"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time." - James Taylor Theatrical legend Lorna Dallas takes to the stage once again to present a cabaret of her favourite songs from the show tune songbook. Dallas comes from a small town in Southern Illinois and dared to dream her way to the stage, despite her family's views on the life of an artist. Hearing her talk and sing, you can hear that Lorna lives and breathes for the stage. Having appeared in the Adelphi Theatre product

My, what a swell party this was! For the first time in what feels like forever, High Society is back gracing the London theatre scene with grand Cole Porter tunes and Golden Age storytelling. This is a classic Golden Age musical, where plot lines intertwine in absolute chaos but somehow, more or less everyone ends up happy. This one follows the Lord family as the eldest daughter, Tracy (Helen George), prepares to throw the wedding of the year. Her father ends up caught in a h

Making theatre is a labour of love - one that is in equal parts deep, passionate, turbulent and challenging. Nevertheless, despite years of uncertainty and a whole lot of trust, both the creation process and true love itself, are worth every struggle. This sentiment echoes through Redcliffe, a debut musical from Jordan Luke Gage currently playing in the Large at Southwark Playhouse Borough. After three years in development, the musical beams with Gage’s devotion to the previo

When I started taking classes in musical theatre some years ago, I was told repeatedly that the world's best belters were young kids. Their natural ability to lay their souls bare on stage without a single worry about what the person in row H could be thinking is the greatest of gifts, something that is lost much too quickly as we grow up. These kids are simply grateful to be singing and dancing on stage, and it really shows. In comes Annie, a story everyone around the world

The world premiere of Dark of the Moon is now playing at the Charing Cross Theatre until early August. Based on the 1940s play, it follows the story of Barbara Allen and John the Witch Boy as they defy the odds for their love. A witch boy who sacrifices his immortality to be with the woman he loves; a woman set apart by the village in which she lives. It is a Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Twilight fusion, and on paper, it is a great story. The set looks as though i

Judges: Simon Lipkin (Oliver!), Georgina Castle (Mean Girls), Ben Forster (The Phantom of the Opera), Alexia Khadime (Wicked) This year, the competition at West End Calling is fierce as ever. It sounds cliché - but the talent up on that stage tonight was really something, and I was only present at one of the three finals of the day! West End Calling is a competition. There’s no doubt about that, but there is something about every interview and the energy in the room that mak