Matilda: Working Wonders for the West End
“I was beginning to lose all hope. I wanted to pop the West End over my knee and give it a good hiding for such detestably lackadaisical behaviour. But then, I saw Matilda.”
Author Charlotte Skeoch
A Ray of Sunshine: Umoja
Umoja couldn’t have opened at a better time. Against the grey, cold, miserable backdrop of…
The Royal Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet
The Royal Ballet’s production of Romeo and Juliet is a maelstrom of heartbreak, elation and spirited sass, writes Charlotte Skeoch, for whom public displays of gushy emotion are a rare occurrence.
War Horse
In recent months, Spielberg has returned to the big screen with the re-incarnation of Jurassic Park, then The Adventures of Tintin, and now the filmic interpretation of the Tony award-winning stage production War Horse.
Pouting Proudly
First there was the achingly glamorous Proud Cabaret; now Alex Proud sets pulses racing once again, bringing the stars of London’s burlesque circuit to Proud Kitchen for his latest venture, Burlesque After Dark…
The Blind Tiger
As a resident of the trendy plains of Shoreditch, I tend not to venture further…
The Royal Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty
Charlotte Skeoch indulges in the Royal Ballet’s production of The Sleeping Beauty
Rambert Dance Company: Seven for a Secret
The Rambert Dance Company; founded over 80 years ago and carrying with it a well-deserved reputation as one of the glittering vertebrae in the backbone of contemporary dance, the bar is set perilously high…