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 …

Theatre South East’s 2024 Favourites

Once again, the team at Theatre South East have had the privilege of reviewing many shows during 2024! If you have invited us along to your production, thank you very much! We are sorry that we couldn’t attend everything but Read More …

Redlands | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Redlands Chichester Festival Theatre until Fri 18 Oct Closing Justin Audibert’s first festival season as Chichester’s Artistic Director is a new play Redlands by Charlotte Jones.  The themes running through this season have been the journey of the outsider and Read More …

The Caretaker | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

The Caretaker Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester Festival Theatre’s new Artistic Director Justin Audibert’s Festival directorial debut has been eagerly awaited and he does not disappoint.  His energy and enthusiasm shining through this claustrophobic three-hander.  The theme for this Season is ‘outsiders’ and Harold Read More …

Coram Boy | Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Coram Boy Chichester Festival Theatre Following on from the Tudor period, Chichester Festival Theatre’s 2024 Festival has now reached the Eighteenth century with Helen Edmundson’s adaptation of Jamila Gavin’s award-winning novel Coram Boy.  Anna Ledwich returns to Chichester to direct 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 …

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 …

The Inquiry | Minerva Theatre, Chichester | Review

The Inquiry Minerva Theatre, Chichester The final production of Festival 23, currently playing in the intimate Minerva Theatre, is a new drama by Harry Davies.  Harry is an investigative journalist at The Guardian but he has a background in theatre Read More …