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18:00 - The Wonderful World Of Musicals (Adrian & Fizz) 09 JUL 2024
AUDIO Paul Scott
AUDIO Paul Scott
AUDIO Paul Scott
AUDIO Paul Scott
AUDIO Paul Scott
AUDIO Paul Scott
AUDIO Paul Scott
BEDS Paul Scott
There’s nothing quite like a handsome face hiding a rotten soul, and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray has been serving up that deliciously dark combination for well over a century. Now, a new UK touring production, adapted and directed by Seán Aydon, brings the gothic tale back to the stage. It’s stylish, entertaining and packed with moral mischief, but a few technical issues stop it from […]
If you want a night at the theatre that leaves you smiling and feeling just that little bit better about life, head to the Garrick Theatre for From the Heart. Legendary lyricist Don Black proves that great songs never go out of fashion, serving up an affectionate, funny and deeply moving celebration of a lifetime spent putting words to music. This is no dusty trip down memory lane. […]
There are some productions that simply seem to belong in a particular theatre, and this vibrant production of Little Shop of Horrors feels perfectly at home at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre. With Skid Row taking over the venue and Audrey II lurking in the shadows, this is a production packed with energy, humour, superb performances and more than a little horticultural mayhem. If the reaction from the audience […]
Franz and Marie is based on the legendary play, Woyzeck by George Buchner, which itself is based on a true story from 19th Century Germany. We meet Franz (Brenock O’Connor), our anti hero, half starved and half driven to madness by the experiments of his platoon Doctor, a man who studies, yet has no real interest in, human nature. His beautiful fragile Marie (Jade Oswald) waits at home […]
Forget the cosy family catch-up — The Other Side of Murder turns dinner into a delicious disaster! Throw in a celebrity TV medium, a pregnant mistress, simmering family feuds, spooky surprises and a truckload of explosive secrets into one house, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for absolute theatrical mayhem. Written by Torben Betts and directed by Philip Franks, this deliciously crazy comedy thriller is exactly the sort […]
PLEASE NOTE - THIS REVIEW CONTAINS ADULT THEMES There was a time, pre-internet, when phone sex was the main outlet for anonymous self-gratification, and Robert Chesley’s Jerker takes us straight back to those days — when a sexy voice on the other end of a telephone line could be every bit as exciting as meeting in person. Playing at the Waterloo East Theatre, Jerker plunges us into 1980s […]
After seven series, Two Doors Down has become one of Scotland’s most beloved sitcoms, following the everyday chaos of Beth and Eric Baird and their neighbours on Latimer Crescent. With an eighth series arriving next year, the residents have now made the leap from television to the stage with Two Doors Down Live. Act One opens with an impressive introduction to Latimer Crescent as the huge Baird house […]
Some plays come around again and again… this one, by Mark Haddon and adapted by Simon Stephens returns once more, but with a new spin on the leading role. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time tells the story of Chris, struggling with autism and some tense family drama all in one go. This new version of the play sees Chris played by a female performer […]
In 1930’s New York City, Annie dreams of finding her parents after being abandoned on the steps of an orphanage as a baby. Living with her fellow orphans under the cruel rule of Miss Hannigan, Annie’s life changes when she is selected to spend Christmas with billionaire Oliver Warbucks. With the help of her new friends, Annie brings a little hope, happiness and optimism into Warbucks’ world, while […]
