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Continue reading →: Don’t Look Now adapted by Nell Leyshon.
Daphne Du Maurier’s story Don’t Look Now has been adapted for the stage by Nell Leyshon and is currently performing at Salisbury Playhouse. Laura and John Baxter played by Sophie Robinson and Mark Jackson have arrived in Venice where they first honeymooned ten years ago. John is trying to rebuild…
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Continue reading →: The Monkey’s Paw-The Hope Theatre.With Halloween creeping up on us as we head into the final week of October. It is the ideal time for the Theatres to let creatives take to the stage with a mixture of horror productions. The Hope Theatre in Highbury and Islington has the short story play The Monkey’s Paw…
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Continue reading →: Shock Horror:A Ghost Story by Ryan Simons.Herbert played by Alex Moran has spent his life growing up in the Metropol Cinema that was run by his Father (Joseph Carter). His Mother (Chloe Carter) struggled with her mental health and we witness the flashbacks through Herbert’s memory recollections screened onto the cinema-style screen at the back of the…
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Continue reading →: Jack and The Giant Stalk-Adult Pantomime by Pumpkin Panto’s.Adult Pantomime should become a year-round treat for the adults as the evening’s audience had a blast watching this year’s Pantomime Jack and the Giant Stalk by Josh Dixon for Pumpkin Panto’s. Fairy Flickbean (Sabrina Hinchliffe) opened the evening’s entertainment with an abundance of glitz and a bang. This is…
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Continue reading →: Deciphers-Coronet Theatre.
Deciphers, performing at the Coronet Theatre is a collaborative work by the acclaimed choreographers, Naishi Wang and Jean Abreu. Both immigrants, Wang is a Toronto-based dance artist hailing from China, and Abreu, who was born in Brazil now lives in the United Kingdom. Deciphers thoughtfully examines the challenges of adapting to unfamiliar languages and…
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Continue reading →: National Theatre live:Mrs Warren’s Profession-Nova Cinema Woking.National Theatre live performances are an excellent way of getting up close to National Theatre productions through the cinema. There’s no battle with large venues, lots of stairs and every seat in the Nova Cinema in Woking allows you an unrestricted view of the screen, with more leg room too.…
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Continue reading →: The Seagull-The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh.
First performed 130 years ago, this new production, presented by the Lyceum’s new Artistic Director, offers a traditional interpretation with a strong Scottish twist, although the Russian lady in front of me with her son felt it was “far ruder.” The country setting allows the production to create a notable…
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Continue reading →: Inside No 9 Stage/Fright-Woking Theatre.Inside No 9 Stage/Fright keeps the audience on the edge of their seats especially during Act two. Prepare yourself for plenty of laughter and jump scares as you watch the popular television programme come to life live on stage in front of what was a packed auditorium. Opening the evening’s…
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Continue reading →: The Ripper Files presented by Rumpus Theatre.When I first saw The Ripper Files earlier this year I enjoyed the twists and turns that the lecture-style presentation of the cases of Jack the Ripper took, in discovering who the infamous serial killers identify was. However, watching and reviewing for a second time I found that I concentrated…
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Continue reading →: GETTING THROUGH IT-Old Vic.
GETTING THROUGH IT is a performance in two Halves. Michael Rosen uses his literary craft in the first half to talk about the death of his son at the age of 19. Who died from meningitis. Rosen isn’t angry or bitter. It’s a beautifully crafted recollection of memories from the…











