Posts Tagged ‘Zizi Strallen’
Friday 1 September 2017

Earlier in the year we were invited to join the Follies production syndicate.
“Your support is crucial to ensure the play is successfully brought to the stage. We would love you to make this happen. As a thank you we will keep you up to date with the production as it progresses“
How inordinately generous of them. If we were to fumble around in our pockets we’d expect a meet and greet with Stephen Sondheim or a glass of fizz with Imelda Staunton to say the least. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Adam Rhys-Charles, Alex Young, Alison Langer, Billy Boyle, Bruce Graham, Dame Josephine Barstow, Di Botcher, Dominic Cooke, entertainment, Follies, Fred Haig, Gary Raymond, Imelda Staunton, James Goldman, Janie Dee, London, musical, National Theatre, Norma Atallah, Paule Constable, Peter Forbes, Philip Quast, play, review, Stephen Sondheim, theatre, Tracie Bennett, Vicki Mortimer, west end, Zizi Strallen
Wednesday 22 April 2015
We must declare an interest.
UNWRAPPED: May Contain Strallens & Musical Nuts came to us not just with Strallens and nuts but contained the Whingers’ patented “Strallometer” (see below) which we created to grade any show containing one of the ubiquitous Strallen clan. It was used with our full permission and cleverly animated using technology way beyond our technical wherewithal.
For this was a one-off Sunday evening cabaret produced by Strallen père, Sandy Strallen* to show off the not inconsiderable talents of 2 of his seed (Summer and Zizi), with the “Musical Nuts” coming in the form of the Casey sisters (Natalie and Anna-Jane). One might be tempted to call them “nut Caseys”. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Anna-Jane Casey, cabaret, entertainment, Gok Wan, Leicester Square Theatre, London, Natalie Casey, off-West End, review, Sandy Strallen, Scarlett Strallen, Summer Strallen, theatre, UNWRAPPED: May Contain Strallens & Musical Nuts, Zizi Strallen
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Rating
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Confused?
Not if you’re familiar with Merrily We Roll Along which starts in 1976 and moves back through the years to 1957 and inspired Phil to write the review in reverse.
But unlike Stephen Sondheim, his book writer George Furth or Pinter or George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart who wrote the original play on which it’s based he’s not sharp enough for that. So he’ll leave it there. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Clare Foster, Damian Humbley, entertainment, fringe, George Furth, George S. Kaufman, George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, Jenna Russell, Josefina Gabrielle, Joseph West, London, Maria Friedman, Mark Umbers, Menier Chocolate Factory, Merrily We Roll Along, Moss Hart, musical, review, Richard Mawbey, Soutra Gilmour, Stephen Sondheim, theatre, Tim Jackson, Zizi Strallen