Review- Defending the Caveman
May 7, 2009
Venue: Journal Tyne Theatre, Newcastle
May 7th
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In 2000 Defending the Caveman won the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment and nine years later the show is undergoing a further tour, as well as a stint in the West End, and introducing its humour to a whole new audience.
Mark Little (still remembered as Joe Mangel in Neighbours) proves he is an excellent story teller as this is a one man show takes us on a journey from caveman to modern man. Read more
Review-Dancing Queen
May 6, 2009
Venue: Theatre Royal, Newcastle
May 5th 2009
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Any show which brings a new audience to a theatre and finishes with people dancing in the aisles cannot be all bad, and riding on the back of the Mamma Mia! Dancing Queen does just that. By combining the hits of ABBA and the 70s, this production tries to produce the songs in a cabaret style but unfortunately often misses the mark. Read more
Review-Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
May 4, 2009
Sunderland Empire
May 4th 2009
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is well known as the school musical, by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, that has grown not only in to a full stage show, but a musical that continues to pack theatres both on tour and in the West End.
A few years ago Jason Donovan, and then Phillip Schofield, introduced the show to a new West End audience as the revival packed out the London Palladium. Then reality TV stepped in and the hit Saturday Night Show “Any Dream Will Do” made a star of Lee Mead for winning the title role in the new West End production, while another finalist Craig Chalmers joined the touring version playing the lead role. Read more



