Visitors by Barney Norris tell the touching story of Edie (Tessa Bell-Briggs) whose onset of dementia has created life-changing decisions that are being discussed by the family around her. Fear, confusion, and flashbacks map out the new reality that dementia patients endure. Arthur (Christopher Ravenscroft) lives and breathes the family…

Emma Rice’s adaptation of Brief Encounter certainly adds a fresh look at the 1945 British romantic film directed by David Lean. Which had originally been adapted from the Noël Coward play of 1936 Still Life. Love works in mysterious ways. Especially temptation and unforbidden love. Laura Jesson (Hanora Kamen) rushes…

Sucker Punch by Roy Williams delivers more than one or two physical and emotional punches throughout the play. Set within the boxing club environment throughout the production. Every battle fought within the play takes place in or around the boxing ring. Set during the 1980s and written during that era.…

Entering the auditorium at Tower Theatre, you are immediately submerged in the detainment facility. Handed a coloured lanyard and security pass, which you are instructed to wear at all times, along with an information sheet explaining the colour-coded lanyards. The atmosphere is unsettling at first, as you are scanned before…

Combining children’s entertainment and raising awareness of the imminent problems creating global warming in Antarctica. Twelve year old Georgia (Flossie Zoe) travels to Antarctica to spend the summer holidays with her older sister Helena (Zoe May Dales), a scientist studying penguins. All her friends are spending their summer doing far…

Live screenings in local cinemas and Theatres across the country from the National Theatre take away the stress and expense of traveling into London, especially in the uncertain climate of the train strike that we are currently experiencing. Winchester Theatre Royal proved to be a comfortable and welcoming venue to…

Adapted from the original book by Edgar Allan Poe The Tale Heart gothic horror novel is a sinister story with a deadly twist. Clarry Straven ( David Martin) stumbles upon the lodgings of Roderick Bounty (John Goodrum), a strange gentleman with a rather odd collection of belongings. Haunted by the…

Gothic Romance Sleeping Beauty seen through the creative vision of Sir Matthew Bourne is celebrating its 10th-anniversary revival ballet production. From the fairies entertaining baby Aurora to the floating Sleeping Beauty behind the locked gates each twist and turn brings a new charm to the audience. Baby Aurora is an…

Entering a small shipping container is certainly a new experience for me at the Vaults Festival. The War Inside billed as a sonic theatre experience certainly lives up to the title. Based on the true experiences of its author Camille Dawson. Dealing with bowel disease at a young age isn’t…

Fighting High and for George productions pay honour to many of the heroes and unsung heroes of World War II through Their Finest Hour. Bringing to the stage the story of the war that took place in the skies through the timeline history of the RAF. Dangerous missions, deadly sunrises,…