⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Aled Jones and Russell Watson’s UK tour stopped in at the London Palladium, where the duo played to a packed house in an evening of song and story that delighted their eager fans. Either …
Music
Review: All Shook Up, Edinburgh Fringe
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Channelling the music of Elvis Presley and Joe Pietro’s book, All Shook Up is an easy-going musical that’s sure to entertain those who see it. Unfortunately, this is the first piece from Captivate Theatre …
Review: The Sorries, Edinburgh Fringe
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Corries are arguably Scotland’s best-known folk band. Their unique and distinctive take on Scottish classics have resulted in singalongs and pubs for generations, and their own songwriting skill secured “Flower of Scotland” as …
Review: Choir of Man, Edinburgh Fringe
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The showband era has been transformed from the bygone days of Big Tom and Declan Nerney in a marquee in Drumlish to the glitz of the modern day, which has seen the boom of …
Opinion: What to see at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019
As ever, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe comes around quicker every year. I’ve sifted through the 4,208 shows outlined in the programme and have settled on a few recommendations that sum up how I’ll be spending …
Review: Six: The Musical, Arts Theatre London
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ They say that history is written by the victors. Though the ill-fated wives of Henry VIII may not seem to come out on top in your average history textbook, Six The Musical proves that …
Review: Jersey Boys, Edinburgh Playhouse
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Four guys standing under a street lamp making their unmistakable sound. It’s where it all started for Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and it’s where Jersey Boys kicks off the larger-than-life story of …
Review: A Beautiful Noise: Celebrating the Music of Neil Diamond, Lyric Theatre
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ He’s penned some of the greatest hits of the 20th century and is revered the world over. Now, the legendary music of Neil Diamond is brought to life on a West End stage for …
Review: Roger Hodgson, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’ve been to many music concerts; some are fun, some are flat, but none have been as moving as Roger Hodgson’s 30 May concert in Glasgow. As the legendary voice of Supertramp, one could …