Theatre Review Archives - The House That Soul Built https://thesoulhouse.net/category/theatre-review/ London's Leading Soul Music Review Website Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:59:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/thesoulhouse.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-THTSB-Final-Logo-2-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Theatre Review Archives - The House That Soul Built https://thesoulhouse.net/category/theatre-review/ 32 32 136785190 A Night with Janis Joplin (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2024/08/28/a-night-with-janis-joplin-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-night-with-janis-joplin-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2024/08/28/a-night-with-janis-joplin-review/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:23:42 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=13100 Bio-musicals live or die based on the strength of their central performance. Adrienne Warren as Tina Turner, Katie Brayben as Carole King, and Stephanie J Block as Cher all powered […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2024/08/28/a-night-with-janis-joplin-review/feed/ 0 13100 Ain’t Too Proud: The Life & Times of The Temptations (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2023/04/20/aint-too-proud-temptations-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aint-too-proud-temptations-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2023/04/20/aint-too-proud-temptations-review/#respond Thu, 20 Apr 2023 23:30:17 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=9828 Standout cast members do their best with pandering, stilted book about one of music’s greatest groups Will audiences buying tickets to Ain’t Too Proud – about legendary Motown group, The […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2023/04/20/aint-too-proud-temptations-review/feed/ 0 9828 The Drifters Girl at the Garrick Theatre (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2021/11/26/the-drifters-girl-at-the-garrick-theatre-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-drifters-girl-at-the-garrick-theatre-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2021/11/26/the-drifters-girl-at-the-garrick-theatre-review/#respond Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:42:56 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=6198 The extraordinary performers on stage manage to drown out the narrative shortcomings of this new jukebox musical. With a bounty of doo-wop and R&B classics in their repertoire, The Drifters […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2021/11/26/the-drifters-girl-at-the-garrick-theatre-review/feed/ 0 6198 Shida at The Vaults (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2019/09/14/shida-at-the-vaults-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shida-at-the-vaults-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2019/09/14/shida-at-the-vaults-review/#respond Sat, 14 Sep 2019 09:51:51 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=3681 Shida provides a visceral and unapologetic examination of a life derailed , with stellar acting and singing from Jeannete Bayardelle – Developed and premiered at the Ars Nova in New […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2019/09/14/shida-at-the-vaults-review/feed/ 0 3681 Blues in the Night at Kiln Theatre (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2019/07/24/blues-in-the-night-at-kiln-theatre-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blues-in-the-night-at-kiln-theatre-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2019/07/24/blues-in-the-night-at-kiln-theatre-review/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2019 23:42:49 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=3484 Sharon D Clarke sings the blues with immense feeling – Last performed at the Hackney Empire in 2014, Susie McKenna‘s production of Blues In the Night is currently running at […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2019/07/24/blues-in-the-night-at-kiln-theatre-review/feed/ 0 3484 The Color Purple at Birmingham Hippodrome (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2019/07/17/the-color-purple-at-birmingham-hippodrome-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-color-purple-at-birmingham-hippodrome-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2019/07/17/the-color-purple-at-birmingham-hippodrome-review/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:09:36 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=3439 A moving and emotional piece, anchored by its gospel-infused score – There is a contemporary relevance and urgency to The Color Purple which makes the musical a fine choice for the […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2019/07/17/the-color-purple-at-birmingham-hippodrome-review/feed/ 0 3439 Black is the Color of My Voice (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2019/02/08/black-is-color-of-my-voice-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-is-color-of-my-voice-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2019/02/08/black-is-color-of-my-voice-review/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2019 00:56:11 +0000 https://thesoulhouse.net/?p=2571 In Black is the Color of My Voice, Apphia Campbell provides a compelling dramatisation of the life of Nina Simone. – Written and performed by Apphia Campbell, this one-woman play […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2019/02/08/black-is-color-of-my-voice-review/feed/ 1 2571 Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2018/04/17/tina-the-tina-turner-musical-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tina-the-tina-turner-musical-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2018/04/17/tina-the-tina-turner-musical-review/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2018 22:34:32 +0000 http://thesoulhouse.net/?p=946 A clumsy piece of storytelling buoyed by Adrienne Warren’s raw charisma and talent. – The positive conclusion one can draw from Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is that a star […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2018/04/17/tina-the-tina-turner-musical-review/feed/ 1 946 Dreamgirls – New Cast (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2018/03/11/dreamgirls-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dreamgirls-review https://thesoulhouse.net/2018/03/11/dreamgirls-review/#respond Sun, 11 Mar 2018 01:23:45 +0000 http://thesoulhouse.net/?p=804 The new cast maintain the magic of this soulful powerhouse of a show. – The London production of Dreamgirls, directed by Casey Nicholaw, has been given a new lease of […]

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]]> https://thesoulhouse.net/2018/03/11/dreamgirls-review/feed/ 0 804 Motown: The Musical (Review) https://thesoulhouse.net/2017/12/16/motown-musical/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=motown-musical https://thesoulhouse.net/2017/12/16/motown-musical/#respond Sat, 16 Dec 2017 23:36:11 +0000 http://thesoulhouse.net/?p=250 The legacy of Motown Records is undeniable. Founded in 1959, the label catapulted the likes of Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, and Michael Jackson into the stratosphere and gave mainstream success […]

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