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Continue reading →: Party Games by Michael McManus.With the current political climate in the state, it is in and how we have seen it over the last few years, political satire writers are left with a wealth of material. Michael McManus’s new political satire Party Games encompasses the political storylines surrounding the early days of Boris Johnson…
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Continue reading →: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at Kings Theatre Portsmouth.Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is the heartfelt musical about year eleven Jamie New (Ivano Turco) whose ambition is to become a Drag Artist, much against his career teacher Miss Hedge’s (Sam Bailey) advice which is that he should be a forklift driver! Not an advisable career choice in heels that’s…
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Continue reading →: Captain Amazing by Alistair McDowall.Mark Weinman dons his red cape again and takes the audience on an emotional journey at Southwark Playhouse in his role of Mark, aka Captain Amazing father to Emily, an inquisitive child who keeps him on his toes. Weinman was Mark (Captain Amazing) in Newcastle and Edinburgh Fringe over ten…
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Continue reading →: A Chorus of Disapproval by Alan Ayckbourn.
Rehearsals are well underway at the Penton Operatic Society, although they are severely behind schedule and falling further behind after each rehearsal. In A Chorus of Disapproval by Alan Ayckbourn things go from bad to worse quite slowly as Director David Ap Llewellyn (Robert Bowman) tries to steer the production…
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Continue reading →: As It Comes! by Rumpus Theatre Company.
With the new CEO, Diana Jones (Kia Pope) now leading the Marketing company changes and job losses are inevitable as they want to make their mark on the company. Marketing managers Timothy Davies (John Goodrum) and Brian Stevens (David Martin) work together one last time to see which one of…
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Continue reading →: Nine Moons by Nilgün Yusuf.
Nine Moons is a wonderful creation by Nilgün Yusuf. Set in the house of a secondary school-age girl Sage played by Selma Alkaff with minimal stage props. You are given a window into the life of Sage and her long-standing friend Danni (Ella McCallum) and newbie Loukia (Sophia Andrea). These…
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Continue reading →: Bonnie and Clyde directed by Nick Winston.
Press Nights can be nerve-wracking for the cast and creatives of any production. However, tonight’s performance was delayed by about ten minutes as one of the main lead cast members Catherine Tyldesley was taken ill just before the curtain rose. Oonagh Cox stepped into her lead role of Blanche Barrow…
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Continue reading →: GATSBY By Groundlings Theatre.
GATSBY is a brand new Theatrical adaptation of the novel and production of The Great Gatsby. Set in the 1920s during the prohibition in the United States of America. Alcohol might be illegal yet the well-to-do seem to have plenty in abundance and openly enjoy the illegal wares. An immersive…
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Continue reading →: Calendar Girls presented by The Mill at Sonning.
There’s such an inviting charm each time I visit The Mill at Sonning. Nestled next to the river just outside Reading. The Mill offers a different Theatre experience as each ticket includes the price of a two-course meal beforehand in their restaurant. CALENDAR GIRLS set in 1998/99 is the real-life…
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Continue reading →: Banging Denmark by Van Badham.
Banging Denmark is making its European premiere at Finborough Theatre in West Brompton for a four-week run starting on April 16th 2024. Billed as a black comedy rom-com written by Finborough Theatre’s former Literary Manager Van Badham. There’s been an horrendous backlash on social media platforms towards Ishtar Madigan (Rebecca…
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