![]() It’s a high-ceilinged space, with lots of light and a look that’s deliciously retro-cool. The breezy young Aussie staff gave everyone an equally warm welcome. In fact, there were several families with tiny humans in tow, while in another corner, a handful of headphones-in-laptops-on hipsters sat sipping flat whites around a communal table. A calmer, more grown-up take on the original, it’s the kind of place that plays gangster rap, but not at a volume that says ‘kids can fuck right off’. M1lk Teeth is on a scrappy but evolving stretch of Mitcham Road and is, cliché or not, a jewel in the rough. Time Out Food editors, MARCH 2020.įans of Balham’s cult brunch hangout M1lk were chuffed to hear that a spin-off was opening just down the Northern Line. If you love her & Juliet attire, which pairs ruffs with leather jackets and corsets with trainers, check out her looks for the Broadway hit Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 – Russian aristocracy-meets-punk rock.Please note, this coffee shop, formerly known as Milk Teeth, is now called Juliets Quality Food. This isn’t Tony Award-winning costume designer Paloma Young’s first time mixing periods in such stylish fashion.Choreographer Jennifer Weber, whose work includes the Hip Hop Nutcracker, has great fun riffing on the likes of the Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Britney and Demi Lovato in her routines for the & Juliet cast. The boy band is back! And so are the MTV moves we all loved back in the day.It’s a big step forward for a West End musical in terms of representation. May asserts their gender identity in the script and laments some of society’s prejudices (“I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman” takes on new meaning), but soon becomes part of a swoon-worthy queer romance. The show is notable for putting a non-binary character centre stage.As if Max Martin’s chart-topping songs weren’t musical heaven enough, they have been arranged by none other than Bill Sherman – the Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning orchestrator behind In the Heights, Hamilton, and the tick, tick…Boom! film adaptation.Like did you realise the great romance between Romeo and Juliet, the one they’re prepared to die for, only lasts four days? Shakespeare fans will spot plenty of witty gags. & Juliet pokes loving fun at some of the absurdities of Shakespeare’s original play.That’s bolstered by director Luke Sheppard, who previously directed Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights in the West End. ![]() The show is led by Olivier winners Miriam Teak-Lee as Juliet, and Cassidy Janson as Anne Hathaway, plus Oliver Tompsett as Shakespeare – giving it superb musical theatre pedigree. That’s partly thanks to its book writer David West Read, whose work includes the wonderful progressive sitcom Schitt’s Creek. ![]() Add in wonderful LGTQ+ representation, and a classic tale becomes a musical for today. It’s also a fantastic battle of the sexes: Shakespeare wars with his wife Anne Hathaway over what twists and turns the story should take, Anne advocating for the female characters. He's the songwriter behind the Backstreet Boys’s “Everybody,” Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone,” and Britney Spears’s “…Baby One More Time,” to name a few. & Juliet's incredible pop soundtrack is down to pop genius Max Martin. ![]()
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