424 stories by "Olivia Mitchell"
Can you sum up the show in five words? 'Swashbuckling action-packed piratey fun!'
The present meets the past in Son of a Preacher Man, where 3 lonely hearts go in search of an old record store in Soho, which, during the 1960's, the legendary Preacher Man was famed for giv…
However, there is a bit more depth to this musical than just the songs, as King's story is that of a young and ambitious teenage girl, who never set out to be a singer and who was as surpris…
Memorialising the famous jam session of 1956, where fate brought together legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and newcomer Jerry Lee Lewis, Million Dollar Quartet is an energeti…
'If you don't stand for something you'll fall for anything' as the saying says. Reasons to Be Cheerful quite literally had a packed house standing to its feet in exuberant applause at the Th…
Named after the group's biggest hit and only chart-topper (which knocked The Beatles off the chart's top spot), All Or Nothing is a biographical piece of 60s nostalgia about a generation of …
On the 10th anniversary since their first show, I was lucky enough to go and watch War Horse. The play is emotion filled and the stunning story telling through the music and ensemble work ma…
Like many UK Kristin fans, I saw Wicked when it opened back in 2006, subsequently listened to the Broadway recording and fell in love with the cast. I then entered an obsessive phase where I…
Through both characters' alternating monologues, the audience is given an insight into the harsh reality of George's calculating, pathological agenda, juxtaposed against Adelaide's innocence…
Last night I visited the New Victoria theatre to see the UK tour of Legally Blonde. Seeing as I've already seen the show and reviewed it, I thought I'd do a bit of a different post and tell …
Although I'd never seen a production of Hair, many of the songs were familiar to me, and I felt as if I'd almost been born knowing them! Whilst I wasn't part of the 'Hair Generation' (I wasn…
Can you sum up Rules for Living in five words? "Mayhem, rules, Christmas, custard, gravy."
This Irish and UK premiere tour production of the musical comedy, The Addams Family was an entertaining and fast-paced production of Andrew Lippa’s funny musical about a less than conv…
Sunset Boulevard is a thrilling ride through the film industry of mid-century America, filled with the song, dance and cultural ephemera of the era. It's an intoxicating spectacle that is bo…
Set in New Jersey, where pollution has over taken the city, we meet Melvin the dweeby teenager (in love with the town's blind librarian) who is thrown into a vat of toxic waste, becomes the …
Dreamboats and Petticoats was a joyful explosion of fun from the start. No long overtures, just a brief setting of the backstory before immediately coming to life with upbeat music from the …
Joanne Clifton is outstanding as Alex. Obviously she's known for her dance skills but seeing them life and with so much energy is spectacular to see on stage.
I found myself thinking I'd seen things out of the corner of my eye so was on the edge of my seat even more throughout.
Oliver Ormson is currently playing the role of Lucas in the first ever UK Tour of The Addams Family. He was kind enough to chat all things Addams, career and Harry Potter with me.
The night started with two twenty-something girls who had no clue who Carole King was (don't judge us!) and ended up with two brand new super fans, striding out of the theatre arm in arm, be…
I'm sure I'm not alone in having gruelling flashbacks to A-level English literature when I hear Brontë's novel mentioned, and what's lovely about this adaptation, thanks to the minimal se…
Pink, energetic and a whole load of fun, the current tour of Legally Blonde is a joyous way to spend a carefree few hours at the theatre. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl wh…
Our compere for the evening was the ridiculously hilarious Samuel J Holmes who delivered gag after gag and was his own stand-up act between performers.
This show is a must-see for all, with a mixture of pure wit, funny lines and the occasional sexual innuendo underpinned by a fabulous musical score, everything hit the right notes, especiall…
The rise of fascism is extremely prevalent in Rufus Norris' production especially the chilling final scene of act 1 when the Emcee turns into a puppet master.
