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Latest RSC plays are cast

28 December 2017
Latest RSC plays are cast

Latest RSC plays are cast

28 December 2017

THE Royal Shakespeare Company has announced casting for The Duchess of Malfi and The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich , which will play in repertoire in…


Brothers are the Sundance Festival kids

28 December 2017
Brothers are the Sundance Festival kids

Brothers are the Sundance Festival kids

28 December 2017

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON-based animators The Brothers McLeod have made a new short film that will have its premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. Illustrator…


Making Christmas happen

25 December 2017
Making Christmas happen

Making Christmas happen

25 December 2017

WE all appreciate the role Santa’s elves play behind the scenes to make Christmas happen, but what about the humans who also work to make the festive…


Appeal for witnesses after fatal collision near Stratford

17 December 2017
Appeal for witnesses after fatal collision near Stratford

Appeal for witnesses after fatal collision near Stratford

17 December 2017

Officers from Warwickshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a collision on the A46 on Wednesday night. Police were called to a location…


REVIEW: ASK Italian, Bell Court, Stratford

14 December 2017
REVIEW: ASK Italian, Bell Court, Stratford

REVIEW: ASK Italian, Bell Court, Stratford

14 December 2017

I must start this review of the new ASK Italian with a confession: I am a food snob, and don’t like chain restaurants much. Too often the food is churned…


INTERVIEW: Actor Christopher Saul talks about Imperium at the RSC

14 December 2017
INTERVIEW: Actor Christopher Saul talks about Imperium at the RSC

INTERVIEW: Actor Christopher Saul talks about Imperium at the RSC

14 December 2017

Stratford-based actor Christopher Saul talks to Gill Sutherland about being part of the Imperium ensemble at the RSC, and how he got started at the company…


Star Wars 8: May the film force be with you!

13 December 2017
Star Wars 8: May the film force be with you!

Star Wars 8: May the film force be with you!

13 December 2017

When the clock strikes midnight tonight (Wednesday), the force will awaken — as will followers of the cult that has been Star Wars for the last 40 years,…


REVIEW: The Witches, The Bear Pit Theatre

13 December 2017
REVIEW: The Witches, The Bear Pit Theatre

REVIEW: The Witches, The Bear Pit Theatre

13 December 2017

The Bear Pit Theatre Company can always be relied upon to offer family festive fun without the usual ham and cheese of a panto. Following on from their…


REVIEW: Getting festive at The Churchill Arms, Paxford

08 December 2017
REVIEW: Getting festive at The Churchill Arms, Paxford

REVIEW: Getting festive at The Churchill Arms, Paxford

08 December 2017

One thing you can expect at The Churchill Arms, Paxford, is the unexpected. Chef Nick Deverell Smith took over the pub two years ago and since then has…


REVIEW: A Christmas Carol at the RSC

07 December 2017
REVIEW: A Christmas Carol at the RSC

REVIEW: A Christmas Carol at the RSC

07 December 2017

A Christmas Carol is arguably one of the greatest tales ever told, but how to retell it with new light? How do you give it the wow necessary for a festive…


REVIEW: Twelfth Night at the RSC

06 December 2017
REVIEW: Twelfth Night at the RSC

REVIEW: Twelfth Night at the RSC

06 December 2017

Gill Sutherland reviews Twelfth Night which runs at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre until 24th February Hallelujah, Rome is conquered, Christmas is here…


INTERVIEW: Kara Tointon on playing Olivia in Twelfth Night

06 December 2017
INTERVIEW: Kara Tointon on playing Olivia in Twelfth Night

INTERVIEW: Kara Tointon on playing Olivia in Twelfth Night

06 December 2017

KARA Tointon stars as an elegant Olivia in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s festively Victorian Twelfth Night, which runs until 24th February. Here she…


It's festive show time!

30 November 2017
It's festive show time!

It's festive show time!

30 November 2017

IT'S the season of fantastical plays and pantos — oh yes it is! Herald Arts is looking forward to a season of hiss, boos and mindblowing magic in the…


Tamsin's back in town

21 November 2017
Tamsin's back in town

Tamsin's back in town

21 November 2017

ORCHESTRA of the Swan favourite, violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen, returns to Stratford ArtsHouse tonight, Tuesday (21st November). On the programme with…


Make a date with jazz pianist

21 November 2017
Make a date with jazz pianist

Make a date with jazz pianist

21 November 2017

FORMIDABLE jazz musician Nikki Iles is considered as one of the most exciting figures to have emerged on the UK scene in recent times — and she will be…


Car collides with telephone pole in Long Marston

11 November 2017
Car collides with telephone pole in Long Marston

Car collides with telephone pole in Long Marston

11 November 2017

Emergency services attended a road traffic accident on Thursday evening at Rumer Close, Long Marston. At 8.30pm Warwickshire Fire Service responded…


Two cars on fire near Shipston

11 November 2017
Two cars on fire near Shipston

Two cars on fire near Shipston

11 November 2017

Warwickshire Fire Service report that they were called to cars on fire on the Fosse Way, Darlingscote, earlier today (Saturday). One appliance from Shipston…


REVIEW: Grimm Tales at Playbox Theatre

10 November 2017
REVIEW: Grimm Tales at Playbox Theatre

REVIEW: Grimm Tales at Playbox Theatre

10 November 2017

Steve Sutherland reviews Grimm Tales by Playbox Theatre at The Dream Factory, Warwick. A VICIOUS beast is disembowelled, two innocent children beheaded,…


REVIEW: The Vortex at The Loft, leamington

10 November 2017
REVIEW: The Vortex at The Loft, leamington

REVIEW: The Vortex at The Loft, leamington

10 November 2017

Productions of Noel Coward plays have tended to favour the well-known and wittier variety, such as Blithe Spirit, Present Laughter (both done splendidly…


Live theatre has power to shock

09 November 2017
Live theatre has power to shock

Live theatre has power to shock

09 November 2017

In the age of big screens and digital video games and special effects does live theatre still have the power to shock? That was the question the Royal…


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