Theatre Reviews

We were introduced to theatre by one of my best friends more than a decade ago and it is a gift that we will cherish forever. We love musicals! We can't get enough of the live performances, stage design, costumes, etc... So much talent in one little space. Yes it is expensive. To help with the costs, this is what I do:

    1) Pick seats towards the back or in upper circle

    2) Use London Theatre Week discount which runs for 2 weeks from end of Feb

    3) Kidsweek in June also provides great discount with workshops too! A perfect outing during the                   summer holiday     

Here's what we've seen so far in the Weest End:

1) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, West End - we love seeing one of our favourite books come to live on stage. We love seeing the lift and other great trickeries

2) Legally Blonde, West End - I think this was the first ever musical I have ever watched and it was so good. It was entertaining and was a great confidence booster

3) Billy Elliot, West End - a beautiful moving musical about a boy and his passion for dancing! It made me tear up

4) Wicked, West End- we watched this twice. It is my kids favourite. The story of the Wicked Witch from Wizard of Oz. When I first watched it, I didn't understand it but then I saw why the kids loved it when we watched it the second time

5) Lion King, West End - what an amazing experience! It is beautifully staged and you have animals walking amongst you. It is visually stunning

6) Jungle Book, Norwich Theatre - This was a great local production.

7) The Addams Family, Wimbledon Theatre - This production was true to the movie!

8) Icarus, Unicorn Theatre - another local production which is suited for older kids as the story seemed to be a bit too complicated for my under 10s.

9) Avenue Q - definetely not for young kids. It is a puppet show but hilarious!

10) The Phantom of the Opera, - This was majestic to say the least! It has great songs and the storyline was so romantic.

11) The Twits, Richmond Theatre - We loved to see of our favourite Roald Dahl's stories coming to life. There were as yucky as the story!

12) Hamilton, West End - 

More reviews will be added on as we see more!