When Spring Awakening crashed out of the West End two years ago, there wasn't even the consolation of the show touring with its original cast and production (although for a few of its stars that proved to open up other opportunities.) The rather sniffy response here in That London was that the provinces were clutching their pearls in horror at the ( Read more... )

It's never exactly been a secret what vanessaw's favourite musical is, so when I heard rumours the tiny Landor theatre was going to revive Into the Woods I kept my ear to the ground and got a couple of tickets as soon as they went on sale - just as well, because it quickly sold out. This was one of the Sondheim musicals I hadn't seen before, but I can see ( Read more... )