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Continue reading →: The Moth- The Finborough Theatre.The Moth by Paul Herzberg begins its journey when South African born Marius, played by Micky Cochrane, asks to use the seat opposite John (Faz Singhateh) on the train back from Edinburgh. John is a Black British man whose roots began in South Africa, where he fled as a child with…
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Continue reading →: D_Antidote Production: Palingenesis – Coronet TheatrePalingenesis” by Taiwanese company D_Antidote Production, showing at The Coronet Theatre, has been four years in the conception, and the result is well worth the wait. The inspiration for Palingenesis comes from the bizarre phenomenon known as a ‘rat king’, where a group of rats become tangled together by their…
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Continue reading →: A Brew to a Kill-Guildford Shakespeare Company.Hogs Back Brewery has been transported back to 1954, and after a brief welcoming speech by Richard Gloucester (Jack Whittam), to the new team rooms at the brewery, it soon becomes a murder scene. Richard and his sister Edwina Gloucester (Emma Fenney) have been working hard to keep the brewery…
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Continue reading →: 1984-Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh.Big Brother has become part of everyday conversation, a phrase that has outlived the dystopian world George Orwell imagined in 1984. David Bowie was sufficiently captivated by the novel to plan a musical adaptation, eventually drawing on its themes for Diamond Dogs, his 1974 album. “We are the dead” is…
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Continue reading →: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat-Theatre Royal PortsmouthThe Portsmouth Players brought big energy to the stage of the Theatre Royal Portsmouth on opening night with their vibrant performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The set and the varying musical styles bring a modern and humorous lens to the story of Joseph and his 11 brothers.…
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Continue reading →: Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of)-Salisbury Playhouse.Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) Presented by David Pugh, by Isobel McArthur after Jane Austen offers a comedic insight into the stories of the families in Jane Austen’s famous novel Pride and Prejudice where the overbearing yet well-meaning Mrs Bennett is desperately trying to find suitors for her daughters to stop…
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Continue reading →: Sewage: Definately Not A Musical-Folkestone Live.Sewage: Definately Not A Musical played to a completely full house at Folkestone Live on Sunday evening. There was quite a buzz in the auditorium as I dare say family and friends took their seats. The storyline follows the timeline from when sewage and water narratives first started in the…
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Continue reading →: Rubbin Wood-Pumpkin Pantos.Pantomime season has started with the festive season just around the corner. As an adult, Pantomimes go. This is a real treat this year by Pumpkin Pantos. Rubbin Wood is based on the tale of Robin Hood with plenty of adult themed humour. Fairy Hanny, the stoned and drunk hippy…
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Continue reading →: We Will Rock You-King’s Theatre Portsmouth.We Will Rock You by Ben Elton has been adapted by Portsmouth Theatre and bought up to date to include “pop legends” from Lady Ga Ga, Tina Turner and Boy George who are all part of the Bohemian outlaws group searching for the “one person” who is going to find…













