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Kat Pope

Boeing Boeing: Devonshire Park, Eastbourne: Review

Boeing Boeing: Devonshire Park, Eastbourne: Review

In the Devonshire Theatre and Talking Scarlet’s latest offering, a 1960’s Marc Camoletti farce called Boeing Boeing, we get to live the impossible dream: well, someone’s impossible dream anyway, but probably not yours or mine. Bernard (Ben Roddy) is a successful architect living in a nice apartment

Madame Butterfly: Opera Holland Park: Review

Madame Butterfly: Opera Holland Park: Review

To be frank, the set looked tatty. Bare plywood covered with strips of black material, and an equally cobbled-together-looking raised stage platform with rough, canvas edging didn’t bode well. But Neil Irish’s design for Opera Holland Park’s latest open air outing, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, had a

‘LET IT BE’: The Savoy Theatre: Review

‘LET IT BE’: The Savoy Theatre: Review

“Is it like Jersey Boys?” I asked the usherette. “Does it have a story?” “Not really,” was the dispiriting reply. “It’s just the greatest hits and a bit of gab between songs.” And so it was. No gritty ‘how the band got together’ tale in this tourist-trap of a Beatles show now playing in the […]

Lloyd Webber and the ‘Profumo Affair’

Lloyd Webber and the ‘Profumo Affair’

Love him or loathe him, a new musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber is big news. And today, therefore, is a big news day Stephen Ward (yes, that’s it’s rather mundane name) will premiere at the Aldwych Theatre on December 3 this year, and tickets go on sale as of today. With music by Lloyd Webber and […]

What would Louis think?

What would Louis think?

You may have seen Lloyd Daniels from the X-Factor singing at a gay club near you, but you’re likely to see a lot more of the Welsh wonder if you head down to the Marlborough Theatre next month as he’s appearing in internet dating comedy Up4aMeet….and he’s getting nekked! “Actually, getting naked isn

Online, no one can hear you scream!

Online, no one can hear you scream!

At the risk of sounding like a Luddite I worry about the council, and indeed the government, expecting us to do more and more things online. Brighton & Hove Council leader, Cllr Jason Kitcat recently spoke about the council’s new-look website, saying “It’s the next step as we radically change how pe

Dead Certain: Devonshire Park Theatre: Review

Dead Certain: Devonshire Park Theatre: Review

Dead Certain, Marcus Lloyd’s taut psychological thriller brings to a close the Devonshire’s season of Murder in the Park, and it runs until June 29. Michael (Philip Stewart) is an out of work actor who thinks his luck’s turned when he gets what seems to be an easy gig; to act out a new play […]

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