25 stories by "Peter Holland"
Shakespeare scholar whose accuracy of perception brought out the playwright's brilliance and humanityConsidering the moment when, in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, Cleopatra finally get…
He's the twitter sensation who drinks "too much dom", has a "Lloyd Webber glove puppet", sleeps in "Phantom pyjamas", and has more 18,000 follows… and nobody knows who he actually is. In f…
Pirates of Penzance has sailed into the Tabard Theatre in Chiswick. The Gilbert and Sullivan classic romps its way through an amusing storyline full of slapstick and farcical revelations, al…
Seven people, seven microphones and no instruments…Â Yet there are moments of The Vocal Orchestra's performance where you could think you were sat in the middle of a club with a pumping …
In 1989, the famous Irving Berlin tune ‘What'll I do’ (sung by Berlin himsel) rang out across the UK for 102 episodes of TV sitcom Birds of a Feather. The show charted the lives …
In a time when everyone wants to be famous, with shows such as Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor showcasing younger and younger talent each series, you can't help but imagine a pushy par…
Bobby Child, played by Sean Palmer, is the young man with a dream: to ditch banking and become a star dancer. Work however, the preferred occupation of his mother (played by the wonderfu…
What could be more festive than a show opening at The Wyndhams Theatre entitled Christmas with the Rat Pack? To the many in the audience this would be the perfect start to celebrating the se…
The Little Angel Theatre is celebrating its fifthieth year by teaming up with Mike Shepherd and Kneehigh Theatre company for A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings. This production shows that Li…
From the moment you enter the theatre you realise that this isn't necessarily going to be a normal visit. A man with a curious Something about Mary hairstyle greets you, dancing wildly in…
The Royal Court has recently welcomed its production of Jerusalem back to the West End after continual successes wherever it is homed, but how nice to see that The Royal Court has another wi…
Never shy of housing resurrections of long forgotten shows and ever committed to bringing large cast numbers into the small intimate space under the arches, the Union Theatre is now home to …
It's 7:30pm on a Sunday evening and the Queen's Theatre, which usually hosts Les Miserables is absolutely packed. The composing team that brought us Betty Blue Eyes are, for one night onl…
This obscure musical (based on the Peanuts comic strips of Charles M Schulz) with book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, has set up camp at the Tabard Theatre in Chiswick this autumn. Fo…
It's the musical that shamelessly promotes bad rhymes such as "His astounding clothing took the biscuit/ Quite the smoothest person in the district" and stereotypically has a bash at …
The Baker’s Wife with music and lyrics by Wicked's Stephen Schwartz and book by Joseph Stein plays at The Union Theatre in a production that kneads a bit more work in order to rise to …
The film version of Singin’ in the Rain starring musical legends of the silver screen, Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, is a classic that really presents the grand and the lavish of mus…
Something very exciting is happening at The Landor Theatre in Clapham. I'll cut to the chase – buy your ticket now! Ragtime is an epic musical by trio Terrence Mcnally, Stephen Flahert…
The concept is absolutely terrifying and would fill even some of the most established actors with fear and dread. Yet, a team of six actors, three musicians and a man on improvised tech call…
Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie is the story of a girl with a past. After reconciling with her old sailor father after 15 years, she falls in love with a man who is plucked from a wreck. Play…
Arriving at the Southwark Playhouse, we were led through the back door to The Vaults, a space I didn’t know existed – but how perfect a setting for Bad Physics Theatre’s pr…
When Harry met Barry is a new musical play That focuses around two characters who are gay. The cast of five sing out loud each line which is almost always finished with a rhyme … and I hav…
Andrew Shepherd's The Shakespeare Conspiracy is a two act whirl wind of a twisting plot that would keep you guessing, much like watching Inception or Angels & Demons. With more Shakespea…
Not to sound like a grumpy old man, but upon taking my seat at the Greenwich Theatre I quickly realised I was slap bang in the middle of two teenage school parties. What with themes of teena…
The concept of this cabaret production at the Landor Theatre is a great idea. A guilty treat for those who know about musical theatre and a nice introduction to those who are less familiar, …
