Arrived in Venice at about 7.50pm local time on Monday 29th July after flying in from Southend, not on my list of airports to fly from again. A pretty unwelcoming place and the majority of the staff couldn’t be bothered to acknowledge you. Flying Ryanair is an experience. Their tight…

Actress Debbie Bird knows all about the buzz of the rollercoaster experience of performing at the Edinburgh Fringe as she is about to take her new one woman show Buzzing to the Fringe for 2019. I caught up with her between rehearsals and preview shows to find out about what…

Steve Taylor enthusiastically brings this legendary Shakespearean actor, comedian and star of the stage Will Kemp to life in Chris Harris’s one-man show entitled “Kemp’s Jig”. The “Jig” as the title suggests was, in fact, the Morris Dance Kemp undertook to start in 1599 from London to Norwich. He regales…

It’s fast approaching the first anniversary of my journey into reviewing theatre, art and films. When I look back at August 2018 when it all began to the heartbroken person who threw themselves into something they loved I don’t recognise them as the same person standing here now. My confidant…

Space Junk the Musical tells the story of rise and fall of Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin through the narrator Alexey played by Oscar Ginn pictured below along some extremely well-chosen musical numbers. It’s well written, the storyline is fluid and flows well throughout the performance. Mike Dorey as the ill-fated…

If you are looking for a feel-good night out at the Theatre then look no further than Club Tropicana, starring the X-Factor singer Joe McElderry, pictured below as Garry. The buzz as everyone left the Theatre spoke volumes, one lady commented that it was “a cheesy great night out” and…

How to Save a Life is a hard-hitting, tear-jerking and heartfelt story of love, friendship and the harsh reality of what can happen when you put off making important grown-up decisions. Melissa played by Heather Wilkins, introduces herself to us as she just finishes arguing with her boyfriend James Ford’s…

Cast above left to right Fergus Leatham, Matt Jopling, Sian Eleanor Green and Samantha Sutherland. The 80-minute funny and thoroughly entertaining family show played to an almost full venue at the Vaults Theatre as we watched the world’s worst detective, Tim Diamond played by Matt Jopling bumble his way through…

Danyah Miller will be performing “I believe in Unicorns” at the Edinburgh Fringe this years. In this interview we have discussed her motivation behind his performance, her believe in the importance of books and storytelling and why she choose this particular children book to perform. What is so special about…

The small group performing in this piece at Winchester Hat Fair took place in the Outer Cathedral Close on Saturday afternoon, after walking down the high street dressed in their costumes, as pictured below. Complete with two roughly eight-foot tall monsters complete with enormous heads no mean feat in the…