forever
Last night saw me watching this year’s Stage Experience performance and to say I was wowed is an understatement. For those not familiar with Stage Experience it is is an annual summer offering from The Alexandra Theatre. They put a call out for local West Midlands performers aged 9 to 24 to join a 2…
Les Misérables ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The ultimate musical for everyone aged 8 and above, currently playing at Birmingham Hippodrome until 27th August 2022. For a show that, let’s face it, is filled with sadness. You come away from the production feeling overwhelming happiness. Les Misérables is a musical and adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name. The story…
The Cher Show ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
As a fan of Cher whilst growing up (I was born in 1984 and loved listening to her music in the car on family trips out), I was absolutely over the moon when The Cher Show was created (Broadway 2018) and then announced its tour was coming to Europe including Birmingham Hippodrome (you can catch…
Some Mothers Do’Ave’Em ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
House number 13 isn’t your average house. It starts with the door, hand crafted by Frank (Joe Pasquale) himself – lacking a letter box (don’t worry, it is on Frank’s list of jobs to do) and then you’ll find the door bell can only be turned off by tapping a certain way on the walls….
We Will Rock You ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
We arrive at Gaga High School on an Island in some dystopian future where a Killer Queen and her assistant Khashoggi rule the island, full of obedient, electronically programmed students. But, as in all schools, not all of the students follow the rules… Galileo, one of the students at the school, escapes with his new…
Guys and Dolls ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This evening I attended the press night for Guys and Dolls, a BMOS Musicals production at The Alexandra Theatre Birmingham and to say I was blown away was a complete understatement. Am Dram productions have seen a resurgence recently and they’re bigger, they’re stronger and they’re at a level where they can perform on large…
Waitress at Wolverhampton Grand ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wow. Just wow. Having seen Waitress recently on tour with Dr Pomatter played by Matt Willis, we were incredibly excited to be invited to see it at The Grand in Wolverhampton with a new Dr Pomatter. This time he was to be played by David Hunter who has previously played the role in the West…
Made in Dagenham
Playing at The Core Theatre, Solihull until Saturday 18th June 2022 is Made in Dagenham, performed by the incredibly talented Queensbridge Musical Theatre Society. I headed along on Tuesday evening to see what the show was all about and I have to admit, having not previously watched an Amateur Dramatics production I feared it may…