Talking all things theatre in the East Midlands! When theatre is life, the blog naturally becomes more based on lifestyle; and how theatre and the arts fill it!
26/03/2026
Some shows can punch you in the gut again and again, and you can only thank them. Miss Saigon, emerging from the flames reimagined, is one of them…
Miss Saigon on tour - review Miss Saigon is back with a new creative team!
I’ve wanted to see Punch for yonks, but I’m beyond glad and so grateful that I waited to see it in Notts.
James Graham’s affecting piece recounts Jacob Dunne’s actions leading up to, and following, his delivery of one fatal blow that killed James Hodgkinson in a street fight, mere minutes’ walk away from where we’re sat in the Playhouse.
Read my 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 review https://www.cheekylittlematinee.com/post/punch-in-nottingham-review
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04/03/2026
Inside American Pie is an autopsy of Don McLean's all-American anthem! This ★★★★★ docu-concert is enjoying its UK premiere at Curve, and you'll want to grab a slice before it goes...
Read my review https://www.cheekylittlematinee.com/post/inside-american-pie-review
Looks like this revival’s gonna win the prize!! 🐶 💖
This bona fide 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Legally Blonde is a bubblegum hit that passes with honours! Read my full review https://www.cheekylittlematinee.com/post/legally-blonde-this-touring-revival-passes-with-honours
07/02/2026
Murder She Didn’t Write is the madcap whodunnit where the audience decide the setting (a masquerade ball in Cambridge, France) the weapon (a humming LightSaber) and crucially, the victim and the murderer.
With nothing but that and adrenaline to run off, the cast scramble to make it all come together, can they improv a murder mystery by the time the clock strikes 9pm..?
Murder She Didn't Write - a sensationally silly show The improv whodunnit snowballs very quickly!
08/01/2026
It’d be wise not to miss this classic comedy r***e!
Read our review 👉 https://www.cheekylittlematinee.com/post/eric-and-ern-you-d-be-wise-not-to-miss-this-comedy-r***e
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Raindrops on roses ✔️
Whiskers on kittens ✔️
Christmas at Curve with THIS revival of The Sound of Music ✔️
These are certainly a few of my favourite things! Read my full review of Nikolai Foster’s revival, starring Molly Lynch as Maria 👉 https://www.cheekylittlematinee.com/post/review-the-sound-of-music-at-curve-leicester
🎟️ invited to review
28/11/2025
Christmas at Curve will, once again, be one of your favourite things!
Read my review of this new revival ⬇️
Review: The Sound of Music at Curve, Leicester Christmas at Curve once more will be one of your favourite things!
29/10/2025
To Kill A Mockingbird is singing a haunting tune on tour!
Read my review 👉 https://www.cheekylittlematinee.com/post/to-kill-a-mockingbird-review
25/10/2025
Curve's neat revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? examines relationships on the rocks.
🌟🌟🌟🌟 https://www.cheekylittlematinee.com/post/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-curve-review