Kickstarting the 2023 reviews season in style by being invited to drinks and review Blue Apple’s latest production Lashings of Ginger Beer a wonderful homage to the Five Famous characters created by Enid Blyton who are famously known to use that catchphrase. Timmy, the dog (David Hunt) follows the group…

Director and performer Stephen Smith bought “One Man Poe” to our screens during the lockdown. The gothic trilogy The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit, and the Pendulum, and The Raven are now being performed live on stage at The Kings Head Theatre in Islington. Smith breathes an eerie new life into…

It’s that time of year again when Pantomime takes over the local Theatres and auditoriums fill up with children of all ages ready to be transferred to another world, oh yes they are. For many children, this is the first encounter they have had with the Theatre and what an…

Raymonda is one of the rarely performed Ballets seen in the UK. This version has been bought to the stage through the incredible collaboration of co-producers from the English National Ballet and Finnish National Opera. Placed during the Crimean War, the story is about Raymonda’s struggle between her duty to…

Taking time out from the strict rehearsal regime, James Barry spared a few moments away to talk to me about his directing role in the upcoming Pantomime Wizard of Oz which will be this year’s Christmas production performing at the Theatre Royal in Winchester from Saturday 3rd December until January…

Migrations tell the story of migrants spanning between 1620-2022 who risk their lives for the opportunity to have better quality and opportunity in life. This isn’t a tale of “woe is us” this is a strong powerful Operatic performance sharing the plight tens of thousands of people have embarked upon…

A Sherlock Carol breaks with the traditional version of Sherlock Holmes created by Arthur Conan Doyle while incorporating the Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol where we find Tiny Tim has grown up to become Dr Cratchit (Damian Lynch) who runs a children’s home supported by his benefactor Ebenezer Scrooge…

There’s nothing quite like reviewing a festive family production when the auditorium is full of excitement from the four busloads of primary school children sitting ready and waiting the wonders that are about to come alive on the stage. At 10.30 am, spirits are running high. Rapunzel (Tilly-Mae Millbrook) is…

Hollingsdene Labour Party meeting opens up proceedings for the evening’s performance. June Wright (Carrie Cohen) the mature stalwart long-term Labour member chairs the meeting with a strong authoritative presence, leading the meeting fairly to ensure all the comrades who have gathered there behave in an orderly fashion allowing everyone a…

Bombay Superstar was based during the 1970s Bollywood film Industry era. Laila (Nisha Aaliya) moves to Bombay to seek an acting career after the death of her Amma (Mother) and to locate her Appa (father). The famous married Bollywood director DD (Chirag Rao). However, once confronted he denies her existence…