Danielle Goldstein

July 4, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image the Musical ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

July 4, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image the Musical ★★★★

Those who thought Sir Ian McKellen was booked to appear at the Theatre Royal Windsor until mid-July are in for a surprise. For here he is, our celebrated theatrical knight, Gandalf himself – albeit not quite as large as life, but…

Danielle Goldstein

June 27, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

The Third Man ★★★

Danielle Goldstein

June 27, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

What is the German for Les Mis? Because this musical reworking of The Third Man seems to be attempting to cut itself from the same cloth (Die Elenden, if you're still wondering). Like the Graham Greene book on which it’s based, the story is set on the grim streets of post-war…

Danielle Goldstein

June 20, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Groundhog Day ★★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

June 20, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Having conquered the musical adaptation of Matilda, comedian/composer Tim Minchin and director Matthew Warchus team up once again on another hit. Groundhog Day the musical, based on the much-loved 90s movie by screenwriter Danny Rubin (who also reworked…

Danielle Goldstein

June 15, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Assassins ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

June 15, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

What does an actor from Maryland have in common with a cultist from California? Or a hijacker from Philly with an Italian immigrant in New Jersey? They all wanted to kill the president of the United States. Not all succeeded, but all tried. What were their motives? What were they thinking…

Danielle Goldstein

June 13, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Patriots ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

June 13, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

As the great sage Rabbi Hillel said, "If I am not for myself, then who will be for me?" This might be the motto of Boris Berezovsky, Russian Jewish oligarch and antihero of Peter Morgan’s biographical drama, which feels almost contemporary despite being set in the early 1990s. Hillel…

Aviva Dautch

May 19, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ★★★★

Aviva Dautch

May 19, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ★★★★

The pink neon ladder heading ever upwards is a visual cue to the USP of what turns out to be a timely, thought-provoking revival of a satirical musical, that is very much of the moment. The title refers to a handy little self-help…

Danielle Goldstein

May 4, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Glory Ride ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

May 4, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Father/daughter duo Victoria and Todd Buchholz – the former a singer-songwriter, the latter a best-selling author, inventor and senior White House economic adviser – have collaborated on this exciting new musical. It tells the story of the wartime rescue missions undertaken by Italian…

Danielle Goldstein

May 3, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

The Retreat ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

May 3, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

This original comedy from Canadian Jewish playwright Jason Sherman opens in the classroom of young Hebrew school teacher Rachel Benjamin, where she’s in trouble for her even-handedness over the need for a two-state solution in Israel. But while tackling disputatious parents of pupils…

Danielle Goldstein

April 26, 2023

Obituaries, Theatre

Barry Humphries 1934-2023

Danielle Goldstein

April 26, 2023

Obituaries, Theatre

I was saddened at the recent death of Barry Humphries, a consummate, warm and witty performer. Born in Melbourne in 1934, it was always evident that Humphries – who would dress up as various characters at a young age to entertain his parents and their friends – would grow…

Danielle Goldstein

March 20, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Guys and Dolls ★★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

March 20, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

‘Immersive' and 'moving' are adjectives that one might use figuratively to describe a theatrical experience. I’m using them literally here. As a promenader following the action around the ever-shifting levels on the interconnected hydraulic platforms of designer Bunny Christie’s flexible…