Category Archives: Theatre Review

Life of Pi at The Curve

 Lolita Chakrabarti’s stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s renowned novel delivers a visually stunning and emotionally engaging experience that revolves around the extraordinary journey of Pi Patel. Played with captivating depth by Divesh Subaskaren, Pi recounts his harrowing tale of survival to investigators in a structured narrative that intertwines past and present. When political unrest forcesContinue reading “Life of Pi at The Curve”

Evita at The Curve 

Nikolai Foster’s choice of Christmas production is vastly different from 2022’s family orientated Wizard of Oz. Evita tells the story of Argentina’s first lady Eva Peron, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice in 1978.   Although we dive straight into a dramatic requiem sequence, the story itself takes a while to pick up. WeContinue reading “Evita at The Curve “

Review: The Drifters Girl at The Curve 

The Drifters Girl, created by Ed Curtis, tells the story of tenacious band manager, Faye Treadwell, who led The Drifters throughout their many incarnations and legal battles to success. The musical whizzes through three decades of music and how prolific those tunes remain 70 years later is proof of Faye’s legacy.  The show relies onContinue reading “Review: The Drifters Girl at The Curve “

Greatest Days at the Curve 

Greatest Days is the latest jukebox musical to be doing the rounds, touring the UK throughout 2023. Rather than telling the tale of the band – as dramatic and as apt as that would be given the show was previously known as The Band – Greatest Days, written by award winning Tim Firth, focuses onContinue reading “Greatest Days at the Curve “