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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REVIEW: Operation Mincemeat ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Take a leap forward and don’t look back” Operation Mincemeat, winner of the Best New Musical Olivier Award, tells the story of the titular MI5 operation hat was created to deceive the Nazis, making them believe that the British were going to invade Sardinia and not Sicily using a corpse.The show, written by David Cumming,…
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EDINBURGH FRINGE INTERVIEW: Jeremy McClain, Rat Tails
“The show is really a cathartic outlet for a lot of stuff that’s happened in my life.” Rat Tails (WIP) brings us into the world of Jasper, “a Prozac-popping, biracial, millennial model agent from the American South living in London with his British, aristocratic husband.” We learn about his life as he waits for the…
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INTERVIEW: Lucas Zelnick
“Part of what makes standup fun is the fear you might bomb” Lucas Zelnick, an American comedian based in New York City, is starting a worldwide tour in London. His work, described as comedy that “challenges his cushy upbringing through punch-heavy material,” has received over 100 million views on both TikTok and Instagram. Before his…
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REVIEW: Poirot and More: A Retrospective ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“This is storytelling . . . This is unique . . . This is magic” David Suchet – Poirot and More: a Retrospective, a show created by Suchet and Liza McLean (with additional credit given to Suchet’s wife, Sheila Ferris), gives audiences a “rare insight into the man who has not only played the role…
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REVIEW – Ed Gamble: Hot Diggity Dog ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“I vape. That’s all you need to know” Ed Gamble: Hot Diggity Dog is a show full of “classic Gamble ranting, raving and spluttering,” as promised by the show’s description. Gamble’s opener, Chloe Petts, is a fantastic comedian in her own right, doing some great crowd work with a man in the front row, Joey,…
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REVIEW: Next to Normal, Wyndham’s Theatre ⭐⭐⭐⭐
After a run at the Donmar Warehouse in 2023, Next to Normal, directed by Michael Longhurst, has transferred to the West End, arriving over a decade after the show first opened on Broadway in the United States. The show, with music by Tom Kitt and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, is “an intimate exploration…
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