Welcome to Little Lark of London!
Hello! My name is Kat and I am an American who has moved to London and is writing about her experiences with the culture of the city. My main focus is theatre in and around London but I am also fascinated by music, museums, and quirky sites! I have also written for a range of publications including BroadwayWorld UK and Curtain Call Magazine.
Profile Picture and Cover Art Illustrated by Kelly Lin Hayes
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INTERVIEW: Harry Bradley on The Mousetrap
“When you’re part of something that’s bigger than yourself, it feels like an honour to be involved with that.” Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has been on the West End for over seven decades, earning the title of “the world’s longest running play.” For years, audiences have flocked to Monkswell Manor to see if they can…
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REVIEW: The Devil Wears Prada, Dominion Theatre ⭐⭐⭐
“This is the House of Miranda” As someone who had not seen the film before watching the musical, I went in curious about The Devil Wears Prada. With music by Elton John, the show is an adaptation of the 2006 movie that follows aspiring journalist Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway in the film) as she becomes…
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INTERVIEW: Charlie Russell on Birdsong
“It’s an incredible opportunity to play such a complicated, contradictory character who makes some extremely bold and brave choices amidst her oppression” Birdsong, Rachel Wagstaff’s stage version of the Sebastian Faulks novel of the same name, tells the story of Stephen Wraysford, a lieutenant in the British Army in World War I, and the relationship…
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REVIEW – Harriet Kemsley: Everything Always Works Out For Me ⭐⭐⭐⭐
It’s difficult to remain positive while the world seems to be breaking down around you, but that’s exactly what Harriet Kemsley: Everything Always Works Out For Me is about. Guided by the wise words of “Guru Dave,” Kemsley tells the audience stories about what has happened in the past year of her life and how…
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REVIEW: Dr. Stranglove ⭐⭐⭐
“Peace is our profession” Directed by Sean Foley, Dr Strangelove is the stage adaptation by Armando Iannucci and Foley of the iconic Kubrick movie from 1964 in which an American general in the Cold War gives the command to launch nuclear weapons into the Soviet Union, leading to the President of the United States gathering…
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REVIEW: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Time and tide behaved a little differently” The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, an adaptation of the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, tells the story of a man who is born at the age of seventy and ages backwards, focusing on the difficulties he faces being ostracised from society by his horrified parents. In…
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