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The Sorcerer's Apprentice brushes up well as a classy and confident new British musical.
Fresh from winning an ONCOMM Award for their inventive reinvention of Wonderland in Alice " A Virtual Theme Park, Creation Theatre is continuing its exploration of the digital auditorium wit…
This capture of last summer's West End Musical Drive In delivers much of the thrill of live performance, with Shan Ako and Layton Williams in particularly fine form.
Straddling the line between theatre and film, Good Grief is a two-hander with moments of searing insight.
Featuring the marvellous Sophie Isaacs, Jodie Steele and T'Shan Williams, Together Again might be Thespie's best Reunited gig yet.
Sneaking in in the nick of time, I catch the delights of the second edition of the Royal Court's Living Newspaper.
Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme tackle Christmas the only way they know how in the highly entertainting The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special.
Nipping in just before Santa arrives, The Theatre Channel's fourth episode delivers festive treats aplenty in The Holiday Special.
A trio of festive album reviews with If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album, Leslie Odom Jr " The Christmas Album and Michael Ball and Alfie Boe " Together at Christmas.
The Comeback proves to be a piece of warmly inclusive comedy at the Noël Coward Theatre, it's perfect festive fare.
Sasha Regan's All Male The Pirates of Penzance proves a feast for ears and the eyes in a glorious but short run at the Palace Theatre.
Check out Wicked alumni Nikki Bentley, Sophie Evans, Alice Fearn, Alexia Khadime, Liam Tamne and more in Unlimited: The Songs of Stephen Schwartz.
Exploring the world of rock musicals, Episode 3 of The Theatre Channel features Alex Gaumond, Shan Ako, John Owen-Jones, Francesca Jackson, Aisha Jawando and Rob Houchen.
Rob Houchen and Celinde Schoenmaker star in a beautifully sung, beautifully filmed digital version of Sondheim's revue Marry Me A Little for the Barn Theatre.
Theatrical archaeology meets real archaeology in Hoard " Rediscovered as the New Vic Theatre revisits their Staffordshire Hoard Festival for the streaming age.
This set of album reviews covers Mazz Murray " Midnight Mazz " Here We Go Again, Mascherato the Musical (Original Studio Cast Recording) and Howard Goodall's Songs from the Musicals Vol. 1.
Reinterpreting the women of Greek mythology for today, the theatrical enterprise of 15 Heroines is a major achievement and a highlight of the year, digital or otherwise.
Episode Two of The Theatre Channel takes its Halloween theme and has a ball with it, with brilliant performances from the likes of Linzi Hateley, Jordan Shaw, Bradley Jaden and Sophie Isaacs.
This innovative production by ALP Musicals of Hilmi Jaidin's new digital musical Shift+Alt+Right points towards the future of new musical theatre.
An hour plus of a straight white man justifying his affair or a modern classic? I go in for more Betrayal at the Theatre Royal Bath.
The newly opened Golden Goose Theatre brings some interesting musical theatre to Camberwell with Now. Here. This.
Covid-19 may have cut her time in Waitress short but Lucie Jones Live at the Adelphi is a great reminder of the leading lady she is and will surely continue to be.
Not quite 'when shall we three Zoom again', Big Telly Theatre's imaginative online version of Macbeth has some impressive moments.
A rare foray into the world of podcasts sees Ian Foster listening to the Nina Sosanya-starring Seeds and getting properly freaked out by horror anthology At Your Peril.
Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden releases her debut album Songs From My Heart, full of musical theatre treats and Sheridan Smith.
