Simon Hanson

Review – The Wedding Singer

Review – The Wedding Singer

★★★★☆ Fizzy

Packed with bounce and swaggering with confidence, Allegro’s production of the Wedding Singer is a hearty – and slightly unexpected – treat up at the Church Hill Theatre all week.

Oct 25 2012 | By | 2 Replies More
Review – The Producers

Review – The Producers

★★★★★ Confident:

If you wanna be a producer, there are easier options than this Mel Brooks musical. The story of shyster Max Bialystock and accountant Leo Bloom’s bid to make a fortune by staging a Broadway flop, it could easily fall flat itself.

Jul 8 2012 | By | Reply More
Review: Carousel

Review: Carousel

★★★☆☆ Emotional

Unfettered tragedy, lumps in the throat and, yes, big fat man-tears are the order of the evening in the Bohemians’ production of Carousel at the Church Hill Theatre all this week.

Mar 7 2012 | By | Reply More
Review – Nunsense The Musical

Review – Nunsense The Musical

★★★★☆ Habit-forming

Edinburgh amateur musicals company Tempo has pulled off a blinder with this slick, well-choreographed and superbly performed production of nutty nun musical Nunsense.

Sep 3 2011 | By | Reply More
Review – MacPherson’s Rant

Review – MacPherson’s Rant

New musical hits the the high notes:

Bold, earthy and playing heavily on its roots, John Ward’s brand spanking new musical, MacPherson’s Rant, received its world premier in an amateur production up at the Church Hill Theatre last night.

Oct 21 2009 | By | 2 Replies More
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