Drop the Dead Donkey the Reawakening | Tour | Review

Drop the Dead Donkey – the Reawakening Theatre Royal Brighton Until Saturday 9th March as part of its national tour. There was a lot of love in the Theatre Royal Brighton last night as the cast of the 1990s TV Read More …

The Woman in Black | National Tour | Review

The Woman in Black Theatre Royal, Brighton 26th February – 2nd March 2024 Susan Hill’s ghost story comes dramatically alive in Stephen Mallatratt’s ingenious stage adaptation which after celebrating over three decades in London’s West End, is back on tour. Read More …

The Three Billy Goats Gruff | Minerva Theatre Chichester | Review

The Three Billy Goats Gruff Minerva Theatre Chichester What a great way to start the build-up to Christmas, and potentially a life long love of live theatre, than with the joyful hit musical The Three Billy Goats Gruff aimed at Read More …

Sleeping Beauty | The Hawth, Crawley | Review

Sleeping Beauty, The Hawth, Crawley With the children grown and thankfully not at the grandchildren stage yet, I haven’t been to a pantomime for a few years. With the star-studded cast at the Hawth, Crawley this year I thought it Read More …

A Voyage Round My Father | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

A Voyage Round My Father Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester Festival Theatre’s winter touring season opens with the celebrated autobiographical play written by Sir John Mortimer, and directed by Richard Eyre.  This is a wonderful snapshot of their father/son relationship and Read More …

The Inquiry | Minerva Theatre, Chichester | Review

The Inquiry Minerva Theatre, Chichester The final production of Festival 23, currently playing in the intimate Minerva Theatre, is a new drama by Harry Davies.  Harry is an investigative journalist at The Guardian but he has a background in theatre Read More …

A View from the Bridge | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

A View from the Bridge Chichester Festival Theatre A View from the Bridge written by Arthur Miller A co-production from Headlong Productions, the Octagon Theatre and the Rose Theatre Director: Holly Race Roughan Chichester Festival Theatre This masterpiece from Arthur Read More …

Metamorphosis | Connaught Theatre Worthing | Review

Metamorphosis Connaught Theatre, Worthing The novella ‘Metamorphosis’ by Franz Kafka, adapted by Lemn Sissay Performed by Frantic Assembly in association with CURVE and the Lyric, Hammersmith Directors: Scott Graham and David Gilbert Tuesday 3 October – Saturday 7 October 2023 Read More …

Old Friends | Gielgud Theatre | Review

Old Friends Gielgud Theatre Last year, the world of musical theatre lost one of it’s most celebrated songwriters. With a career spanning almost 70 years, Stephen Sondheim, it is said, ‘reinvented the American Musical’. After his passing, his friend, producer, Read More …