The staging and effects draw the audience into a world that feels strange, surreal, and spectacular — as Wonderland should.

The warmth and beautiful innocence are perfectly captured, […] allowing for uplifting, joyous, and youthful energy to be emitted from a phenomenal cast of acto-musicians who sell the story and characters exquisitely.

The brutalist set design and brooding lighting only comes into its own as night falls at the story’s bleak denouement […], while the second half races through major moments at a breakneck pace which diminishes their emotional impact.

Featuring a company of 23 actor-musicians, award-winning playwright Conor McPherson weaves the songbook of Bob Dylan into the narrative, ensuring that the singer-songwriters music is thematically always matched to the book.

Detailing a career as wide spanning as Minchin's is no easy feat, yet he manages to do so in the most entrancing and engaging way, utilising his trademark lyrical trickery and razor-sharp wit to send audiences into a frenzy of laughter, song after song.

Hercules is certainly not Disney's strongest material to date, however as a production the show is exquisite in its craft. Through incredible performances and magical staging, this show will surely go the distance to be the next big family musical in London!

GIANT is undoubtedly a tough watch. The volleys of antisemitism from the beloved author are deeply uncomfortable, but it is the laughter that greets some of the racist stereotypes during the performance that suggests that not everyone grasped the play’s message.

 Fiddler remains a powerful musical with a memorable and rich score and a vital message about persecution and prejudice. Long since its 1964 Broadway debut, the story carries just as much relevance to today’s audiences.

Going into its 10th year on the West End, the Duchess Theatre is STILL home to the Play that Goes Wrong with a brand new cast at the Corley Drama Society’s Murder at Haversham Manor.