Little Lark of London

Exploring the cultural world of London, one blog post at a time!

  • REVIEW: Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    “Ale!” “And well met!” Walking into Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern feels like walking into a Renaissance Faire (and that’s not just because someone from my local Faire is in the cast!), and I have never felt more at home. As someone who is only familiar with the game of D&D because of a…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • REVIEW: Mamma Mia! The Party ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Ever wish that you could be on the set of Mamma Mia!? You might be surprised to hear this, but The O2 may be the closest you can get without taking a flight to Skopelos. Mamma Mia! The Party brings audience members, or “party-goers,” to the island where the hit ABBA jukebox movie musicals were…

  • INTERVIEW: Reca Oakley on SIX the Musical

    “I heard six powerful voices harmonising and instantly fell in love” Since it premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017, SIX the Musical has taken the world by storm, giving audiences a new perspective of Henry VIII’s infamous six wives – Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard and…

  • REVIEW – Ruby Carr: eBae ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    “For the last fifteen years, I have been an eBay enthusiast, and it has NOTHING to do with my mental health” Ruby Carr: eBae has a simple presence – Carr is obsessed with the online auction site eBay and she is ready to share her passion with the rest of the world. But Carr’s work…