Author Archives: Erin

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – REVIEW – Incredibly Enjoyable and High Octane Fun – 05/04/2025

With music and lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and directed by Laurence Connor, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, based off Joseph from the Book of Genesis, tells the story of the favoured son of Jacob; how he is betrayed by his jealous brothers, his subsequent rise into power and how heContinueContinue reading “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – REVIEW – Incredibly Enjoyable and High Octane Fun – 05/04/2025”

SHORT FILM REVIEW: Office Royale – A Hilarious, High Concept Climb Up The Corporate Ladder

Written by Chris Leask and Harry Kershaw, directed by Sam Baron, produced by Nathan Craig and Gareth Tempest, and Henry Shields as executive producer, Office Royale sees a seemingly normal office turn into a battleground of chaos and a race to climb the corporate ladder. WARNING: Spoilers Ahead! I’ve been following Mischief Theatre and theirContinueContinue reading “SHORT FILM REVIEW: Office Royale – A Hilarious, High Concept Climb Up The Corporate Ladder”

FILM ESSAY: A Critical Analysis of the Cultural and Ideological Discourses of La La Land (2016)

My university essay on the culture and ideology discourses perpetuated through La La Land (2016). In this, I focus on the themes and ideals of the American Dream, Nostalgia, and individualism that are present and I utilise post-modern theory, semiotic deconstruction, and draw on the sociological theory of symbolic interactionism to explore this.

White Rose: The Musical – REVIEW – A Story More Relevant Than Ever – 02/03/2025

Created by Brian Belding, composed by Natalie Rice and directed by Will Nunziata, White Rose: The Musical, which tells the story of the University of Munich students who led a non-violent resistance against the Nazi Regime, now premieres as a two act musical off-West End after it’s successful off-Broadway run as a one act musical. ContinueContinue reading “White Rose: The Musical – REVIEW – A Story More Relevant Than Ever – 02/03/2025”