Robbie's Backstage Bants

At the weekend, I had the pleasure of being invited along to see the ‘He’s Behind You!’ production of Beauty and the Beast: a Horny Love Story  playing at the Charing Cross Theatre. A big thank you to Georgina and the team for the invite. Beauty and the Beast: a Horny Love Story  is a new, and crude, take on the classic tale which you may think you know… but think again! Set in the Scottish town of ‘Lickmaknockers’ — one I seemingly missed whilst travelling the NC500 this pas

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the press night for this year’s pantomime at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking ! This year’s production is ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’   – but is it the fairest of them all? Read my review to find out… I’d like to say a huge thank you to Sam and the rest of the Woking New Victoria team for such a warm welcome; it was a fun and fabulous evening for all! This year’s pantomime, ‘ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ , was exciting f

Panto season is here once again (Oh Yes, it is!), and I saw my first pantomime of the year at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre for their Press Night of this year’s production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ . Seeing the house packed out for this show so early in December was wonderful – I’ve been lucky enough to visit so many pantomimes throughout my childhood, and seeing so many families keeping this tradition alive is always heartwarming. This year’s Guildford panto tells us the magical

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending a performance of Here and Now , a brand-new musical featuring the music of Steps , at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking, as part of their UK tour! Here and Now  is a new musical based on the songs of the hit British dance-pop group Steps ! It takes us to “Better Best Bargains”, where dramas are the daily and Caz discovers that not everything is as it seems — and everything can change in a matter of minutes! The first thing that struc

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the regional press night for the UK touring production of The Talented Mr. Ripley , ahead of...

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the regional Press Night of the touring production of Calamity Jane  at Hull New Theatre!  I...

Last Night, we were invited to the regional Press Night of ‘Chicago’ at the Hull, New Theatre! This was our first time visiting this...

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the regional press night of the UK touring production of Dear Evan Hansen  at the Grand Opera...

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the regional press night of the Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat  UK Tour at the...

Last weekend (17/5/25), I was lucky enough to attend the evening performance of the brand-new The Great Gatsby musical, playing at the...

First Night Records has announced the release of the original West End cast recording of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button on all...

Well… It finally happened. I saw ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ for the first time! I don’t usually write reviews of shows I haven’t been...

Last night, I had the pleasure of being invited to review Moira Buffini’s ‘Handbagged’ at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, as part...

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the regional Press Night of the Bat Out of Hell  UK Tour at the New Victoria Theatre in...

Last night i had the pleasure of attending the Press Night of ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’ UK Tour at the Grand Opera House,...

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the regional press night for the UK touring production of Hairspray in Woking!. It was a...

Last night, i had the pleasure of visiting the lovely Grand Opera House, York.. for my annual trip to their Christmas Pantomime! This...

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the press night of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ - this years Pantomime at the New Victoria Theatre in...

Last Night, I had the pleasure of attending the Press Night for the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford’s annual Christmas Pantomime! Panto...

Last Night, I attended the regional Press Night for ‘Now That’s What I Call a Musical’ at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking.  ‘Now...