REVIEW: Les Miserables UK Tour At Leeds Grand Theatre

[AD – Press]. Thank you for having me, Leeds Grand Theatre – it was so good to be back. Keep scrolling for my chronic illness-friendly review! It’s always seemed like something of a crime that I call myself a theatre person and yet before last night, I’d never seen Les Miserables. It’s always been on […]
Showstopper! The Improvised, Socially Distanced Online Musical – Q&A With Ali James

This time last year, the words ‘social distancing’ would have had no place whatsoever in our vocabulary. Fast forward to July 2020, and the news that The Showstoppers would be performing a socially distanced improvised musical was enough to make my stagey heart sing for the first time in months. So many of us are […]
CRYSTAL – Cirque Du Soleil’s Breakthrough Ice Experience

[AD – Press]. Complimentary tickets in exchange for review. Before we say anything else, it’s worth acknowledging that attending Cirque du Soleil’s latest production as press is something still almost incomprehensible to me. Having grown up with a love and appreciation for Cirque right at the core of my being, and finally being able […]
Come From Away West End – Phoenix Theatre, London

Expectations: 4/5 Reality: 4.5/5 Chronic Illness-Friendly: 3/5 [#GIFTED] Thank you so much to the team at Official London Theatre for arranging this trip in return for a piece all about our experiences from a chronic illness-perspective, which you can find here! Seeing Come From Away was without a doubt one of my theatre highlights of […]