Rhea Shepherd

The Good, The Bad, The Silly

Jul 17, 20242 min read
VENUE: BARONS COURT THEATRE >>> A cowboy (Daniel Pirie), madam, inventor (Vilma Kitula), sheriff, doctor and priest (Cameron Harris) all walk into a bar. I won't spoil the punchline. The set is sparse: “A bar made out of some sort of wood (probably), and the rest is audience imagination,” we are informed by the man behind the bar...

The Children’s Inquiry

Jul 9, 20243 min read
VENUE: SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE, ELEPHANT >>> The Children's Inquiry is a musical about the UK care system. We are presented with its history from 1896 workhouses to the present day, including acts of Parliament such as the 1945 Children's Act, the Child Migration Scheme in the 1953, the Children's Home Act in 1982...

Celebrating Lionel Bart

Jul 8, 20243 min read
VENUE: JW3 >>> If you haven't visited JW3 before, may I recommend you explore this beautiful venue? Opening in 2013 it was the brainchild of Dame Vivian Duffield DBE who contributed the bulk of the project's £50 million cost, and hosts an impressive range of...

Moana Jr. (Walton Red Cast)

Jun 30, 20244 min read
VENUE: HAMPTON HILL THEATRE >>> If you haven't seen Moana - find it, watch it. You won't regret it, but also don’t blame me for the ear worms that will forage into your brain. The 2016 Disney animated film follows the strong-willed Moana as she sets sail across the Pacific to save...

Wet Feet

Jun 20, 20243 min read
VENUE: UNION THEATRE >>> Wet Feet is a tale of prejudice, fear, love and Strawberry Yazoo. Set in the present day, Franko (Michael Neri), an anxious mid-30-something, decides to face his anxiety over his closet homosexuality...

Dad’s Army Radio Show

Jun 17, 20243 min read
VENUE: WILTON'S MUSIC HALL >>> Nine series’ of Perry and Croft’s classic Dad’s Army were broadcast on BBC1 between 1968-1977, but did you know that there was also a version for radio between 1974-76? The original cast recorded 67 episodes...
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