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Continue reading →: The Revlon Girl-Park 90, Park Theatre.The Revlon Girl will be one of those fringe productions that will stay in my memory forever. First staged ten years to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan mining village disaster. The story is set after the Aberfan disaster where a coal spoil tip collapsed on 21 October 1966…
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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 →: The Broken Arrow-Film Review.In The Broken Arrow (2026), Barry Barnes, who is played by Steve Johnson, had the world at his fingertips. Whilst competing in a local darts match, tragedy struck as his mentor is killed in a fatal car accident. Competing in the Ken Raymond Memorial Trophy, Barry arrived drunk, knocking a…
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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 →: Brewtopia-Voila Festival Interview.Quick introduction to your production, venue and performance times. Brewtopia is the second instalment of my theatrical trilogy, Three Beautifully Misguided Attempts at Joy, and will be performed at Upstairs at the Gatehouse in Highgate, London, on 17 and 18 November 2026 at 7:30 pm, as part of Voila! Theatre…
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Continue reading →: Gummy Bears Great War-Voila Festival Interview.Etcetera Theatre18th – 21st November | 5pm & 7pm Written by Angelo Trofa. What inspired you to start making or performing theatre? We were all drawn to theatre as children, captivated by the imagination and creativity of the performances we saw. As we grew older, we discovered that theatre could…













