The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | National Tour | Review

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Theatre Royal Brighton Until Saturday 15th March Anyone of a certain age grew up on C.S.Lewis’ Narnia Chronicles, I still have battered copies in the bookshelf. The most famous of the seven stories Read More …

Much Ado About Nothing | Theatre Royal Drury Lane | Review

Much Ado About Nothing Theatre Royal Drury Lane Jamie Lloyd Company Until Saturday 5th April Quite honestly, it has now been a week since I took a trip to London and saw Much Ado About Nothing at the glorious Theatre Read More …

The Last Laugh | National Tour | Review

The Last Laugh Theatre Royal Brighton until 15th February 2025 Direct from a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Last Laugh is a brand-new laugh-a-minute play which re-imagines the lives of three of Britain’s all-time greatest comedy heroes Read More …

Summer 1954 | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Summer 1954: Table Number 7 / The Browning Version Chichester Festival Theatre Tuesday 21 January – Saturday 25 January 2025 Written by Terence RattiganDirector: James Dacre The pairing of these two plays was yet another inspiring choice for the wonderful Read More …

Beauty and the Beast | Marlowe Theatre Canterbury | Review

Beauty and the Beast Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury This was my fourth consecutive trip to Canterbury to see the ‘world-famous’ Marlowe Theatre pantomime. It’s been an incredible 27 years since Beauty and the Beast was the subject and it was in Read More …

Dear Evan Hansen | National Tour | Review

Dear Evan Hansen Theatre Royal Brighton until Saturday 19th October 2024 before continuing on tour. ‘Dear Evan Hansen‘ has opened at the Theatre Royal Brighton, rightfully so it is expected to play to full houses all week. This is the Read More …

The Woman in White | Barn Theatre Southwick | Review

August 3 2024 The Woman in White The Barn Theatre, Southwick Performed by the Dionysus Theatre Company at The Barn Theatre SouthwickDirected by Vicky Newman Original novel by Wilkie Collins, written and adapted for the stage byRobert Tremayne (Artistic Director, Read More …

The Promise | Minerva Theatre Chichester | Review

The Promise Chichester Minerva Theatre July 19 – August 17 2024 Written by Paul UnwinDirected by Jonathan Kent The Labour Party has just won a landslide victory over the Tories. They promise to build millions of new homes, no more Read More …

The Last Laugh | The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden | Review

The Last Laugh The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden This brand-new play imagines three of Britain’s all-time greatest comedy heroes – Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse – sitting in a dressing room, discussing the secret of life, death, comedy Read More …