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the cast of Little Shops of Horrors performing the finale

Evergreen shows no sign of wilting

Posted on 7th June 2026

by Lizz Brain

It is 40 years since the iconic film musical of Little Shop of Horrors was released, with Ellen Greene reprising her Broadway and West End...

Do you hear the people sing?

Posted on 8th September 2022

by Lizz Brain

How could you not? Les Miserables UK Tour 2022, opening at Birmingham Hippodrome At the end of the day, Les Miserables is the most successful musical...

Kerbs

Posted on 7th March 2022

by Lizz Brain

Dating with disabilities in a new comedy on tour Every so often comes a play which just keeps popping back into your thinking space. Not because...

Beautiful – the Carole King musical

Posted on 4th March 2022

by Lizz Brain

Beautiful - tour - 2022 at Curve Theatre Leicester, Directed by Nikolai Foster. Photo Ellie Kurtz. Writing constructive critical reviews is not an easy task:...

Private Peaceful is anything but

Posted on 22nd February 2022

by Lizz Brain

Horrors of war pack a punch in this Morpurgo adaptation Daniel Rainford & Daniel Boyd in Private Peaceful - Feb 2022 © Nottingham Playhouse (Photo Manuel...

Sondheim’s forgotten musical?

Posted on 8th February 2022

by Lizz Brain

I was one of millions worldwide who shed proper ugly tears at the passing of Stephen Sondheim. I had been fortunate enough to see much...