Michael Arndt’s 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine featuring a highly dysfunctional family’s road trip across America to a beauty pageant in California has been adapted into a musical by James Lapine and William Finn. The story itself is fairly simple - Olive Hoover is the star as a quirky and fairly typical seven year old girl. She has the chance to compete in a beauty pageant … [Read more...] about Review: Little Miss Sunshine at the King’s Theatre
Review: Walk Right Back at the Theatre Royal
Walk Right Back, the story of the Everley Brothers, visited the Theatre Royal after a successful UK tour. The concert based musical stars real-life brothers Aaron and Luke Wilson as the iconic duo with "harmonies from heaven" chronicalling their journey from humble, family orientated country boys to singing sensations who hold the record for the most Top 100 singles of any duo. … [Read more...] about Review: Walk Right Back at the Theatre Royal
Review: Avenue Q at the King’s Theatre
The naughtiest, foul-mouthed and outrageously funny puppets from Avenue Q are in the King's Theatre as part of their UK tour after a ten year sell-out run in London’s West End and success worldwide. The Tony Award winning musical was created by Jeff Marz and Robert Lopez (co-creator of Book of Mormon) after a discussion about doing a version of Hamlet featuring Kermit the … [Read more...] about Review: Avenue Q at the King’s Theatre
Jessie Buckley Brings Wild Rose to Saint Luke’s
Irish star Jessie Buckley played two sell out gigs in Saint Luke's this week, with a full band show featuring music from the smash hit film Wild Rose which was set and filmed in Glasgow. Buckley starred as Glaswegian born wild child Rose- Lynn who dreamed of being a famous country and western singer. ORDER YOUR COPY OF GLASGOW & WEST COAST COOK BOOK WITH RECIPES … [Read more...] about Jessie Buckley Brings Wild Rose to Saint Luke’s
Review: The Red Lion at the Theatre Royal
Patrick Marber’s The Red Lion, a passionate and dramatic play about the love for the beautiful game, makes its Scottish premiere with a new tour in Glasgow this week. Set in the dressing room of a semi-professional football club in the North of England, three men lives change over the course of the season as they become embroiled in a battle over loyalty, ambition and … [Read more...] about Review: The Red Lion at the Theatre Royal