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 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 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 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 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 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 …
WINTER SEASON 2021/22 AT CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE A feast of visiting drama, dance, comedy, family shows and music for all tastes and ages is heading to Chichester Festival Theatre for the Winter 2021/22 season. We’re particularly proud to offer a Read More …
South Pacific | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review Returning to the theatre in this strange day and age was always going to be different with social distancing in place, but the team at Chichester Festival Theatre have done an amazing Read More …
Streamed Interviews from Chichester Festival Theatre The distinguished and much-loved performers Patricia Routledge, Philip Quast, Imelda Staunton and Giles Terera join writer and broadcaster Edward Seckerson to discuss their lives in musical theatre, illustrated by treasured recordings, in a new Read More …
Five – Day Plays * * * * * Back in March over a 10-week period Chichester Festival Theatre launched an opportunity for original plays, no longer than 10 pages and written in 5 days, to be submitted. This was Read More …