1984 | National Tour | Review

1984 Theatre Royal, Brighton Until Sat 2nd November (then continues on tour) 1984 is a dystopian novel and the final book completed in the lifetime of George Orwell. It centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repression of Read More …

Why Am I So Single? | Garrick Theatre | Review

Why Am I So Single? Garrick Theatre, London After just over SIX years since the world premiere of their first hit musical at the Edinburgh Fringe, comes Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’ highly anticipated new production ‘Why Am I So Single?’, premiering Read More …

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | National Tour | Review

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Hawth, Crawley 20th – 25th August 2024 Directed by Thom Southerland Many beloved family films are now being adapted into musicals for the stage. The latest reincarnation is the 1968 MGM film Chitty Chitty Bang Read More …

Coram Boy | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Coram Boy Chichester Festival Theatre Following on from the Tudor period, Chichester Festival Theatre’s 2024 Festival has now reached the Eighteenth century with Helen Edmundson’s adaptation of Jamila Gavin’s award-winning novel Coram Boy.  Anna Ledwich returns to Chichester to direct Read More …

2:22 A Ghost Story | Tour | Review

2:22 A Ghost Story Theatre Royal Brighton Whatever your view on the existence of ghosts, things that go bump in the night have proved lucrative for writer/broadcaster Danny Robins of late: a successful podcast that’s now been adapted for television, Read More …

Rock Follies | Minerva Theatre, Chichester | Review

Rock Follies Minerva Theatre, Chichester August 2023 During the 1970s, an era when the nation’s TV viewing was split between a mere three channels, a show spanning only 12 episodes over the period of two years became a television classic. Read More …

Men of the World | Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne | Review

Men of the World Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne Preparing for a mystery trip to Scarborough three northern coach drivers pass the time remembering more exciting trips from the past, such as the one down the Rhine Valley. Stick hates his Read More …

Abigail’s Party | Devonshire Park Theatre | Review

Abigail’s Party Devonshire Park Theatre June 2023 Abigail’s Party is a play for stage and television, devised and directed in 1977 by Mike Leigh. It is a suburban situation comedy of manners, and a satire on the aspirations and tastes 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 …