Peak Stuff | Minerva Theatre Chichester | Review

Peak Stuff Minerva Theatre Chichester Director: Neil Bettles Commissioned by ThickSkin and Lawrence Batley TheatreSupported by Shakespeare North Playhouse and Wigan Council A new play by Billie Collins Thursday 15 – 17 February 2024 I emerged from the Minerva Theatre, Read More …

The Circle | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

The Circle Chichester Festival Theatre until 3rd Feb Tickets Currently playing at the Chichester Festival Theatre is Somerset Maugham’s 1921 play The Circle.  A romantic comedy of manners peppered with his trademark insights into human frailty, containing a large slice Read More …

Aladdin | Marlowe Theatre Canterbury | Review

Aladdin Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury The story of Aladdin is a Middle Eastern folk tale associated with The Arabian Nights, despite not being part of the original text. Aladdin is an impoverished young local lad, living on the Sturry Road in 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 …

Christmas Concerts | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Christmas Concerts Chichester Festival Theatre 5 – 9 December 2023 The Band of His Majesty’s Royal Marines PortsmouthLed by Capt Dan Button RM and WO2 Bandmaster Matt Bowditch RM and Chichester Cathedral Choir, directed by Charles Harrison There’s no doubt 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 …