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Author Nicole Vardon-Martin

Nicole Vardon-Martin

Reviewer (London/UK)

After a career break from stage management, Nicole started writing musical theatre. Her first project, Healter Skelter The Musical (music and lyrics by Jimmy Dowd and Kevin McCann), is a gig experience-come-acid trip exploring the psychological effects of post truth. Nicole is also the book writer/co lyricist on pop musical Alter (music and co-lyrics by Nat Birch). Nicole is a librettist at Book, Music and Lyrics workshop programme and a member of Mercury Musical Developments.

4.0★ ★ ★ ★
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The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs

Nicole Vardon-Martin
14/05/2022
The Ministry Of Lesbian Affairs is about a lesbian choir set on making it to the main stage for this year’s Pride festival. As marketed, “harmony is m...
5.0★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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The Collaboration by Anthony McCarten

Nicole Vardon-Martin
25/02/2022
I was really excited to see The Collaboration for completely selfish reasons. In another life, I stage-managed a beautiful show called A Thousand Mile...
3.0★ ★ ★
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Steve: a story about modern love versus the fairytale

Nicole Vardon-Martin
16/02/2022
The Actor’s Centre, closed for some time now, reopened its doors in a blustery February renamed and rebranded as the Seven Dials Playhouse, and the sh...
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2.0★ ★
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Vanishing Point’s INTERIORS; a little overwintered…

Nicole Vardon-Martin
05/02/2022
Vanishing Point’s INTERIORS is a co-production inspired by Maurice Maeterlinck’s play of the same name. Note, "inspired"; the show itself is not a ret...
3.0★ ★ ★
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Gatsby: a healthy dose of sunshine

Nicole Vardon-Martin
29/12/2021
In the book the show is based on, F.Scott Fitzgerald writes "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." I'd only...

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