3rd of February 1959 – the day, according to Don McLean, ‘the music died’, when a 22-year-old, relatively new star, Buddy Holly, was killed when his plane came down during a snowstorm whilst he was on the Winter Dance Party tour of the American Midwest. His music career was just getting started; he’d only beenContinueContinue reading “The Day the Music Died? That’ll Be The Day!”
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Opening with a BANG! Bodyguard The Musical
Bromley Buzz was invited to attend the opening night of the much-acclaimed The Bodyguard The Musical at the Churchill Theatre, and all we can say is, opening night opened with a BANG! The show follows closely the storyline delivered in Lawrence Kasdan’s 1992 movie based on the book by Alexander Dinelaris and starring the late,ContinueContinue reading “Opening with a BANG! Bodyguard The Musical”
Titanic – a legend
Image: Pamela Wraith Titanic – a legend. Inspired by one of the greatest maritime disasters in history, Titanic The Musical, hit Bromley town centre at the Churchill Theatre from 16th to 18th March. The ‘unsinkable’ ship sets sail for her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, with a cast of 25 talented actors takingContinueContinue reading “Titanic – a legend”
Wodehouse In Wonderland: a one-man wonder
Images: Pamela Raith From the first chords of the Jazz music that heralded the opening of the show ‘Wodehouse In Wonderland’ at Bromley’s Churchill Theatre last night, and on until 11th March, a perfect note was struck that actor Robert Daws, performing as the late, great lyricist and literary humourist PG ‘Plum’ Wodehouse, sustained throughout.ContinueContinue reading “Wodehouse In Wonderland: a one-man wonder”
Blood Brothers – Not a dry eye in the house!
Image credit: Jack Merriman The multi-award-winning Blood Brothers production by Billy Kenwright, written by Willy Russell, didn’t disappoint one bit! For many years I’ve been wanting to see this and finally it is here in our home town, Bromley at the Churchill Theatre, playing until the 4th of March 2023. This is a moving andContinueContinue reading “Blood Brothers – Not a dry eye in the house!”
Rock Of Ages at the Churchill Theatre
Image: The Other Richard Dreams can come true. The musical show Rock of Ages now at Bromley’s Churchill Theatre deals with highs and lows of life in Los Angeles, California, where a love story unfolds at the famous Bourbon Room on Sunset Strip. A young girl, Sherrie (played by Gabriella Williams), from Kansas, wishes toContinueContinue reading “Rock Of Ages at the Churchill Theatre”
Swan Lake: Total awe
I was in total awe as I sat, immersed, watching the beautiful performance of Swan Lake presented by The International Classic Ballet Theatre at Bromley’s Churchill Theatre. Swan Lake is a tragic tale of love that triumphs over evil. Prince Siegfried, given a bow and arrows, heads off hunting into the forest where he meetsContinueContinue reading “Swan Lake: Total awe”
What do we need? FAB-U-LOUS panto
“I needed that”, said Bromley Buzz co-presenter Zeenat Noorani as she exited the Churchill Theatre on 6th December, after seeing the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk. It was clear from behind-the-scenes remarks by theatre staff and on-stage ones by the cast that they too welcomed this, an old school, old style, faces to faces experienceContinueContinue reading “What do we need? FAB-U-LOUS panto”
Absorbing Christie mystery shines at the Churchill Theatre
By the time we saw The Mirror Crack’d at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley – which runs until 26th November – we had already had insights from actor Oliver Boot, Chief Inspector Craddock in the play in our recent podcast interview, here. Oliver loves performing in the show, and we loved watching it. Coincidentally, hisContinueContinue reading “Absorbing Christie mystery shines at the Churchill Theatre”
Death Drops into Bromley
‘Death Drop – Back In The Habit’ glitzed its way to Bromley on the 27th October, and remains in The Churchill Theatre until the 30th, with Legendary drag queens and stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Willam (A Star Is Born, Nip/Tuck), and Cheryl Hole (Celebrity Juice, The Only Way is Essex) leading an all-drag castContinueContinue reading “Death Drops into Bromley”
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