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This highly interactive version of Alice in Wonderland from Les Enfants Terribles Theatre Company is really worth taking your kids to. Not least of all because it’s an excuse to go yourself! I was lucky enough to go to the press…
The Snowman – a perennial seasonal favourite – runs from 23 November to 30 December 2017 at London’s Peacock Theatre. This review is from 2016. On Saturday 26 November Chiswick Boy and I attended the very magical production of The…
Bugsy Malone is on at the Lyric until 4 September, which means you still have almost a month to get a seat. Directed by Sean Holmes, it’s a fantastic production worthy of Alan Parker’s immortal words and Paul Williams’ unforgettable…
This was actually our second time seeing Father Christmas on stage at the Lyric. We first took Chiswick Boy when he was four, and Chiswick Daddy & I talked for years afterwards about how magical it was. So when the…
Over half term I took my son to see Into the Hoods: Remixed. It's by the ZooNation Dance Company and co-produced by Sadler's Wells. And it's on until 14 November at the Peacock Theatre, part of Sadlers Wells. I was…
Last month Amazon local asked me if I'd be interested in writing about their West End show deals. Now this is something that interests me, because one thing I've mentioned on this blog a couple of times is how much…
I had one of those weekends where I felt like a proper Londoner. Well it started on Wednesday night to be honest, when I met a group of friends for cocktails at Brown's in Victoria, and then tapas (and more…
Today, for one day only, Sister-in-law and 2-year-old Nephew have been allowed to take over blogging responsibilities: you can think of us as the Provincial Relations. We’re delighted to have the Chiswick Mum blogging mantle passed to us (for these…
I don't think I've ever seen my seven-year-old son so entranced. And with good reason. From set to costumes, from the fabulous ensemble dance pieces to the powerful singing, Bugsy Malone is flawless from beginning to end. The talent of…
“Tree Fu Tom, join the fun, come along now everyone” If you're a CBeebies fan then that theme tune is sure to have jingled its way around your living room. I often think the key to a good TV programme…
