Private Peaceful | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Private PeacefulChichester Festival Theatre March 1 2022 from the book by Michael MorpurgoAdapted for the stage by Simon ReadeDirected by Ellie WhileChichester Festival Theatre 1-5 March 2022 Michael Morpurgo is one of the UK’s most celebrated and prolific authors renowned Read More …

The Play What I Wrote | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

The Play What I Wrote Chichester Festival Theatre The Play What I Wrote is an insightful celebration of the British comedy double act Morecambe and Wise, and an irreverent and farcical exploration of the nature of double acts in general. Several other Read More …

Doubt a Parable | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Doubt: A ParableChichester Festival Theatre 22 January – 5 February Originally scheduled for March last year this new production has finally been brought to the stage.  With the struggles of the past two years behind us, hopefully we can now look forward Read More …

Fantastically Great Women who changed the World | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Fantastically Great Women who changed the WorldChichester Festival Theatre Shown in Chichester two years ago was the phenomenal cult hit Six – a historical remix with strong feminist displays of confidence relating to the six wives of Henry VIII.  Now Read More …

Pinocchio | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

PinocchioChichester Festival TheatreChichester Festival Youth Theatre Last year I was fortunate enough to see Pinocchio (directed by Dale Rooks) before it was forced to close when Sussex went into Tier 4. This year (under the direction of Bobby Brook) it Read More …

Christmas Concert | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Christmas ConcertChichester Festival Theatre 6th -11th December 2022 The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood Ah! There’s nothing to compare with a rousing Christmas Concert; plenty of shiny brass instruments, a Cathedral choir, a charismatic and entertaining Conductor and Read More …

The Good Life | Review

The Good LifeChichester Festival Theatre Anyone of a certain age will have watched The Good Life during the 1970s, a golden age for British sitcoms which also includes Dad’s Army, Porridge and the greatest of them all, Fawlty Towers. It Read More …

Private Lives | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Private LivesChichester Festival Theatre 16-20 November 2021 This is a very difficult review to write because I want to encourage as many people as possible to go to the theatre especially after the last 20 months so I will try Read More …

East is East | Tour | Review

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 Long Song | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

The Long SongChichester Festival Theatre 1 – 23 October 2021 A new adaptation by Suhayla El-BushraDirected by Charlotte GwinnerBased on the novel by Andrea Levy In our present climate of increasing awareness of some of history’s big players having had Read More …