East is EastChichester Festival Theatre Salford, 1971. George Khan wants to raise his family in the traditional Pakistani way, but his children have other ideas. Abdul and Tariq aren’t ready to be married off, Saleem is pushing artistic boundaries, Meenah’s Read More …
The Cat and the CanaryTheatre Royal, Brighton 1st – 6th November 2021 Directed by Roy Marsden Who is the Cat? Even though a caged canary may be safe from the cat’s claws, how does it know that? Can a canary Read More …
The Hound of the BaskervillesDevonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne A year after the successful Patrick Barlow adaptation of The 39 Steps opened at the Tricycle, this Peepolykus version of the novel that brought Sherlock Holmes back from the dead adopts the same Read More …
Heathers the MusicalTheatre Royal Brighton October 2021 Having never seen the 1989 film of Heathers and very little knowledge of the musical my pre-show research taught me it was a high-energy black comedy which opens conversations about dark issues, including bullying, Read More …
Being Mr WickhamConnaught Theatre Worthing October 21 2021Adrian Lukis in a one-man play Directed by Guy UnsworthWritten by Catherine Curzon and Adrian Lukis ‘Pride and Prejudice’ : Jane Austen’s ubiquitous novel about Georgian repression, manners and familial expectation continues to Read More …
Bedknobs and Broomsticks Congress Theatre, Eastbourne 13th – 17th October 2021 Growing up in the 70s and 80s in the days before mass produced DVDs, streaming services and smart phones, no school holiday was complete without a trip to the Read More …
Dad’s Army Radio ShowThe Capitol, Horsham Cast: David Benson, Jack LaneHow good to see a theatre close to full once again, and on a week night. And it also demonstrates the affection in which the comedy series Dad’s Army, that ended its Read More …
HomeMinerva Theatre, Chichester Home premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London on 17 June 1970, directed by Lindsay Anderson with the extraordinary cast of John Gielgud as Harry, Ralph Richardson as Jack, Dandy Nichols as Marjorie and Mona Washbourne as Kathleen. Jessica Tandy replaced Nichols later in the Broadway run. David Storey also adapted his Read More …
Phantom of the OperaHer Majesty’s Theatre In July 2020, Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber took to Twitter to respond to Cameron Mackintosh‘s recently published Evening Standard article, in which he declared that The Phantom of the Opera would be permanently shutting down. Lloyd Webber tweeted, “As far as I’m concerned, Phantom will re-open as soon Read More …
Looking Good DeadTheatre Royal Brighton 11-16 October 2021 The Brighton born, best selling author Peter James, has another of the Roy Grace books adapted for stage, with Looking Good Dead, playing at The Theatre Royal Brighton this week. If the Read More …