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Gill Sutherland reviews Troilus and Cressida, The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, until 17th November Most people aren’t that bothered about Troilus and Cressida,…
30 October 2018
Steve Sutherland reviews the school production which ran from 18th to 19th October “Rackety-coo, there’s blood in the shoe, there’s blood in the shoe…” Chipping…
26 October 2018
Chris Smith reviews Nativity! The Musical, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, Runs until 28 October I ADMIT that I can a bit of a Scrooge when it comes to the…
18 October 2018
Steve Sutherland reviews Monkey at Playbox Theatre (6th October) ahead of its performance at the Santa Monica Playhouse Festival Way back in the early…
11 October 2018
WHERE'S ALL THE POLITICS GONE? Steve Sutherland reviews Maydays at The Other Place, as part of the Making Mischief Festival, on until 20th October During…
17 September 2018
IMPRESSIVE has to be an understatement when describing Tread the Boards’ adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, currently playing at Stratford’s…
14 September 2018
Steve Sutherland reviews Tamburlaine, which is on at the RSC Swan Theatre until 1st December One of the more amusing stories to resurface on the internet…
17 August 2018
ANY production at The Attic Theatre should be considered a roaring success simply by virtue of the constraints that the cast have to work to in this,…
17 August 2018
Steve Sutherland reviews The Merry Wives of Windsor, on at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre until 22nd September Esration. There’s a word for you. Esration.…
24 July 2018
‘Captivating and glorious’ says reviewer Preston Witts RICHARD STRAUSS’S opera Ariadne auf Naxos could easily be subtitled ‘A lighter look at Greek Tragedy’. Along…
22 July 2018
Miss is a hit finds Gill Sutherland. Miss Littlewood runs until 4th August There’s been some weird subjects made into musicals – Carrie, The Rocky Horror…
07 July 2018
Barmy Britain brilliantly done Steve Sutherland reviews The Canterbury Tales, Dream Factory, Playbox Theatre, Warwick, until Saturday, 7th July There’s…
06 July 2018
Preston Witts reviews La Traviata, and catches up with soprano Claire Egan UNDERSTUDIES rarely get the opportunity to have their names in bright lights,…
19 June 2018
Preston Witts reviews the The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Holländer) at Longborough Festival Opera, and previews the rest of the festival, which runs…
14 June 2018
Steve Sutherland reviews Giffords Circus - on tour throughout the summer. Book tickets at http: www.giffordscircus.com WHEN my daughter Molly was two,…
13 June 2018
#WeAreArrested and Day of the Living, RSC Mischief Festival at The Other Place, until 23rd June Two very different plays but with a common political purpose…
13 June 2018
Peter Buckroyd reviews Latin America meets Classical, Orchestra of the Swan at Holy Trinity Church, 5th June It’s rather unusual to have a classical music…
07 June 2018
Molly Sutherland reviews Furnace for your Foe, at Playbox, 4th June Calum Blackie, left, and Syd Sutherland. It’s heart-wrenching to watch a 15-year-old…
16 May 2018
Clive Peacock reviews LEAMINGTON MUSIC FESTIVAL, BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, 4th to 8th May Record attendances, record temperatures plus another imaginative…
09 May 2018
Gill Sutherland reviews Romeo and Juliet at Royal Shakespeare Theatre, until 21st September As I currently inhabit a house full of teenagers I can fully…