Mamma Mia! - Novello Theatre (here we go again etc)
I’ve said this before, but it’s worth repeating simply because it’s true – there’s something about stepping away from the reviewing...
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Welcome to The Crazy Chris Website
Loving London life...
Hello and welcome. This is the third version of my personal site - the first two just developed technical problems which I couldn't resolve so I had to start over. Basically it's mostly about theatre as that's where I often find myself outside of work. I'm still not technologically minded so this one might well fail too at some point.
One of these days I might get around to putting up old content from the previous websites. Thanks for stopping by!
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- Dec 24, 2022
- 4 min
Nothing to see here, just another list of top shows in 2022
2022 has possibly been one of the busiest years to date for me, thanks in part to the sheer amount of shows I wanted to see, and some...
- Dec 23, 2022
- 3 min
The Choir of Man - Arts Theatre
The thing about seeing a show on one’s own terms (as opposed to being part of a press allocation) is that you get to look at a theatre’s...
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial - Wyndham's Theatre
Invariably, friends and acquaintances want to know if I’m looking forward to seeing any shows in the near future. There’s one that...
- Dec 20, 2022
- 4 min
Jack Whitehall and Friends (in aid of Diabetes UK) - Savoy Theatre
Jack Whitehall is not the sort of person to be bashful about his personal life, and at this charity gig in aid of Diabetes UK, he...
- Dec 19, 2022
- 6 min
Standing at the Sky's Edge - Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
This was a historic visit to Sheffield for me, as it marks the first time I have ever stayed in a Travelodge hotel. Check-in was quite...
- Dec 17, 2022
- 3 min
Hex - National Theatre
A fairy (Lisa Lambe) called Fairy (yep, it’s one of those shows) puts a hex on Rose (Rosie Graham), or for the uninitiated like me, a...
- Dec 11, 2022
- 4 min
Bat Out of Hell - Swansea Arena
There were social media influencers invited to Bat Out of Hell the Musical back in January 2022 when I saw the show at New Wimbledon...
- Dec 10, 2022
- 4 min
Saving Grace, Triangle of Sadness and Danielle Steers In Concert
With some justification, social media has developed a reputation of being a bit of a cesspool – I’ve reached out before and had some...
- Dec 2, 2022
- 3 min
42 Balloons, Come From Away 1000, and Matilda the Musical the Movie
It was unusual, to say the least, to be seeing two theatre shows on a Monday – outside the Edinburgh Fringe, that is – but the...
- Nov 14, 2022
- 5 min
Cinderella - Hope Mill Theatre
Well, it happened to various fellow fans of Bat Out of Hell the Musical when it came (back) to Manchester, and then eventually it...
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
Dorian: Son of Love and Death - The Other Palace Studio
Brought into the present day, this adaptation of the 1891 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray works remarkably well for the most part, in...
- Oct 29, 2022
- 4 min
Jordan Gray at the London Palladium
As the audience was periodically reminded, Jordan Gray is having the time of her life, having brought her Edinburgh Fringe show, Is It A...
- Oct 16, 2022
- 5 min
A return visit to the city of Liverpool after 13 years
I hadn’t been to Liverpool for some years – I went a couple of times as a novelty a year or two after I graduated from university, simply...
- Oct 9, 2022
- 3 min
Les Mis at 37 and Mamma Mia muckup matinee
It’s fascinating, at least to me, to discover, or rather re-discover, what it is like to step away from the reviewing circuit and...
- Sep 19, 2022
- 4 min
Magic at the Musicals 2022
On the day Dear Evan Hansen played its final Broadway performance, Sam Tutty, who still (for a few more weeks until the show plays its...
- Sep 12, 2022
- 5 min
Last (not quite mid) night thoughts: Into The Woods, Theatre Royal Bath
According to the New York Times (yes, I had to go to an American publication to find out a bit more), the co-director of this production...
- Aug 28, 2022
- 5 min
Some thoughts on Edinburgh Fringe 2022
I overdid it at the Edinburgh festivals this August, so much so that I was quietly grateful when the Edinburgh International Festival...
- Aug 28, 2022
- 4 min
Edinburgh Fringe 2022 stinkers
During this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, I filed 63 reviews, published on londontheatre1.com for anyone who wants to have a look....
- Aug 7, 2022
- 4 min
Millennials - The Other Palace
The thing about going to a show long after press night is that I get to see how an audience that isn’t packed to the rafters with friends...
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