Alun Hood
@ajhlovestheatre.bsky.social
Writer of scripts, theatre reviewer for WhatsOnStage, Musicals Magazine and my ajhlovestheatre blog. Critics Circle member. Runs a lot, eats a lot, over enthusiastic. https://ajhlovestheatre.org/blog/
Tarzan in Hamburg. There aren’t enough exhilarating ape musicals imho
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Tarzan in Hamburg. There aren’t enough exhilarating ape musicals imho
Interval at Disney’s TARZAN in Hamburg - I swear, whatever the physio on this is getting paid, it’s probably not enough
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Interval at Disney’s TARZAN in Hamburg - I swear, whatever the physio on this is getting paid, it’s probably not enough
More bridges than Venice appazzers.
Although it’s very much giving me Manchester vibes (not that there’s owt wrong with that) - it might be the weather #hamburg
Although it’s very much giving me Manchester vibes (not that there’s owt wrong with that) - it might be the weather #hamburg
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
More bridges than Venice appazzers.
Although it’s very much giving me Manchester vibes (not that there’s owt wrong with that) - it might be the weather #hamburg
Although it’s very much giving me Manchester vibes (not that there’s owt wrong with that) - it might be the weather #hamburg
In German with a cast full of covers (all fabulous btw, so that is an observation not a complaint), and & JULIET (or rather & JULIA as it is here in Hamburg) remains my favourite jukebox musical 💓
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
In German with a cast full of covers (all fabulous btw, so that is an observation not a complaint), and & JULIET (or rather & JULIA as it is here in Hamburg) remains my favourite jukebox musical 💓
Hamburg in the run-up to Christmas is quite something isn’t it 😍
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Hamburg in the run-up to Christmas is quite something isn’t it 😍
It’s the interval, and the very nice front of house attendant just announced “I know it seems long, but you’ll make it” and I’m genuinely unsure if she was referring to the bathroom queue or the show itself 😳
November 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
It’s the interval, and the very nice front of house attendant just announced “I know it seems long, but you’ll make it” and I’m genuinely unsure if she was referring to the bathroom queue or the show itself 😳
Nurse! I need the saline drip urgently. I’ve just seen #LincolnCenterTheatre #Ragtime and sobbed for nearly 3 hours solid so am very dehydrated. Absolutely wonderful.
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Nurse! I need the saline drip urgently. I’ve just seen #LincolnCenterTheatre #Ragtime and sobbed for nearly 3 hours solid so am very dehydrated. Absolutely wonderful.
“Goodbye. Goodbye Shirley Valentine”
So sad to hear she’s left us.
My Mum took me to see Shirley Valentine in the West End when I was pretty young. We sat in the Vaudeville’s front row and Pauline Collins delivered one of her “kids, eh” asides straight at me. I was in love. #RIPPaulineCollins
So sad to hear she’s left us.
My Mum took me to see Shirley Valentine in the West End when I was pretty young. We sat in the Vaudeville’s front row and Pauline Collins delivered one of her “kids, eh” asides straight at me. I was in love. #RIPPaulineCollins
November 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“Goodbye. Goodbye Shirley Valentine”
So sad to hear she’s left us.
My Mum took me to see Shirley Valentine in the West End when I was pretty young. We sat in the Vaudeville’s front row and Pauline Collins delivered one of her “kids, eh” asides straight at me. I was in love. #RIPPaulineCollins
So sad to hear she’s left us.
My Mum took me to see Shirley Valentine in the West End when I was pretty young. We sat in the Vaudeville’s front row and Pauline Collins delivered one of her “kids, eh” asides straight at me. I was in love. #RIPPaulineCollins
Brilliantly played by the team at this new musical to release images of the beloved titular character just as they do their first preview. Paddington is Paddington-ing beautifully. I have got something in my eye. #Paddington #PaddingtonMusical
November 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Brilliantly played by the team at this new musical to release images of the beloved titular character just as they do their first preview. Paddington is Paddington-ing beautifully. I have got something in my eye. #Paddington #PaddingtonMusical
Fabulous night at #BlackBritishTheatreAwards last night. The sense of community, love and mutual respect in the room is so moving. Here’s co-founder Omar Okai with the roof raising current Lady Marmalades of Moulin Rouge West End ❤️🖤#BBTA
October 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Fabulous night at #BlackBritishTheatreAwards last night. The sense of community, love and mutual respect in the room is so moving. Here’s co-founder Omar Okai with the roof raising current Lady Marmalades of Moulin Rouge West End ❤️🖤#BBTA
The only thing more delightful than her own surprise at winning Best Actress in a Play at last night’s #BBTAs was the way #BeverleyKnight bigged up her co-star #NtombizodwaNdlovu. Can’t wait to see them both in #MarieAndRosetta next year @sohoplacelondon
October 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The only thing more delightful than her own surprise at winning Best Actress in a Play at last night’s #BBTAs was the way #BeverleyKnight bigged up her co-star #NtombizodwaNdlovu. Can’t wait to see them both in #MarieAndRosetta next year @sohoplacelondon
Had to laugh just now when I saw this outside the Aldwych, which is all done up for Elf The Musical. This quote is from my WOS review for the 2022/3 Dominion season, and it was describing leading lady Georgina Castle who isn’t even in it this time round. 😂🥴 strange choice
September 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Had to laugh just now when I saw this outside the Aldwych, which is all done up for Elf The Musical. This quote is from my WOS review for the 2022/3 Dominion season, and it was describing leading lady Georgina Castle who isn’t even in it this time round. 😂🥴 strange choice
Currently at MUNCH in Oslo. Never realised he was a dead ringer for John Lithgow. What a scream.
September 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Currently at MUNCH in Oslo. Never realised he was a dead ringer for John Lithgow. What a scream.
Trying to get the perfect photo from the roof of the Oslo Opera House and this bleeder was NOT moving 😂
to be fair, it does look like he/she is actually singing in this pic. I bet it’s Wagner
to be fair, it does look like he/she is actually singing in this pic. I bet it’s Wagner
September 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Trying to get the perfect photo from the roof of the Oslo Opera House and this bleeder was NOT moving 😂
to be fair, it does look like he/she is actually singing in this pic. I bet it’s Wagner
to be fair, it does look like he/she is actually singing in this pic. I bet it’s Wagner
Cannot think of a better duo to invent Post-its than Laura Bell Bundy and Kara Lindsay. Phenomenal casting for #RomyAndMichelle off-Broadway
September 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Cannot think of a better duo to invent Post-its than Laura Bell Bundy and Kara Lindsay. Phenomenal casting for #RomyAndMichelle off-Broadway
Drained & exhilarated after INTER ALIA at the NT. I guess that’s Rosamund Pike with all the Best Actress in a Play awards in the bag then. Like all great actors, she’s also a superb comic, not that there’s anything remotely funny about the territory this play goes to. Stunning.
September 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Drained & exhilarated after INTER ALIA at the NT. I guess that’s Rosamund Pike with all the Best Actress in a Play awards in the bag then. Like all great actors, she’s also a superb comic, not that there’s anything remotely funny about the territory this play goes to. Stunning.
Only popped in for a quick wee* on my morning run but gosh I do enjoy it here.
*-a premium pee, if you will
#BatterseaPowerStation
*-a premium pee, if you will
#BatterseaPowerStation
September 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Only popped in for a quick wee* on my morning run but gosh I do enjoy it here.
*-a premium pee, if you will
#BatterseaPowerStation
*-a premium pee, if you will
#BatterseaPowerStation
At Evita again tonight. I think Rachel Zegler is singing it even more fearlessly and flamboyantly now than when the show opened. Absolutely stunning performance. The entire company is firing on all cylinders. A genuine sensation #Evita
August 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
At Evita again tonight. I think Rachel Zegler is singing it even more fearlessly and flamboyantly now than when the show opened. Absolutely stunning performance. The entire company is firing on all cylinders. A genuine sensation #Evita
Bloody hell, this is a coup. Well played CURVE Leicester, well played. Apart from Jamie Lloyd no other UK director is as adept at turning diva worship into theatrical art as Paul Foster. KISS has long felt like the holy grail for MT fans. Can’t wait.
August 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Bloody hell, this is a coup. Well played CURVE Leicester, well played. Apart from Jamie Lloyd no other UK director is as adept at turning diva worship into theatrical art as Paul Foster. KISS has long felt like the holy grail for MT fans. Can’t wait.
Happy 50th Birthday to a true Broadway icon, A Chorus Line….
…..and 5, 6, 7, 8…. 🤗
…..and 5, 6, 7, 8…. 🤗
July 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Happy 50th Birthday to a true Broadway icon, A Chorus Line….
…..and 5, 6, 7, 8…. 🤗
…..and 5, 6, 7, 8…. 🤗
July 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
