We saw this for the first time in Summer 2022, not really knowing what to expect - but it's a fun, jukebox musical, relating life after Romeo for Juliet... after all, a girl has to move on. Except, what if Romeo didn't die either and he doesn't want to move on?

Although we had literally just seen this in London less than a year earlier - how could we resist going again when it passed through Singapore? It's a singalong show - jukebox theatre at its best!

 

The final show on this initial London visit was 42nd Street. Unfortunately, not one we enjoyed. If you are into tap - it has its moments, but unfortunately, nothing else!

Christmas 2012 saw us in Birmingham visiting the Christmas Market and enjoying another show. 

This time it was "9 to 5" a musical written by Dolly Parton.

Although big musical lovers, we have never really been to see serious shows. We thought it was time we paid a visit to Shakespeare's The Globe Theatre in London. Especially as we have walked past many times. The show we booked was "A Midsummer Night's Dream", a show I was part of in my high school days, and so a show I knew well. I have to say though - not a great experience.

 


 

This was a half-price ticket - it could have been good or bad! It was in-between. Like the much better "Jersey Boys", its a true musical based around the lives of "The Temptations". Worth seeing - but, unless you are a real fan of the original group, you probably wouldn't go a second time.

Hot on the heels of School of Rock Friday night, and Matilda Saturday lunchtime, Saturday night we were off again, to Disney's Aladdin!

Another show passing through Singapore - not to be missed. And, Disney?,.... always good! Great set and costumes, songs we already know. It was good!

 


 

This was a special night. Base Entertainment had arranged an Andrew Lloyd Webber Symphonic Concert, and it just so happens that Shanhong is doing Joseph, an Andrew Lloyd Webber show at school. So, Base added some Joseph songs and invited Shanhong's main cast to be the backing childrens' choir. What an opportunity! So, while I was in the audience, Shanhong was exploring the backstage areas with the kids!

I've said it before - but a bonus of living in Singapore is a steady stream of touring Musicals. The latest was the American National Tour of Annie - a fun show - but unfortunately a disappointing production - left feeling my school could have done better!  Sound in Singapore is always "low" whereas the London West End shows shake the auditorium!

A very well-known show, and with Michael Ball starring - we simply had to see it during its short run in London. Its not the best, but hey, love changes everything!

Two of our favourite musical actors/singers were doing a concert series - so, of course we had to go!

   
 

Back in the UK for Christmas, it was time to take Maw to a panto - first time in Oakengates - but a nice little theatre and a really good show... even if the main duet between the lovers was out of Phantom of the Opera!

Another summer seaside show.... but, wow! This one was West End quality - much better than expected - hats off to whoever put this together.

This was a moment of madness! Having spotted a poster while walking around town, and discovering a) tickets were VERY cheap and b) the theatre was off the same main road as our hotel, we booked to go and see Billy Elliot, in Hungarian! 



 

We saw two shows in London in the summer of 2015, the first was the famous 'Book of Mormon'... although as Christians we were warned it might be a little uncomfortable, I loved it !

It's not Shanhong's favourite - but I think it's great! So, as we were in Manchester when it was on, we went to see Book of Mormon again and took my sister-in-law. Lots of laughs as always!

 


 

Still enjoying London Theatre, after a morning at Hillsong Church, we went to see a Matinee performance of "Brief Encounter" held in a cinema. Mixing live theatre with music (the actors playing all the instruments themselves), and with cinema effects too, this was surprisingly good!

The latest show to pass through Singapore is an oldie - CATS was here in 2009 - but we didn't see it then - in fact, the last time we saw CATS was in Bangkok!

Back in London - so my choice of musical was 'Charlie & the Chocolate Factory'.