4000 Miles | Minerva Theatre Chichester | Review

4000 Miles Minerva Theatre, Chichester May 2023 The Minerva opener for Festival 2023 is Amy Herzog’s award-winning play 4000 Miles.  A compassionate, inter-generational snapshot of the unfolding relationship that develops between a grandmother and her grandson.  Directed by Sir Richard Read More …

The Way Old Friends Do | National Tour | Review

The Way Old Friends Do Theatre Royal Brighton May 2023 Any Abba super-fan is bound to know that ‘The Way Old Friends Do’ is a track from Abba’s 1980 album ‘Super Trooper’, but it is also the title of Ian Read More …

The Shawshank Redemption | National Tour | Review

The Shawshank Redemption Theatre Royal Brighton 23rd – 28th January 2023 Adapted by Owen O’Neill and Dave JohnsBased on the novella by Stephen King Director: David EsbjornsonA Bill Kenwright production ‘Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free’. Read More …

Death Drop: Back in the Habit | National Tour | Review

Death Drop: Back in the Habit Theatre Royal Brighton 13/12/2022 What kind of crazy madcap show is this? I had read the interview with Chris Clegg and Jesse Jones and trusted that an evening at the Theatre Royal Brighton watching Read More …

Othello | Frantic Assembly | Tour | Review

Othello Frantic Assembly Connaught Theatre, Worthing Frantic Assembly is a young, creative and innovative set of performers in the ever shifting world of experimental theatre. They work closely with educators and are currently studied as a ‘leading contemporary theatre practitioner Read More …

Come From Away | Phoenix Theatre | Review

Come From Away Phoenix Theatre On Monday 28th November I was invited along to the 1,000th performance of the masterful musical Come From Away. Come From Away is a beautiful musical about how a little town in Newfoundland dealt with Read More …

The Lavender Hill Mob | Theatre Royal Brighton | Review

The Lavender Hill Mob Theatre Royal Brighton The Lavender Hill Mob is a 1951 comedy film made by Ealing Studios, directed by Charles Crichton and starring a stellar cast that includes Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James and Alfie Bass. Read More …

Interview with George Rowlands and Evlyne Oyedokun | An Inspector Calls

Photos: Rehearsal images by Mark Douet George Rowlands & Evlyne Oyedokun An Inspector Calls Theatre Royal Brighton 15 – 19 November 2022 In the 30-years since its first performance at the National Theatre in 1992, Stephen Daldry’s production of An Read More …