I’m a big music fan, and when people flow between classic hit after classic hit, particularly ones you forget, or try to block out due to the pure cheese that they are. Truly, Medley, Deeply is a 3-man musical act from Cambridge, featuring Bob Medley on guitar, Djembe Hendrix on drum and synth and Barry Mandolinow on…yep, mandoline, taking you for a 1 hour musical ride of your life. These guys rock out on stage dressed in brightly coloured spandex, and a very fetching pair of pants, and if you haven’t seen them on the mile, then you haven’t been on it.

The kick off the show with a medley featuring a mix of old school medleys, ranging from numbers by Calvis Harris and lost wonders such as Get Down by Paul Johnson. Whilst all this is going on, a book is going around with the audience writing down song recommendations, which they will use towards the end of the show.

They continue with a selection of medleys, ranging from ones about summer/sun, to my personal favourite, the 4 chords’ medley. using the countless songs that use the same chords, going from Kids by MGMT to Daft Punk, making full use of the vocoder, to Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, providing lots of sing-along songs for the audience as they jump about the stage, often dancing in synchronisation with each other. They end the show with a selection of songs blended together from the audience, and a ’1999′ medley, which had some absolute classics in it, and they rounded off a great hour with a Killers track, and a standing ovation from the crowd.

This is somewhat unorthodox but I thought I have to get this at least out there now as the show’s run ends on the 21st August and I can not understate or overstate how incredible this play is. You have to see it, simple, see it and revel in the fact that you are seeing a show of such high quality of writing, music, singing, and acting that it will stay with you!

Billy Barrett, who has just turned 18, first offering as a writer is so tight, creative, funny, warm, and beautiful I almost feel as though I don’t want to spread the word. The script is something out of this world so well written and inventive you will forget within the first five minutes how this this is Billy’s first play. Somehow he has written six female parts with sarcasm and wit yet never being anything other than a real gentlemen with it and has given them all life. There is no way a seasoned writer could do what Billy has done here, if this play is anything to go by then his future is assured and he is going to be name you will hear about soon.

Bringing Billy play to life are Rowan Kassab (Penny), Megan Marwick (Phillipa), Poppy Zadek-Ewing (Marine), Emma Caller (Fanny), Hannah Johnson (Sister Mary Innocence) and Lauren Overs (Sister Mary Patience – Lauren is also the Director and Producer). Billy also plays Baron Frank.

There are so many elements to this play that still have me tingling slightly. Music, all done by the company, is big, and most of it live which gives the play another dimension. The script is a gem, and the cast who bring Billy’s characters to life like no other. Their skill and ability as actress and musicians is stunning.

Full review going live 9am tomorrow.

Tap Ole is a fusion between Spanish guitar and tap dancing. Featured at C Plaza, a massive 400 capacity venue, their stage is the perfect place for a huge performance, and they make use of all of it. When I first heard about this show, I was slightly reluctant, but it turned out to be something truly unique.

Two world-renowned tap dancers perform in synchronisation with Spanish guitar, with extreme precision. Something about it was truly mesmerising, as this hugely rehearsed and tight performance occurs right in front of you, they really do make it look far too easy, as they smile throughout. The taps were even made into percussive elements, making rhythms and beats between them.

About 30 minutes into the show, you start to feel like, yes they are all very talented, but you might have had enough, But then there is one section which is so imaginative. He begins pouring a bag of sand below a spotlight onto a plank of wood, causing a mesmerising effect. He then begins to shuffle his feet on the sand, making rhythms and melodies in a highly percussive and imaginative way, which really blew me away.

The show ranges from delicate movements to truly complex and fast, showing off the huge technical ability that these two, and their musical partners, have. This show was nothing like I expected it to be, and well worth a see, even if you think it would be something you would usually like.

C plaza (george square theatre) 5-30 Aug (not 17) at 19:15 (1hr05)
Tickets £9.50-£11.50 / concessions £8.50-£10.50 / children £6.50-£8.50
Universal To book tickets call 0845 260 1234.

Hedwig and The Angry Inch is a Rock Musical that was first performed on Broadway in 1998. Becoming somewhat of a cult following, the musical follows the story of Hansel Schmidt, a German who escapes East Berlin by marrying an American soldier, and subsequently getting a sex change that goes a little wrong.

What you get from this is a hugely bizarre play, particularly if you’re not a fan of things such as a cross-dressed male coming up into the audience and shoving his crotch in an audience member’s face during a song. The story is an interesting and unique one, following her life and many problems and challenges she faces, resulting in a huge climax at the end. The songs are catchy at times, and there are lots of laughs.

Although I was a little confused to begin with, the show did begin to grow on me. By the end you do feel sympathy towards the main character, and he is portrayed well. Saying that, personally it all seemed a bit bizarre, and it’s certainly a cult thing for the right kind of audience.

C plaza (george square theatre) 5-30 Aug (not 17) at 22:45 (1hr30)
Tickets £8.50-£10.50 / concessions £7.50-£9.50
Recommended age 12+ To book tickets call 0845 260 1234.