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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 “

The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair at The Curve 

The National Youth Music Theatre returns to the Curve with the world premiere of The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair, a new musical based on the novel by Lara Williamson.  The musical is written by Jordan Li-Smith, who in a very relatable moment picked the book in a charity shop for itsContinue reading “The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair at The Curve “