Mind The Blog
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Theatre & other stuff. #LDNTheatreBloggers #Mates. #UKBA19 nominee. Also BroadwayWorld UK. Posts by Debbie. Invites by email only: [email protected]
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Did you really think I'd get through #MTBChristmasCarol2025 without seeing The Muppets? Such a fun trip to @princecharlescinema.com for a sing-along (& participate-along, apparently) screening this evening.
December 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Did you really think I'd get through #MTBChristmasCarol2025 without seeing The Muppets? Such a fun trip to @princecharlescinema.com for a sing-along (& participate-along, apparently) screening this evening.
I had hoped to catch "Oh, Mary!" when I was in New York earlier in the year, but just couldn't fit it in - but I was obviously on the nice list this year, as I got to see the West End transfer instead!
What a star @masonalexanderpark.bsky.social is.
#OhMaryPlayUK
What a star @masonalexanderpark.bsky.social is.
#OhMaryPlayUK
December 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I had hoped to catch "Oh, Mary!" when I was in New York earlier in the year, but just couldn't fit it in - but I was obviously on the nice list this year, as I got to see the West End transfer instead!
What a star @masonalexanderpark.bsky.social is.
#OhMaryPlayUK
What a star @masonalexanderpark.bsky.social is.
#OhMaryPlayUK
I couldn't miss the Barbican transfer of last year's @the-rsc.bsky.social production of Twelfth Night (even if all the audience coughing is trying my patience somewhat).
Review for @uk.broadwayworld.com tomorrow...
#TwelfthNight
Review for @uk.broadwayworld.com tomorrow...
#TwelfthNight
December 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I couldn't miss the Barbican transfer of last year's @the-rsc.bsky.social production of Twelfth Night (even if all the audience coughing is trying my patience somewhat).
Review for @uk.broadwayworld.com tomorrow...
#TwelfthNight
Review for @uk.broadwayworld.com tomorrow...
#TwelfthNight
Next stop on #MTBChristmasCarol2025 was a trip to @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social! Really lovely adaptation from Aisha Khan.
#ACrucibleCarol #AChristmasCarol
#ACrucibleCarol #AChristmasCarol
December 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Next stop on #MTBChristmasCarol2025 was a trip to @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social! Really lovely adaptation from Aisha Khan.
#ACrucibleCarol #AChristmasCarol
#ACrucibleCarol #AChristmasCarol
I couldn't ignore a one-man A Christmas Carol, could I? Nice to head back to the @londonwelshccll.bsky.social for Guy Masterson's version tonight.
#MTBChristmasCarol2025 #DickensChristmas
#MTBChristmasCarol2025 #DickensChristmas
December 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I couldn't ignore a one-man A Christmas Carol, could I? Nice to head back to the @londonwelshccll.bsky.social for Guy Masterson's version tonight.
#MTBChristmasCarol2025 #DickensChristmas
#MTBChristmasCarol2025 #DickensChristmas
Still can't get my head around how dire Christmas Karma is... It's not even so-bad-it's-fun-to-watch either.
Autotune ahoy!
#MTBChristmasCarol2025 #ChristmasKarma
Autotune ahoy!
#MTBChristmasCarol2025 #ChristmasKarma
December 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Still can't get my head around how dire Christmas Karma is... It's not even so-bad-it's-fun-to-watch either.
Autotune ahoy!
#MTBChristmasCarol2025 #ChristmasKarma
Autotune ahoy!
#MTBChristmasCarol2025 #ChristmasKarma
Head to 6 Fitzroy Square to get a glimpse at the making of @hamnetmovie ahead of its UK release (9 January 2026) - this free exhibition includes stills, BTS photos & props from the film.
#Hamnet #JessieBuckley #PaulMescal #FreeThingsToDoInLondon #Shakespeare
#Hamnet #JessieBuckley #PaulMescal #FreeThingsToDoInLondon #Shakespeare
December 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Head to 6 Fitzroy Square to get a glimpse at the making of @hamnetmovie ahead of its UK release (9 January 2026) - this free exhibition includes stills, BTS photos & props from the film.
#Hamnet #JessieBuckley #PaulMescal #FreeThingsToDoInLondon #Shakespeare
#Hamnet #JessieBuckley #PaulMescal #FreeThingsToDoInLondon #Shakespeare
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Great to go and celebrate the first anniversary of The Devil Wears Prada last night - more photos (& some videos) on the @uk.broadwayworld.com Instagram.
#TheDevilWearsPrada 👠
#TheDevilWearsPrada 👠
December 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Great to go and celebrate the first anniversary of The Devil Wears Prada last night - more photos (& some videos) on the @uk.broadwayworld.com Instagram.
#TheDevilWearsPrada 👠
#TheDevilWearsPrada 👠
REVIEW: The Great Christmas Feast (The Lost Estate)
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"Save up and treat yourself to a trip to 1843"
#TheGreatChristmasFeast #MTBChristmasCarol2025 #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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"Save up and treat yourself to a trip to 1843"
#TheGreatChristmasFeast #MTBChristmasCarol2025 #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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The Great Christmas Feast
Take a journey back to 1843 courtesy of The Lost Estate, as you embark upon The Great Christmas Feast… Despite a flurry of success with his early work, Charles Dickens’ family was growi…
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December 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
REVIEW: The Great Christmas Feast (The Lost Estate)
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"Save up and treat yourself to a trip to 1843"
#TheGreatChristmasFeast #MTBChristmasCarol2025 #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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"Save up and treat yourself to a trip to 1843"
#TheGreatChristmasFeast #MTBChristmasCarol2025 #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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My first #MTBChristmasCarol2025 was a trip to The Great Christmas Feast - a three-course meal, a flight of cocktails, and Charles Dickens telling us the story of A Christmas Carol.
A perfect December afternoon.
#TheGreatChristmasFeast
A perfect December afternoon.
#TheGreatChristmasFeast
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
My first #MTBChristmasCarol2025 was a trip to The Great Christmas Feast - a three-course meal, a flight of cocktails, and Charles Dickens telling us the story of A Christmas Carol.
A perfect December afternoon.
#TheGreatChristmasFeast
A perfect December afternoon.
#TheGreatChristmasFeast
Back in 2017-18 I decided to try and see as many productions of A Christmas Carol as I could, with pretty good success - so I thought it was time I gave it another go...
I don't anticipate getting as many in this time, so I'm going to aim for variety.
#MTBChristmasCarol2025
I don't anticipate getting as many in this time, so I'm going to aim for variety.
#MTBChristmasCarol2025
December 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Back in 2017-18 I decided to try and see as many productions of A Christmas Carol as I could, with pretty good success - so I thought it was time I gave it another go...
I don't anticipate getting as many in this time, so I'm going to aim for variety.
#MTBChristmasCarol2025
I don't anticipate getting as many in this time, so I'm going to aim for variety.
#MTBChristmasCarol2025
REVIEW: Chineke! at Queen Elizabeth Hall @southbankcentre.bsky.social
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"A superb celebration of Chineke! Orchestra's first decade"
#Chineke10
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"A superb celebration of Chineke! Orchestra's first decade"
#Chineke10
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Chineke! Orchestra Celebrates a Decade: Part Two
In 2015, Chi-chi Nwanoku set up the Chineke! Foundation in a bid to provide more opportunities to majority Black and ethnically diverse musicians, whether they had already established their careers…
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December 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
REVIEW: Chineke! at Queen Elizabeth Hall @southbankcentre.bsky.social
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"A superb celebration of Chineke! Orchestra's first decade"
#Chineke10
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"A superb celebration of Chineke! Orchestra's first decade"
#Chineke10
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BLOG POST: "I Can Hear Music" - 50 years of A Night at the Opera
What are your favourite tracks on the seminal 1975 @QueenWillRock classic?
#ANightAtTheOpera #FreddieMercury #BrianMay #RogerTaylor #JohnDeacon #ClassicAlbum
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What are your favourite tracks on the seminal 1975 @QueenWillRock classic?
#ANightAtTheOpera #FreddieMercury #BrianMay #RogerTaylor #JohnDeacon #ClassicAlbum
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“I Can Hear Music” – A Night at the Opera
Hot StatsRelease date: 28 November 1975UK chart peak: #1Running time: 43:08Singles: Bohemian Rhapsody (#1), You’re My Best Friend (#7) If you asked a random person in the street to name a Que…
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December 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
BLOG POST: "I Can Hear Music" - 50 years of A Night at the Opera
What are your favourite tracks on the seminal 1975 @QueenWillRock classic?
#ANightAtTheOpera #FreddieMercury #BrianMay #RogerTaylor #JohnDeacon #ClassicAlbum
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What are your favourite tracks on the seminal 1975 @QueenWillRock classic?
#ANightAtTheOpera #FreddieMercury #BrianMay #RogerTaylor #JohnDeacon #ClassicAlbum
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BLOG POST: Mind The Musicals round-up
And a Wicked time was had by all...
#MindTheMusicals #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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And a Wicked time was had by all...
#MindTheMusicals #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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#MindTheMusicals 2025: round-up
For the first time in ages I’ve actually managed to complete everything in a challenge week that I set out to do! That’s in a week where one of the consultant faculty at my place of wor…
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November 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
BLOG POST: Mind The Musicals round-up
And a Wicked time was had by all...
#MindTheMusicals #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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And a Wicked time was had by all...
#MindTheMusicals #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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BLOG POST: Musicals coming in 2026
Which will you be seeing?
#MindTheMusicals #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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Which will you be seeing?
#MindTheMusicals #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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Musicals coming in 2026
Even though the long-runners continue to occupy several West End theatres, there is still an excellent turnover of productions every year – even on the musical side of things, which often fee…
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November 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
BLOG POST: Musicals coming in 2026
Which will you be seeing?
#MindTheMusicals #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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Which will you be seeing?
#MindTheMusicals #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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Took a brief break from musicals tonight, as I was kindly invited to join in Chineke's celebrations at @southbankcentre.bsky.social.
A phenomenal concert from a phenomenal orchestra, and great insights from several of the composers & performers.
Full review on Monday.
A phenomenal concert from a phenomenal orchestra, and great insights from several of the composers & performers.
Full review on Monday.
November 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Took a brief break from musicals tonight, as I was kindly invited to join in Chineke's celebrations at @southbankcentre.bsky.social.
A phenomenal concert from a phenomenal orchestra, and great insights from several of the composers & performers.
Full review on Monday.
A phenomenal concert from a phenomenal orchestra, and great insights from several of the composers & performers.
Full review on Monday.
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RIP Tom Stoppard, the most brilliant, original playwright of his generation. R&G Are Dead, Jumpers, Travesties, Real Inspector Hound are all dazzling and The Real Thing is in my all time top 5, while his final play Leopoldstadt a masterpiece. Fitting that Indian Ink and Arcadia are about to return.
November 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard, the most brilliant, original playwright of his generation. R&G Are Dead, Jumpers, Travesties, Real Inspector Hound are all dazzling and The Real Thing is in my all time top 5, while his final play Leopoldstadt a masterpiece. Fitting that Indian Ink and Arcadia are about to return.
I thought I'd have a quieter weekend to round off musicals week, so I'm going to make my way through series 2 of Schmigadoon! across today & tomorrow. Because why not?
#MindTheMusicals #Schmigadoon #Schmicago
#MindTheMusicals #Schmigadoon #Schmicago
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I thought I'd have a quieter weekend to round off musicals week, so I'm going to make my way through series 2 of Schmigadoon! across today & tomorrow. Because why not?
#MindTheMusicals #Schmigadoon #Schmicago
#MindTheMusicals #Schmigadoon #Schmicago
BLOG POST: How does #Wicked remain populer... -lar?
Considering the recent film adaptations and the enduring success of the stage show.
#MindTheMusicals #WickedUK #WickedMovie #WickedForGood #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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Considering the recent film adaptations and the enduring success of the stage show.
#MindTheMusicals #WickedUK #WickedMovie #WickedForGood #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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How does Wicked remain populer… -lar?
Let’s get the timeline sorted, to begin with. L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published in 1900 (it was followed by several other Oz-related books over the ensuing 20 yea…
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November 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
BLOG POST: How does #Wicked remain populer... -lar?
Considering the recent film adaptations and the enduring success of the stage show.
#MindTheMusicals #WickedUK #WickedMovie #WickedForGood #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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Considering the recent film adaptations and the enduring success of the stage show.
#MindTheMusicals #WickedUK #WickedMovie #WickedForGood #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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It seemed like a good idea to include Wicked in this musicals week - thanks to @todaytixuk.bsky.social's Daily Dozen I've got myself a pretty sweet spot up in the dress circle.
#MindTheMusicals #Wicked #WickedUK
#MindTheMusicals #Wicked #WickedUK
November 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It seemed like a good idea to include Wicked in this musicals week - thanks to @todaytixuk.bsky.social's Daily Dozen I've got myself a pretty sweet spot up in the dress circle.
#MindTheMusicals #Wicked #WickedUK
#MindTheMusicals #Wicked #WickedUK
REVIEW: Ride the Cyclone at Southwark Playhouse Elephant
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"The kazoo solo was the last straw"
#MindTheMusicals #RideTheCyclone #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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"The kazoo solo was the last straw"
#MindTheMusicals #RideTheCyclone #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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Ride the Cyclone
Sometimes choosing a show without fully looking into what it’s about can be a good thing, and unearth a real gem for you – other times it can leave you lost and confused. Unfortunately …
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November 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
REVIEW: Ride the Cyclone at Southwark Playhouse Elephant
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"The kazoo solo was the last straw"
#MindTheMusicals #RideTheCyclone #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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"The kazoo solo was the last straw"
#MindTheMusicals #RideTheCyclone #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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The next show this week ended up being Ride the Cyclone at @swkplay.bsky.social...
Review to follow! 🎢
#MindTheMusicals #RideTheCyclone
Review to follow! 🎢
#MindTheMusicals #RideTheCyclone
November 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The next show this week ended up being Ride the Cyclone at @swkplay.bsky.social...
Review to follow! 🎢
#MindTheMusicals #RideTheCyclone
Review to follow! 🎢
#MindTheMusicals #RideTheCyclone
You might've guessed it, but just to confirm... I went to see Sunny Afternoon again last night.
#MindTheMusicals #SunnyAfternoon
#MindTheMusicals #SunnyAfternoon
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
You might've guessed it, but just to confirm... I went to see Sunny Afternoon again last night.
#MindTheMusicals #SunnyAfternoon
#MindTheMusicals #SunnyAfternoon
INTERVIEW: Hear from Sunny Afternoon's Rasa (Lisa Wright) and Pete (Harry Curley)
"I’m pretty certain I give myself whiplash"
At New Wimbledon Theatre until the end of the week!
#MindTheMusicals #SunnyAfternoon #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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"I’m pretty certain I give myself whiplash"
At New Wimbledon Theatre until the end of the week!
#MindTheMusicals #SunnyAfternoon #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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Sunny Afternoon: “You want to lift up the music and your bandmates”
It’s Mind The Musicals week, and it’s also the first week in which the new Sunny Afternoon tour has reached London. Coincidence? You know me by now, of course it’s not. Click thro…
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November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
INTERVIEW: Hear from Sunny Afternoon's Rasa (Lisa Wright) and Pete (Harry Curley)
"I’m pretty certain I give myself whiplash"
At New Wimbledon Theatre until the end of the week!
#MindTheMusicals #SunnyAfternoon #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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"I’m pretty certain I give myself whiplash"
At New Wimbledon Theatre until the end of the week!
#MindTheMusicals #SunnyAfternoon #LDNTheatreBloggers #TheatreBloggers
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