Emma | National Tour | Review

Emma Festival Theatre, Chichester Tue 4 – Sat 8 Nov Tickets Based on the Jane Austen novel published in 1815; Emma is a literary classic which has adorned both stage and screen a multitude of times in the near 200 years since Read More …

Lord of the Flies | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Lord of the Flies Chichester Festival Theatre Fri 19 Sep – Sat 11 Oct 2025 It is often said that a football match is a game of two halves. This production of William Golding’s celebrated and widely read novel published in 1954 Read More …

Oliver! | Gielgud Theatre | Review

Oliver The Gielgud Theatre We last reviewed this production of Oliver! when it opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre last July. It has now (like many of Chichester’s productions) transferred to London and is booking well into next year to Read More …

Top Hat | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Top Hat Chichester Festival Theatre

Top Hat Chichester Festival Theatre until Saturday 6th September Multi-award-winning Director/Choreographer Kathleen Marshall has crossed the Atlantic to bring her revival of the musical Top Hat to Chichester Festival Theatre.  From the very beginning the show ignites, brimming with vibrant Read More …

Anna Karenina | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Anna Karenina Chichester Festival Theatre Sat 7 – Sat 28 Jun 2025 Tickets The Chichester Festival Theatre’s latest production immerses the audience in a richly woven tapestry of love, betrayal and societal constraints, set against the backdrop of late nineteenth century Russia. Read More …

The Government Inspector | Festival Theatre Chichester | Review

The Government Inspector - Review

The Government Inspector Festival Theatre, Chichester until Saturday 24th May Tickets Artistic director, Justin Audibert has chosen to revive Ukrainian Nikolai Gogol‘s comic masterpiece as the 2025 season opener. This new adaption by Phil Porter however, is a world premiere Read More …

The Girl on the Train | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

The Girl on the Train Chichester Festival Theatre Tuesday 25 February – Saturday 1 March 2025 Director: Loveday Ingram Adapted for stage by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel It seems almost unbelievable that it’s 10 years since Paula Hawkins’ unique Read More …

A Man for all Seasons | National Tour | Review

A Man for all Seasons Chichester Festival Theatre There is a fascination in Britain regarding the Tudor era, Henry VIII and his wives have dominated books, film and theatre since the sixteenth century. But looking beyond the matrimonial headlines, the 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 …