An Officer and a Gentleman flies into the Kings Theatre this week, the latest in a long line of cult films like Ghost and Dirty Dancing to be transformed and reworked into a musical version to capture the attention of theatre audiences. From the onset, the audience walks into displays of Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Spielberg films and other 80s memorabilia which sets the … [Read more...] about Review: An Officer and a Gentleman at the King’s Theatre
Review: Fame The Musical at The King’s Theatre
The 30th anniversary tour of the smash hit musical Fame bursts onto the King's Theatre stage this week as part of a new revamped UK tour. Long before the cult following of Glee and High School musical hit our TV screens, a 1980s film about a group of talented wannabe young stars inspired a generation to “live forever”. Fame (a film directed by Alan Parker which then … [Read more...] about Review: Fame The Musical at The King’s Theatre
Review: Take That musical The Band at the King’s Theatre
The new Take That musical, The Band, arrives in Glasgow after much anticipation. Viewers of the BBC Saturday night show Let it Shine, which took an X factor style approach to casting each of the boyband actors who appear on the tour, will feel like they have been a part of the build up to the show's arrival. No surprise, then, that The Band is now the fastest selling musical … [Read more...] about Review: Take That musical The Band at the King’s Theatre
Review: Sunshine on Leith at the King’s Theatre
It’s been 11 Years since the first production hit the stage and Sunshine on Leith continues to delight audiences throughout its UK tour – but never more than when the sun is actually shining on Scottish shores! A lively, musical production, the story follows the tales of Ally and Davy – two typical young lads from Leith who return to Edinburgh after a tour of Afghanistan and … [Read more...] about Review: Sunshine on Leith at the King’s Theatre
Review: The Last Ship at the Theatre Royal
The Last Ship, an original musical with lyrics and music by Sting, docks in the Theatre Royal this week as a personal, passionate and political tribute to his childhood growing up in the heart of a shipbuilding community in Newcastle, floundering under the turmoil of the 1980s. The show opened in America - in Chicago, and later in New York on Broadway - before it was … [Read more...] about Review: The Last Ship at the Theatre Royal