Tag: Gavin Spokes

Posted in Christmas Live Music Music

News: concerts announced, warning given

I thought Liam Tamne’s tweet thread about diversity was worth flagging up ahead of today’s concert announcements…

Posted in Lin-Manuel Miranda Musicals Theatre

News: Oscar Conlon-Morrey (and friends) will be back

It’s been so bleak of late! So I got some friends together to spread a message of…

Posted in Cheek By Jowl Chris Bush David Mamet Duncan Macmillan Finborough Theatre Internationaal Theater Amsterdam Ivo van Hove Lin-Manuel Miranda Mike Leigh Musicals National Theatre Nick Payne Propeller Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch Royal Court Shakespeare Theatre Tom Wells West End Wilton's Music Hall Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

10 of my top moments of the decade

Ever behind the curve, I present 10 of my top moments in a theatre over the last…

Posted in Alanis Morissette Albums Anaïs Mitchell Broadway Cast Recordings Curtain Up Show Album of the Year Music Musicals Not-London Stephen Sondheim Theatre awards

The Curtain Up Show Album of the Year 2019 nominees

You can now vote for the Best London Cast Recording, Best Broadway Cast Recording and Best Solo…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber Arthur Schnitzler Barbican Theatre Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Donmar Warehouse Lucy Prebble Michael John LaChiusa Musicals Old Vic Robert Icke Sara Bareilles Tennessee Williams Theatre West End

August theatre round-up

I might have taken a break from reviewing for the last couple of months, but I didn’t…

Posted in Cast Recordings Music Musicals National Theatre Stephen Sondheim Theatre

Album Reviews: Company / Follies / Mythic

A trio of album reviews cover the (relatively) recently released cast recordings of Company, Follies and Mythic…

Posted in LGBTQ+ Musicals Stephen Sondheim Theatre Theatre review West End

Yet-another-re-review: Company, Gielgud Theatre

Just the one more trip to see the glorious Company at the Gielgud Theatre before it sadly…

Posted in James Graham Mark Gatiss TV

TV Review: Brexit: The Uncivil War

Despite some considerable talent involved, I vote to leave Brexit: The Uncivil War “It says here you…

Posted in LGBTQ+ Musicals Stephen Sondheim Theatre Theatre review West End

Re-re-review: Company, Gielgud Theatre

I can’t keep away from Marianne Elliott’s award-winning Company, and it richly repays the rewatching “A festive atmosphere…