Reviews of shows awarded 2 stars by the Broken Legs Blog – “Room for improvement”
“The Great Gatsby” – Derby Theatre ★★☆☆☆
This blog post was written for East Midlands Theatre Derby Theatre’s latest ‘Made in Derby’ production takes us back to…
“13 Going On 30: The Musical” – Manchester Opera House ★★☆☆☆
Following on the trend of turning 90s-00s teen films into musicals (e.g. Mean Girls, Clueless, Legally Blonde), ’13 Going On…
“The Business of Murder” – Theatre Royal, Nottingham ★★☆☆☆
“The Business of Murder”, the final instalment of this year’s Classic Thriller Season at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham, is…
“Bat out of Hell” – Leicester Curve ★★☆☆☆
Featuring the music of Jim Steinman, and partly based on Meat Loaf’s Bat out of Hell album, this rock-and-roll musical…
“Peter Pan” – Nottingham Theatre Royal ★★☆☆☆
Although the Christmas season is over for another year, that doesn’t mean panto season is quite over yet, as “Peter…
” A Raisin in the Sun” – Nottingham Playhouse ★★☆☆☆
This blog post was written for Elemental Theatre. What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a…
“Now That’s What I Call A Musical” – Nottingham Theatre Royal ★★☆☆☆
This blog post was written for East Midlands Theatre. Prepare to be transported back to the 80s, with this fun-filled,…
“Why am I so single?” – Garrick Theatre ★★☆☆☆
From the writers of “Six”, this hotly anticipated new musical “Why am I so single?” tells a story of modern…
“The Mysterious Mr Love” – Nottingham Theatre Royal ★★☆☆☆
Rounding off the annual Classic Thriller Season at Nottingham Theatre Royal is Karoline Leach’s “The Mysterious Mr Love”, which takes…
