Rob Holcroft, Author at StageTalk Magazine

HMS PINAFORE at Malvern Festival Theatre

Posted by Rob Holcroft | 8 Jul 2016

This is truly an ensemble piece, with a finely drilled team presenting wonderful, choral harmonies and sharp, synchronised choreography, courtesy of Liza Gee. Tom Senior provides the steely looks of the lovelorn lead, Ralph, and although poor diction hampers his deliver at times, the chemistry between him and his sweetheart, Josephine, is enchanting. Ben Irish shines in his role as said Captain’s daughter, with the most beautiful, pure falsetto voice to rival any of the great operatic sopranos . . .

JACKIE THE MUSICAL at Malvern Theatres

Posted by Rob Holcroft | 22 Jun 2016

Never have I seen so many confident, beautiful, middle-aged women in Malvern Theatres at one time. This substantial number of empowered individuals was testimony to the influence of one magazine for a generation in the 1970s. Jackie The Musical is the most wonderful tribute to an era that seems so far removed from the world we live in today. The two hour immersion in seventies nostalgia is as joyous as it is delightfully familiar

ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Malvern Theatres

Posted by Rob Holcroft | 10 May 2016

Richard O’Brien’s cult classic makes a triumphant return to Malvern judging by the packed house on opening night. The show recently celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a special West End performance, screened live in cinemas across the country, and is now on a national tour, to the titillation of cross dressing fans everywhere. . . If you have been fortunate enough to get tickets to see this show, you are in for an outrageous night of delightful debauchery.

END OF THE RAINBOW at Malvern Theatres

Posted by Rob Holcroft | 7 Apr 2016

Lisa Maxwell gives the performance of a lifetime with her tribute to Judy Garland in the wonderfully captivating End Of The Rainbow . . . Her visual, physical and vocal mimicry is breathtaking as she gives us an insight into the tragic personality of this gay icon, battling with drug addiction and alcoholism and the resulting crippling anxieties. . . End Of The Rainbow is engaging, powerful and funny.

HAIRSPRAY at Malvern Theatres

Posted by Rob Holcroft | 6 Oct 2015

The effervescent musical, Hairspray, explodes on stage at Malvern Theatres for the first time this week. Bringing a whole new audience demographic to the venue, this latest incarnation of the show delivers awesome vocals, vibrant choreography and a feel good factor that would soften the hardest of hearts. Set in Baltimore in 1962 at a time of monumental political and social change, it is a giddy tale of one teenagers belief for a brighter future and the lengths she’ll go to achieve her dreams . . . Brenda Edwards is stunning as Motormouth Maybelle and gives the most incredible, awe inspiring rendition of I Know Where I’ve Been

Author: Rob Holcroft

HMS PINAFORE at Malvern Festival Theatre

JACKIE THE MUSICAL at Malvern Theatres

ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Malvern Theatres

END OF THE RAINBOW at Malvern Theatres

HAIRSPRAY at Malvern Theatres

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