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Pure Expression’s Frankenstein Review
Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein is bought to life in Pure Expression’s immersive theatrical adaptation currently taking place at the Kensington Library. At the start of production, you are given headphones and an mp3 player and invited through the front door, where the play begins. You have one rule… follow Victor Frankenstein. The provided headphones allow you to immerse yourself deeply into the Gothic novel as Victor leads you through the depths of the library. This is a simple, yet effective piece of story telling. Victor’s internal monologue about how and what his horrific scientific creation came to be, is…
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Strictly Ballroom The Musical Is Coming To London
Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical is making it’s West End Debut this March. Based on the multi award-winning movie following rogue championship ballroom dancer Scott who defies all the rules of competition to follow his heart by teaming up with the left-footed partner Fran to compete in the Pan Pacific Championship his own way. Their love blossoms as their routines flourish, and together they triumph in bringing down the sequin clad regime of the Dance Federation.Featuring the film’s iconic music such as Love is in the Air, Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps and Time After Time, Strictly Ballroom The Musical will…
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Faulty Towers Review
ONIN.London recently visited the Faulty Towers The Dining Experience. This internationally acclaimed show is one not to miss and now you won’t have to. Currently performing six shows a week at the Covent Garden 4-star Radisson Blu Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel until the 16th of December 2018. The Faulty Towers The Dining Experience is the 5-star immersive theatre show that’s 70% improvised and wins acclaim around the world. The show has been running for 20 years worldwide and it’s not hard to see why. I’ll admit I’ve never seen an episode of Faulty Towers, so if you’re like me –…
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Basmati Blues Review
Would you like to see a Bollywood inspired musical romantic-comedy? Look no further than Basmati Blues. Linda is a scientist who created a genetically modified rice with her scientist father. She is sent to India by her CEO to persuade the farmers to purchase this rice. Unknown to her, the farmers will need to buy this seed yearly, which they cannot afford and will ruin their livelihood. She meets William, an ambitious bureaucrat whose mother decides they are the perfect match. She also meets Rajit, a farmer with academic yearnings, and who causes issues as he tries to find ways…
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Neverland Review
We all know and love Peter Pan and the story of the Lost Boys. So I was excited when a Peter-Pan inspired, immersive musical was headlining the Vaults Festival. Running from January 24th to March 18th, the Vaults Festival will feature over three hundred new shows and is the biggest platform in London for artists to present innovative works. Neverland is produced by The Guild of Misrule and Theatre Deli, Olivier Award winning producers and the creators of the sell-out smash hit The Great Gatsby performed at The Vaults in 2017. Written and directed by Alexander Wright, the play does…
