The Shark is Broken | National Tour | Review

The Shark is Broken Theatre Royal Brighton until Saturday 12th April The Shark Is Broken is a comedy written by British playwrights Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon which explores the behind-the-scenes drama that took place during the filming of the Read More …

Flutter-Bye | Ironworks Studios | Review

Flutter-Bye Ironworks Studios, Brighton Set against the backdrop of Summer 1982, Flutter-Bye follows Mary as she packs up the detritus-filled bedroom of her Brighton home, a seemingly simple act that unearths a lifetime of memories, regrets and long-buried dreams that Read More …

The Last Laugh | National Tour | Review

The Last Laugh Theatre Royal Brighton until 15th February 2025 Direct from a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Last Laugh is a brand-new laugh-a-minute play which re-imagines the lives of three of Britain’s all-time greatest comedy heroes 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 …

Beauty and the Beast | Marlowe Theatre Canterbury | Review

Beauty and the Beast Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury This was my fourth consecutive trip to Canterbury to see the ‘world-famous’ Marlowe Theatre pantomime. It’s been an incredible 27 years since Beauty and the Beast was the subject and it was in Read More …

1984 | National Tour | Review

1984 Theatre Royal, Brighton Until Sat 2nd November (then continues on tour) 1984 is a dystopian novel and the final book completed in the lifetime of George Orwell. It centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repression of Read More …

The Buddha of Suburbia | Barbican Theatre, London | Review

The Buddha of Suburbia Barbican Theatre, London until 16th November The Buddha of Suburbia is a riotous, rebellious and provocative novel by British Pakistani author Hanif Kureishi, which won the Whitbread Award for the best first novel. The novel has Read More …

The Last Laugh | The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden | Review

The Last Laugh The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden This brand-new play imagines three of Britain’s all-time greatest comedy heroes – Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse – sitting in a dressing room, discussing the secret of life, death, comedy Read More …

The 39 Steps | National Tour | Review

The 39 Steps Theatre Royal Brighton until Saturday 20th July 2024 The 39 Steps was originally a 1935 British spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. It is loosely based on the 1915 novel Read More …

Brief Encounter | Brighton Open Air Theatre | Review

Brief Encounter Brighton Open Air Theatre Thursday 4th July 2024 Given that Noel Coward’s classic is an “up-close and personal” experience on film – this production may appear an unlikely choice for an open-air presentation – but within seconds it Read More …