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 …

Blood Brothers | National Tour | Review

Blood Brothers The Hawth Crawley April 2023 “And do we blame superstition for what has come to pass? Or is it what we, the English, have come to know as class?” I love a Top 20, a Top 10 or Read More …

Pride and Prejudice (sort of) | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Pride and Prejudice sort of. Photo by Mihaela Bodlovic

Pride and Prejudice (sort of) Chichester Festival Theatre February 2023 Currently playing at Chichester Festival Theatre is the unique, richly entertaining re-telling of Jane Austen’s iconic novel Pride and Prejudice, as you’ve never seen it before!  Despite countless previous and Read More …

The Rocky Horror Show | World Tour | Review

The Rocky Horror Show Theatre Royal Brighton 3rd – 7th January Yes, this is YET another Theatre South East review of the Rocky Horror Show. We unashamedly know that we have reviewed it several times before, but we, like many Read More …

The Wind in the Willows | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

The Wind in the Willows Chichester Festival Theatre 17 – 31 December 2022 The Christmas holidays has got off to a terrific start with Chichester Theatre’s critically acclaimed Youth Theatre performing Alan Bennett’s adaptation of the classic tale Wind in Read More …

Mother Goose | National Tour | Review

Mother Goose Theatre Royal Brighton An Eggceptional Panto Worth Its Weight In Gold The star-studded pantomime Mother Goose has swung open its doors to Gooseland and is off to a truly cracking start. This is no ordinary panto, oh no Read More …

Christmas Concerts | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Christmas Concerts Chichester Festival Theatre, 5 – 10 December 2022 The Band of HM’s Royal Marines Collingwood and Chichester Cathedral Choir It’s that time of the year again, and once more the wonderful Band of HM’s Royal Marines arrived in Read More …

Sleeping Beauty | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury | Review

Sleeping Beauty Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury until Sunday 8 January 2023 First, an admission. Sleeping Beauty is not my favourite pantomime story. However, I have seen several Evolution pantos and if any company can flourish with the paper thin plot involving 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 …