"Comedy, love and a bit with a dog. That's what they want."
By Hayley Richardson "Pleasure and action make the hours seem short." This is certainly the case for the new stage adaptation of...
When cash is deleterious to creativity: The profligately staged Miss Saigon.
By E. L Hardy "I don't want realism, I want magic!" (Tennessee Williams, A Street Car Named Desire) I'd never seen Miss Saigon before,...
The Great British Musicals in Concert "could charm even the most hardened of hearts."
By Helena Payne In the United Kingdom we are fortunate to have a real theatrical heritage. I can trace through performers, teachers and...
This 'Richard III' made glorious summer viewing, by Iris Theatre
(image © savannah photographic) By Sophia Longhi With its summer production of Shakespeare's Richard III, the Iris Theatre offers us...
News: "Voice of a generation," Adrian Mole comes to the Curve next March.
By JBR To say Adrian Mole was my hero is an understatement. Shortly after I discovered him in WH Smith on the Kilburn High Road, back in...
Transport Theatre's Douglas Rintoul talks to Postscript about '1001 Nights.'
By Sophia Longhi Transport is an internationally-minded touring company that produces and celebrates 'theatre without borders'. Theatre...
Is a kiss with a fist better than none? Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel: From 1945 to 2014
By E. L Hardy I know what you want me to do. You want me to write a review – to churn out something interesting and witty about Morphic...
Everything and Nothing: Alfred Jarry's 'Ubu Roi.'
By Ewan Stuart Ubu Roi is a fantastically orchestrated tour-de-force. That's a pretty provocative way to start a review... but there is...
Puritanical and Stark: Enduring Song, Southwark Playhouse
By Helena Payne I've been in two minds about this show since seeing it last week. Illness and other responsibilities took precedence over...
Too clever for its own good: Adler & Gibb at the Royal Court
By B. Evans Adler & Gibb is daringly experimental, and I applaud that. The people involved are clearly intelligent, skilled creatives. I...
