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: 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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REVIEW: Outings ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“How do people come out?” Written by Matthew Baldwin and Thomas Hescott and directed by Richard Beecham, Outings began with a goal – to get as many “coming out” stories as possible. Since beginning the project, Baldwin and hescott have received over 100 stories, and Outings is a reading out of the answers to questions…
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REVIEW: Strategic Love Play ⭐⭐⭐
“So how does this normally work for you, then?” If you’ve ventured into the world of online dating, you can certainly relate to the story of Strategic Love Play – a play written by Miriam battye about a date that isn’t exactly going well. Archie Blackhouse and Letty Thomas star as Adam and Jenny in…
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REVIEW: Viola’s Room ⭐⭐⭐
“Follow the light” Written by Daisy Johnson and narrated by Helena Bonham Carter, Viola’s Room takes audience members on a journey based on The Moon Slave, a short story by Barry Pain. This is a new venture from Punchdrunk, conceived, directed and designed by Felix Barrett, which lacks several things that have made the company’s…
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