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.
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REVIEW: Riss Obolensky: Healing King Herod ⭐⭐
“This is the path to self-forgiveness” Have you ever wondered what it would be like if a tyrannical king from the Bible ran a pyramid scheme in the 21st century? Wonder no longer, as Riss Obolensky: Healing King Herod is here to answer that particular question. For those unfamiliar with King Herod, he was the…
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INTERVIEW: Kristin Key on Lesbian Army Tour
“My show is about using joy as an act of resistance because it’s something that can never be taken away” Kristin Key, an American comedian who has gained a large following through social media, will be bringing her Lesbian Army Tour to London this April. With a career in comedy spanning over twenty decades, Key…
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REVIEW: Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors ⭐⭐⭐
“It is one of the strangest stories ever told” What happens when you mix together a Gothic novel, a pantomime and Monty Python, with a splash of RuPaul’s Drag Race? You get Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors. The show, written by Gordon Greenberg (who also directs) and Steve Rosen, follows the general plot of Bram…
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REVIEW: Clueless the Musical ⭐⭐⭐
“Okay, I know what you’re thinking . . .” Walking into the Trafalgar Theatre for Clueless the Musical, audience members are greeted with a fire playlist that brings one straight back into the 1990s, with boy bands, girl bands and pop-rock blasting through the speakers. It makes perfect sense for a musical based on a…
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REVIEW: Birdsong, Alexandra Palace ⭐⭐⭐
“I’m sure we all have our stories” “I’m sure we all have our stories” Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff, Birdsong is the stage version of Sebastian Faulks’s epic World War I novel of the same name, which follows Stephen Wraysford (played on stage by James Elder), whose life we see before, during and after the war.…
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REVIEW: Richard II at The Bridge Theatre ⭐⭐⭐
“Be ruled by me” Richard II marks the return of Nicholas Hytner directing Shakespeare at the Bridge Theatre, this time with Jonathan Bailey taking on the role of the titular king in the tragic history play. This particular production brings Shakespeare’s work into the modern world, with an atmosphere that I would describe as a…
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