Snow White – and how to pick a panto!
Little Wolf Productions at Loughborough Town Hall It would be fair to say that panto can be incredibly hit and miss. In 30-odd (odd probably being...
Read MoreLittle Wolf Productions at Loughborough Town Hall It would be fair to say that panto can be incredibly hit and miss. In 30-odd (odd probably being...
Read MoreCharles Dickens' A Christmas Carol gets a new adaptation by Mark Gatiss in what proves to be a pacy production which both chills the bones...
Read MoreShowman. It's a powerful word (and a bold claim) which conjures up the idea of someone who not only sings and dances, but wows. One...
Read MoreHow could you not? Les Miserables UK Tour 2022, opening at Birmingham Hippodrome At the end of the day, Les Miserables is the most successful musical...
Read MoreIt was 2010 when Michael Strassen took his first major step from performer to director. Now he’s ticking a lifetime achievement box, opening Sondheim’s Passion in...
Read MoreDating with disabilities in a new comedy on tour Every so often comes a play which just keeps popping back into your thinking space. Not because...
Read MoreBeautiful - tour - 2022 at Curve Theatre Leicester, Directed by Nikolai Foster. Photo Ellie Kurtz. Writing constructive critical reviews is not an easy task:...
Read MoreAs a new series of Picard launches, I head back 15 years to Patrick Stewart in a Shakespearean tragedy. Resistance is futile. "Being a good captain of...
Read MoreHorrors of war pack a punch in this Morpurgo adaptation Daniel Rainford & Daniel Boyd in Private Peaceful - Feb 2022 © Nottingham Playhouse (Photo Manuel...
Read MorePhoto above by Peter Coombs, (C) RSC 2004. From graveyard digger to master fencer...
Read MoreSpark Festival Delights Two very different children’s shows but with a narrative connection about being yourself, knowing yourself and being true to yourself. Strange to think that...
Read MoreSo while trawling through 25 years' worth of reviews and interviews (one interview every week, you do the maths!), there were some pieces of work...
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