musical Archives - The F-Word

Fun Home: reading it first v watching it first

Various Authors27 August 2018

Ellie Wilson and Emily Zinkin review the graphic novel and musical of Fun Home, Alison Bechdel’s widely acclaimed autobiography...

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe: part one

Emily Zinkin12 August 2018

Here are The F-Word’s first set of reviews from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering comedy and theatre...

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The F-Word stage blog: January 2018

Lissy Lovett29 January 2018

The F-Word's round-up of what's happening in the world of comedy and theatre in January...

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Empowered women and unenlightened men

Rita Suszek21 July 2016

Rita Suszek enjoys a musical history lesson about the second wave of feminism...

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Rumpy Pumpy! misses the mark

Suzanne Duffy28 April 2015

This confused musical about sex work and the Women's Institute leaves Suzanne Duffy with more questions than it answers ...

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Bad witch, good witch

Megan Stodel10 March 2015

Despite some promising themes in Wicked, Megan Stodel finds the musical about the witches of Oz defying the gravity necessary to go beyond their superficial exploration ...

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Musical machinations

Sarah Graham8 November 2014

Although Sarah Graham would prefer less caricatured male parts, she finds Made In Dagenham: The Musical worthwhile and inspiring ...

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New review: Sing to the Moon

Holly Combe17 May 2013

Cazz Blase listens to Laura Mvula's debut album, Sing to the Moon, and finds there is much more to her wider output than the upbeat single 'Green Garden' would ...

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Aiming for the moon

Cazz Blase17 May 2013

Cazz Blase listens to Laura Mvula's debut album, Sing to the Moon, and finds there is much more to her wider output than the upbeat single 'Green Garden' would suggest ...

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All singing, all dancing campaigning

Hazel Robertson15 November 2012

A musical about a campaign for better asylum seeker rights may seem like unusual territory. Hazel Robertson finds that this humorous, tragic and stirring production is well worth the risk ...

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