The Haunting | Connaught Theatre, Worthing | Review

The Haunting Connaught Theatre, Worthing Conn Artists Theatre Company September 2023 Blending five of Charles Dickens’ harrowing stories into one stage narrative, Hugh Janes’ The Haunting takes inspiration from various texts across Dickens works including short stories, letters and books, Read More …

Bleak Expectations | Criterion Theatre | Review

Bleak Expectations Criterion Theatre Book Tickets. Charles Dickens undoubtably, one of the world’s famous authors, greatly influenced our literature and society, inspires this theatrical high paced comedic romp through 19th century London, with slight nods at various novels (not all Read More …

A Perfect Likeness | Conn Artists Theatre Company | Review

A Perfect Likeness | Conn Artists Theatre Company | Review “Oozes humour and drama alike”Conn Artists Theatre CompanyMonday 30 August 2021Victoria Institute, Arundel A Perfect Likeness sees two of England’s finest composers of literature come together for a theatre show Read More …

Great Expectations | Churchill Theatre Bromley | Review

Great Expectations Churchill Theatre, Bromley 29th May – 2nd June 2018   Great Expectations   Confession time: I have never seen Great Expectations. I have never read Great Expectations. I have seen over 30 performances of a Christmas Carol, and Read More …

Classic Ghosts | Tour| Review

Classic Ghosts

I have mentioned before on this website that I am a bit of a “wuss”when it comes to ghost stories. So I must admit as I entered the Hawth Theatre in Crawley last night to watch two ‘classic’ ghost stories Read More …

Terrence Hardiman | Classic Ghosts | Interview

Classic Ghosts produced by Middle Ground Theatre Company comes to the Hawth Crawley next week. Terrence Hardiman took the time today to chat to me and tell me more about the two spine-tingling plays. Classic Ghosts comprises of two Ghost Read More …

Sikes and Nancy | Trafalgar Studio 2 | Review

Sikes is undoubtedly Charles Dickens’ most infamous villain. He is a drunkard malevolent thief who ultimately murders his loyal girlfriend Nancy when he is informed by Fagin that she has betrayed him. The characters from Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist Read More …

Miss Havisham’s Expectations | Trafalgar Studio 2 | Review

I am not as familiar with ’Great Expectations’ as I am with other works of Charles Dickens but I am of course aware of the tragic character of Miss Havisham, who, jilted and defrauded at the altar spends the rest Read More …

A Christmas Carol | Old Red Lion Theatre | 10th Dec – 3rd Jan

Metal Rabbit Productions, in association with Old Red Lion Theatre, presents Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol adapted by Neil Bartlett