Tag: Dianne Pilkington
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REVIEW: Bedknobs and Broomsticks, UK Tour
This latest Disney film is filled with a lot of magical elements that will delight younger audiences but the story has a more grown up feel about it. Of all the Disney films that I feel doesn’t get enough appreciation it is Bedknobs and Broomsticks. It has a quirky appeal with plenty of magic but […]
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Interview With…Dianne Pilkington, Jamie Harrison, Candice Edmunds
The trio chatted to us about bringing the magic of Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks to the stage. Aren’t we due a bit of magic in our lives? Dianne Pilkington thinks so. She is staring in Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and she, for one, is thrilled to be dreaming of the impossible again. “It’s my first theatre […]
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REVIEW: Cinderella, Cadogan Hall
Warmhearted and sincere, Jonathan O’Boyle’s concert production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical take on Cinderella is gorgeous to watch and listen to from start to finish. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s take on the classic fairytale Cinderella was one that was unknown to me before watching Jonathan O’Boyle’s dreamy concert production and how it deserves a full […]
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REVIEW: Only Fools and Horses the Musical, Theatre Royal Haymarket
This funny and surprisingly heartfelt musical based on the beloved TV series is slightly rough around the edges but is more endearing for it. It would be easy to be slightly cynical about how such a beloved British comedy such as Only Fools and Horses could be transformed successfully in to a West End musical […]
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PREVIEW: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Cadogan Hall
Take Two Theatricals and Club 11 will present an all-star concert production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical take on the fairytale. Taking place on the 20th October, this semi-staged concert production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical is set to be directed by Jonathan O’Boyle and features songs such as “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It’s […]
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REVIEW: Young Frankenstein, Garrick Theatre
Mad and bizarrely brilliant, this musical based on the classic 1974 film is a great way to cure the blues. If there is a more madly brilliant show than Young Frankenstein in the West End then I have yet to see it. Filled with quirky characters and some brilliantly witty songs, this is definitely a […]