It’s been nearly 20 years since the last major UK revival of Wonderful Town but, while the piece may – on some levels – now be showing its age, one doubts it’s ever been heard with such lavish sound. Leonard Bernstein’s neglected score may be 60 next year but it still soars. This is a…
The movie to stage route is a well-trodden path, with some ventures more successful than others but, when it works, it can manage to provide a show that not only reflects the original film but stands on its own merits as a piece of entertainment. Such is the case with Sister Act. Based on the…
Liberté, égalité, fraternité, a rallying cry for change in Revolutionary France. The overthrow of French aristocracy has proved a fertile ground for inspiration of dramatic works from the serious to the comedic. Baroness Orczy’s The Scarlet Pimpernel, for example, looked at an enigmatic hero, determined to rescue the nobility from under the revolutionist’s noses. Pimpernel…