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https://www.lastminutetheatretickets.com/londonwestend/review-bananaman-the-musical-at-southwark-playhouse/ Bananaman The  Musical  – Matthew McKenna (Bananaman) Photo by Pamela Raith Ever dreamed of being a Superhero? Yep, me too. I would love to wake up one day transformed from my normal weeble-like body into a man of muscles who can fly, save the world and generally be loved and admired by everyone. However, as they say, be careful for what you wish for. A point that is nicely demonstrated in  Bananaman The Musical  receiving its world premiere at Southwark Playhouse. Living in 29 Acacia Road – possibly one of the most boring roads on the planet – geeky teenager Eric Wimp (Mark Newnham) dreams of excitement. Unfortunately, the most exciting thing in Eric’s life is finding out what strange combination of ingredients his mother (Lizzii Hills) has put together for his lunch. School life is no better for Eric and about the only positive in his life is his friend...

https://www.londontheatre1.com/news/186540/review-our-house-at-churchill-theatre/ The cast of Our House UK Tour. Photo by Adam Trigg The 19th of March 1985, and I was sat in an office with a pen in one hand and a piece of paper in the other. At that point, I had a choice to make that would change my life forever. Did I sign and join the RAF or not sign and go off to a different life? Obviously, I signed but, every so often, I do wonder what my life would have been like if I’d just said ‘no’ and left the recruiting office on that day. We never get to see what the alternatives to our decisions would have been but in Immersion Theatre’s touring production of  Our House , which I caught as it arrived at Bromley’s Churchill Theatre, one young man gets a chance to try both versions of reality. Today is Camden lad Joe Casey’s (Jason Kajdi) sixteenth birthday and he wants to do something special with his new girlfriend Sarah (Sophie Matthew). Ignoring the suggestions of his two...

https://www.londontheatre1.com/news/166882/beau-brummell-an-elegant-madness-jermyn-street-theatre/ Beau Brummell – An Elegant Madness, Jermyn Street Theatre – Richard Latham and Sean Brosnan, courtesy of Savannah Photographic A little thing can have an amazing effect on the world. Remember Benjamin Franklin’s poem that starts “ For the want of a nail the shoe was lost ” and ends up with an entire kingdom being given away all because a nail was missing. A historical example of little things changing the life of someone occurred in 1813 when five words uttered in a fit of pique by Britain’s greatest dandy ruined his life and started a downward spiral that ended in madness. The words were “ Alvanley, who’s your fat friend? “. The consequences of this utterance can be seen in Ron Hutchinson’s play  Beau Brummell – An Elegant Madness  which has opened at the Jermyn Street Theatre. It is 1819 and in a run down room in a French convent, Mr Beau Brummell (Seán Brosnan) is sittin...