This piece starts as soon as you enter the theatre by one of the actors walking along the lines mapped out on the stage. The movement is in the style of a clockwork doll. The play has been based upon a poem by the Poet Oakley Flannagan. The couple Oli…

Billed as a “rom-com set at warp speed” in their press release Hot Cousins performed their debut production “Don’t talk to Strangers” at the Vaults in February 2020. Based on the 1977 project “The Voyager Golden Record” by Carl Sagan at NASA where he wanted to summarize all of humanity…

Since the Proforca Theatre team started in 2016 they have produced a collection of plays which concentrate on human interaction, social observations and difficult emotional situations people find themselves in on a daily basis. “Feel More” has been based on the successful original play “Feel” by James Lewis. The latest…

Mamma Mia made its debut appearance in the West End during 1999 and went across to Broadway in 2001. Since then this musical has continued to draw in the crowds. Director Phyllida Llyod has bought to this latest touring version to the stage. There is a good chance if you’re…

It is always a pleasure when you go to see a collection of new writing and you are privileged to see one or two that stand out from the crowd. “Songs of Innocence” set in 1914 is one such play it has been beautifully written and comprises of an excellent…

Written and performed by Jack Hesketh and directed by Coral Tarran AM I HAPPY YET? starts with the young man bouncing out of bed to the upbeat sounds of “Mr Blue Sky” by ELO. The familiar morning routines ease you in gently to what is about to unfold. Glaswegian born…

Love is never easy. When one half of a couple stray the complications begin. Using a bouquet of red roses they were placed in the circle at the start by Susanna (Julie Thurston) which I thought represented a circle of love. Susannah and Joel (Chris Mohan) moved around within that…

According to an ancient myth, the fern flower blooms for a very short time on the eve of the summer solstice and those who are fortunate enough to find it are granted earthly fortunes never before given to anyone else. The storyteller for the performance is Jonah who tells the…

When Kate(Robyn Lovell) starts her new job working in a charity call centre for breast cancer care. Her newfound workmate and desk share partner Garry’s (Matthew Bromwich) relationship quickly develops into more than work colleagues. Kate introduces Garry to his first alcoholic drink, she teaches him how to socialise and…

The combination of Argentinian history told through a collection of recorded tape cassettes from her family archives Florencia Cordeu explores how her family identified what and where home was after they fled Argentina for a new life in Chile. The large collection of various tape recorders spanned the generation of…