Teechers – Leavers ’22 The Hawth, Crawley May 2023 The Blackeyed Theatre Company I was first introduced to two of John Godber’s plays ‘Bouncers’ and ‘Teechers’ during the early ‘90s at a repertory theatre in the Midlands. Both plays were Read More …
The Way Old Friends Do Theatre Royal Brighton May 2023 Any Abba super-fan is bound to know that ‘The Way Old Friends Do’ is a track from Abba’s 1980 album ‘Super Trooper’, but it is also the title of Ian Read More …
The Great British Bake Off Musical Noel Coward Theatre It was easy to have preconceptions about this musical. Even those who aren’t fans of the TV show know the familiar format. Several bakers of varying ages, ethnicity and background enter Read More …
Bugsy Malone Chichester Festival Theatre February 2023 Having never seen Bugsy Malone performed on stage, I was delighted to finally see the current production directed by Sean Holmes just before it ends its 8 month nationwide tour in the Sussex Read More …
Moulin Rouge Piccadilly Theatre Tues 17th January 2023 My first West End outing for a while due to the unpredictability of transport (which is worthy of a blog post in its own right). I arrived to see Moulin Rouge on Read More …
The Rocky Horror Show Theatre Royal Brighton 3rd – 7th January Yes, this is YET another Theatre South East review of the Rocky Horror Show. We unashamedly know that we have reviewed it several times before, but we, like many Read More …
2022! Coming out of the pandemic has been amazing and a welcome relief for theatre employees and everyone who works in the industry, onstage, in the orchestra pits, behind the scenes and in front of house. The lights were lit, Read More …
The Cher Show Theatre Royal Brighton 1st – 12th November 2022 Cher is undoubtably one of the biggest icons of our time, with a dazzling career spanning more than 5 decades. She holds a multitude of awards including Emmys, Grammys Read More …
Life of Pi Wyndhams Theatre How many accolades can one story have? Yann Martel‘s novel first won the Man Booker Prize, was adapted for the big screen in 2012 winning four Oscars. Then at last year’s Olivier Awards ceremony, Lolita Read More …
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Theatre Royal Brighton Tue 20 Sep – Sat 24 Sep 2022 One of my all-time favourite films has been adapted to the stage, opened in Brighton on Tuesday. I was delighted to catch ‘The Best Read More …