Richard McKee is a lawyer, and used to be a judge, but despite that (or because of that) he likes comedy, cabaret and pantomime. These are the things that he reviews for Plays to See, for which – in view of his great age – he is also a trustee. He leaves the serious stuff to the young! But seriously, though, he thinks it is a great idea for young reviewers to hone their critical faculties and communication skills by writing for Plays to See, and feels privileged to be involved in its current expansion.
“Everything you could wish for in a panto” is what the blurb says and, no doubt about it, that’s absolutely right! Aladdin is a wonderful blend of th...
The disreputable cousin of Briefs : Close Encounters, this late night show is an even less likely venue to take your maiden aunt to, or a card-carryin...
The time is 1963, the place Middle America – and the music? Well, a lot of it is great Sixties stuff, such as Wipe Out by the Surfaris, and Do You Lo...
This is not a show to take your maiden aunt to, or a card-carrying member of the Democratic Unionist Party. It is decadent. It is ripely gay. And it h...
And now for something completely different. After a run of excellent musicals, the New Wimbledon Theatre is hosting a serious drama, one which has lon...
Crazy Coqs is an intimate cabaret bar below ground near Piccadilly Circus. One might expect the music to be slinky and seductive, with a singer in a ...
Adaptations of movies to the stage (it used to be the other way round) are coming thick and fast these days. And nowhere faster (I won’t say thicker)...
“Three men inspired” was the caption to a notorious photograph of the Bee Gees in their mid-Seventies pomp, their long hair streaming in the current o...
Your reviewer had never heard of Fuerteventura, but it turns out to be a holiday resort in the Canary Islands, popular for package holidays, and indee...
The New Wimbledon Theatre was absolutely packed for the press night of this short run of a brilliant musical. I am pleased to say that children great...
