‘I’m so fabulous!’ announces Alexandra Burke, arriving on stage as Delores Van Cartier, soul singer in downtown Detroit. But in Sister Act The Musical, it’s only when she’s joined by her sisters and dons the habit of Sister Mary Clarence that things really perk up, and the performance is lifted from an everyday service to somethingContinue reading “Sister Act at The Marlowe Theatre”
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Five Outdoor Dates in Kent
As the Garden of England, when you’re in Kent it’s only right to get outside and play. If you’re about to plan a date with someone new, eschew the usual dinner and wine, and check out some of these ideas. Visit the loveliest castle in the world That’s what Lord Conway famously called Leeds Castle.Continue reading “Five Outdoor Dates in Kent”
Shirley Valentine on Tour
The tale of a middle-aged woman demarcated by society. The story of a mother with grown children who finds herself without an identity. The saga of a wife with a complacent husband who finds more stimulation in a beige wall. Shirley Valentine is familiar to many, not only as a result of its absorption intoContinue reading “Shirley Valentine on Tour”
The Red Shoes at The Marlowe Theatre – #2
Whilst I enjoy all types of performance and art, I could never say that I’m an expert in ballet. I’ve been known to yawn, and even sneak out during epically long performances through which I struggle to follow any kind of storyline. So it was nice to see a performance that was not only soContinue reading “The Red Shoes at The Marlowe Theatre – #2”
The Red Shoes at Marlowe Theatre
Back in 1948 Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger took Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale about a pair of red ballet shoes which force their wearer to dance until she dies, and turned it into a technicolour parable on the all-consuming nature of art. Last year, as the culmination of a twenty year ambition and thirty yearContinue reading “The Red Shoes at Marlowe Theatre”
And So She Thinks 