Our whole family loves everything about the theatre and as soon as our children were old enough to sit still for long enough, they were dragged there too! Luckily the kids love it as much as we do, so much so that our daughter is now a qualified Make-up artist for tv & film and our six year old belongs to a drama school and has been desperate to be the next Stephen Mulhern since he was two! - (Actually, slight fib, he was obsessed with Bradley Walsh at two, but since Three its all about the Mulhern!) … So we get to see many a variety of performances from Murder Mysteries to Comedies, from Julia Donaldson to Katherine Ryan, from Ballet to Musicals and it’s not just us, we go with the Grandparents and friends most school holidays too, so we are thrilled at the opportunity to carry out reviews, but please remember this is totally our own opinion, every mind thinks differently, especially when it comes to Theatre Darhling!
Whatever show you go to see, we would love to hear about it. After all, there are many shows you just wouldn’t be interested in going to see until someone else recommends it, so please feel free to let us know your thoughts. More importantly though …. Enjoy!
The Commitments UK Tour Review at The Orchard Theatre in Dartford, Kent, with Site and Search and Things for kids in Kent - After an amazing five year run in the West End, ‘The Commitments’, based on a BAFTA award-winning film and novel, has started its long-awaited UK theatre tour and we are extremely pleased to say that if you are even a little bit in love with music, then this is one show you must go and see.
Read MoreAndrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock The Musical Review at The Orchard Theatre, Dartford, Kent. If you don't already know, 'School of Rock' is a story about a middle-aged, failed rock star, Dewey Finn, who takes it upon himself to fake his way into being a supply teacher for a bit of cash to help pay his rent, by fooling everyone into thinking his name is that of his only friend’s, Ned Schneebly and soon realises his talents are best suited to a being a music teacher in order to survive the lie and soon goes about dragging the kids into the con. Theatre Review.
Read MoreHairspray The Musical - Review at The Orchard Theatre in Dartford, Kent. Teenage Tracy Turnblad is on a mission to become a star on the Corny Collins Show, meet the boy of her dreams, create a life of peace and change the world - Not bad for a young girl who doesn’t quite ft in, thanks to the shallowness (and jealousy) of her peers …
Read MorePeter James is the UK’s number one bestselling author of Crime and Thriller novels and his stories are so good that four previous books have been adapted into plays, successfully thrilling audiences around UK theatre. These exciting plays are based on Peter’s award-winning books, but from various perspectives, not just of Roy Grace, a fictional, Brighton based Detective Superintendent played by Harry Long. ‘Looking Good Dead’ is a story where a regular guy, Tom Bryce, tried to do a good deed, yet managed to end up with his whole family’s life in danger.
Read MoreThe Addams Family Musical Comedy, Show Review - We went along to The Orchard Theatre in Dartford last night, to see the fantastic Broadway Hit Musical Comedy ‘The Addams Family’ and what an amazing show this is! For anyone that is a fan of these Kooky characters, you will love seeing them be brought to life in front of your very eyes! Morticia, Gomez, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Grandma and even Thing … the Casting Director could not have been more spot on with this lot!
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