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Saturday, 24 December 2022

Pocket Size Picks: Top Shows of 2022


Theatre has been through a lot in the past few years, with the complete shutdown of the industry in 2020 we were all left with uncertainty about the industry and how it would come back. Whilst we are still feeling the effects of this, the theatrical world is back on its feet and 2022 has been a wonderful year for theatre. Pocket Size Theatre looks back at the productions we've seen this year and we have collated a list of the best 20 shows we've seen, take a look and celebrate with us all that theatre has achieved in the past year! 

The Wicker Husband at the Watermill Theatre


"This is a story with real heart and meaning. In a world ravaged by war & global warming and dominated by a superficial obsession with images & messages on social media, it is a pleasure to see a story with powerful reinforcement of natural good triumphing over evil intent and a message that what makes a person beautiful is their soul and caring attitude rather than their external appearance."


Cruise at the Apollo Theatre


"This is an important piece for the LGBTQ+ community, Holden gives the performance of a lifetime and you need to beg, borrow or steal a ticket to this. The most important play you can see this summer."


Grease at the Dominion Theatre


"This is a really great production and whilst it may not be what audiences are expecting, it's a much-needed revival that the West End needs right now to inject some life into it. An absolute mind-blowing cast and it’ll be one I will definitely be returning to!" 


Grease returns to the Dominion Theatre in 2023, running from the 2nd of June to the 28th of October. Click here for tickets from £21.00!
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Sunday, 18 December 2022

REVIEW: Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol at the Southbank Centre


It’s a Holly Dolly Christmas this year as the Queen of Country’s version of the classic festive tale comes to London. Singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, novelist, theme park owner and global icon…there is nothing that Dolly Parton can’t turn her hand to. Her latest venture is a musical version of the Charles Dickens classic novella “A Christmas Carol” but instead of London in Dickensian times the action takes place in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee in 1937. This is an area of the world that Dolly is all too familiar with as she famously grew up in the Smoky Mountains along with her parents and 11 siblings in a small cabin. 

This isn’t Dolly’s first forte in musical theatre as she had huge success with the stage adaptation of her classic 1980 film “9 to 5”, recently playing in London’s Savoy Theatre. In a similar fashion, Dolly has intertwined her songs to complement the book by David H. Bell and adapted by Curt Wollan and executive producer Paul T. Couch.
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