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Writer/Director: Robert Lepage Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: Totem – Robert Le Page’s second production for the worlds biggest circus outfit Cirque du Soliel, returns for another month long residency following last years sell out season. As with all Cirque du Soliel productions, Totem has a loose frame work or story in which all its acts [...]

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Charles Hart/Richard Stilgoe Director: Laurence Connor Choreographer: Gillian Lynne Reviewer: Lucy Thackray The Public Reviews Rating: Billed as ‘the most successful piece of entertainment of all time,’ The Phantom of the Opera is a musical titan. Its success and longevity makes it a target for impassioned praise and criticism, but this quarter-century celebration [...]

Whatever type of music or theatre you’re into, chances are you’ve heard Idina Menzel’s voice. She was part of the Broadway revolution that was Rent in 1996, was the first to immerse herself in green make-up and iconic Stephen Schwartz melodies in global hit Wicked, and more recently joined the talented and charming misfits of [...]

Choreographer and Director: Derek Deane Words and Music: George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin Conductor/Music Adaptation: Gareth Valentine Reviewer: Katherine Kirwin The Public Reviews Rating: The cavernous space of the The Royal Albert Hall sparkled with the glitz, glamour and excitement of Broadway and Hollywood last night as the spirit of the era of George and Ira Gerswhin was [...]

Hugh Wooldridge was born in London, England, UK, the son of the British composer John Wooldridge, the actress Margaretta Scott, and brother of actress Susan Wooldridge.  For over thirty years, Hugh Wooldridge has directed, produced, devised and lit productions worldwide – from Copenhagen to Cape Town. He is also credited as being the man to [...]

Composer: Tim A Duncan & Edward James Barnwell Director: Tony Mercer Reviewer: Honour Bayes The Public Reviews Rating: For the first time in 25 years the Royal Albert Hall’s stage has been transformed into an ice rink for a performance as grandiose as its historical host. With fire on ice, breathtaking moments of aerial work and enough spins [...]

Peppered around the London Underground a sweeping poster of a man and a woman elegantly advertises The Imperial Ice Stars new show Cinderella which lands at The Royal Albert Hall next week. It is a glamorous image and so it seems fitting that I am meeting with the stars and director in the fabulously stylish [...]

Writer/Director: Dominic Champagne Composer: Violaine Corradi Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: Hitting the UK shores with their latest production Varekai, Cirque du Soleil are currently performing at the Royal Albert Hall to sell out crowds and it is easy to see why. Premiering in 2002 Varekai tells the story of Icarus who falls from the sky, [...]