Finborough Theatre’s latest play JAB is a two-hander play by James McDermott and directed by Scott Le Crass. Starring Kacey Ainsworth and Liam Tobin playing married couple, Anne and Don. They have been married for twenty-nine years with two children. Then lockdown takes hold and life changes beyond recognition. The…

The famous escapologist Harry Houdini is under pressure to clear his name after being framed for murder. Using all the tricks and tools of his trade in the New Old Friends play Houdini’s Greatest Escape with some magic added to the mix. Will this be enough to clear his name…

A brand new comedy from the writer of Broadchurch Chris Chibnall sees his latest comedy play One Last Push debut at the Salisbury Playhouse. Jen (Laura Main) is now three days overdue and is adamant that she will have a home birth despite the flat the couple have recently moved…

RAPUNZEL the magic of Pantomime in February “Oh no it isn’t” Well I can assure you “Oh yes it is” and packed with all the charm of the season too. Newly qualified primary school teacher Sophie Nickerson directs this year’s Pantomime for the Phoenix Players. A real bonus for the…

Lear’s Shadow devised by Colin Hurley offers a superb one-man performance using only words from the Shakespeare play King Lear. All bar one which I failed to spot. Hurley doesn’t recreate the play yet by the end you are in no doubt as to what the King had endured through…

Tim Burton’s famous, cult classic 1990’s gothic story Edward Scissorhands tells the enchanting story of a young unfinished artificial boy who has been made with scissors for hands. Matthew Bourne has created a magical dance production of Edward Scissorhands which first premiered in 2005 and is currently touring with the…

Shakespeare’s Fool has been developed and lengthened slightly since I first saw it during the Edinburgh Fringe a couple of years ago. The additional material is subtle and the main body of the play appears to have remained the same, well as far as I could tell anyway. Cavaliero William…

In 1998 newspaper columnist Candace Bushnell broke through into television with a new series adapted from her regular column called Sex and the City which was aired on HBO and created by Darren Star. Candace Bushnell-True Tales of Sex, Success, and Sex and the City is now taking her Success…