Things I want to see in the West End

I attempt to make at least five trips a year to London to watch shows and soak up the stagey atmosphere that I am severely lacking up here in the sleepy suburbs of the midlands and I'm always being asked by friends and family what I want to go and see next.

Of course I have a list as long as my arm of what I want to see. So in today's post and video I thought I'd talk about a few things that I want to see by the end of this year.

1. 42nd Street... I saw a touring version of this many many moons ago, which introduced me to the glory that is 42nd Street. I don't remember a great deal of the plot or story line, which is why I want to take a visit to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

2. School of Rock... I have loved the film featuring Jack Black since it came out in the cinema so the moment that I found out there was a musical based on the film in the pipeline, I have been as happy as a pig in muck. I have been super patient for it to arrive in the West End and I am so excited to go and check it out. The fact on top of everything else that Andrew Lloyd Webber composed the music for this musical, just excites me even more.

3. Young Frankenstein... As I said in the video, I don't know much about this musical but I have been interested in seeing it since I saw Sutton Foster (one of my favourite Broadway stars) singing a song from this musical on YouTube clip from many years ago. The cast who will be playing in the West End version, which begins previews in September, is an amazing one which includes Hadley Fraser and Ross Noble amongst others makes it a must see for me.

4. Wind in the Willows...This is very soon to open in the west end and I want to see it...why? Three reasons...ONE: cast. Rufus Hound, Simon Lipkin, Denise Welsh, Craig Mathers..need I say more? TWO, it's written by Julian Fellows (the man behind many things including Downton Abbey) and the music and Lyrics are by Stiles and Drew and THREE, it's at the London Palladium, a theatre I've never been in and it's an iconic place right slap bang in the middle of  London.

5. Hamilton...This will be on my need to watch list until I actually get a ticket because unfortunately I am sans ticket right now. I don't feel like I need to explain why I want to see Hamilton as it's HAMILTON!!! Please theatre gods keep this musical stay open forever so I might get a ticket.

What's on your must see list right now?
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