Theatre Buff
Behind the scenes after the final curtain call...
July 2007
COMPETITION: West Side Story (26 July 2007)
West Side Story 50th Anniversary recording Release date: 30th July Just when you thought your CD collection couldn't get any more eclectic, some of the world's biggest theatre stars go out and record a brand new version of the 1984...
DON'T MISS: Chopper live (24 July 2007)
Heath Franklin is Chopper Harden the F**k Up World "A class act ... menacingly funny" - chortle.co.uk "Laugh out loud funny and utterly ridiculous" - The Brag Why head to the Edinburgh Fringe when the best comedy is on your...
REVIEW: In Celebration (19 July 2007)
In Celebration Duke of York Theatre, July 16th. Review by Rhiannon Howe Quite possibly it is some sort of enduring Seasonal Affective Disorder pervading the British mood at the moment, but there seems to be little current enthusiasm for any...
REVIEW: The 39 Steps (10 July 2007)
The 39 Steps Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly Monday 9th July Review by Zarina Raja I knew that The 39 Steps was going to hilarious within the first 30 seconds. As the curtains remained closed and the jazzy 20’s music was lowered,...
Sing-along-in-London ( 2 July 2007)
The average London commute is a lonely affair. The rustle of newspapers and slow drawn out sighs of commuters is the only noise we usually hear as we make the long trek home. People don't talk to each other...
Michael Ball shows his feminine side ( 2 July 2007)
Give a man the chance to don a dress and a pair of stockings and they'll usually jump at the chance. Michael Ball is the latest actor to gender swap on stage - something tells us this is going to...
