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REVIEW: Be afraid. Be very, very afraid of Ghost Stories...

Things that go bump in the night... Ghost Stories

7:01pm Tuesday 27th July 2010

The last time I saw a sign warning those with a nervous disposition not to enter I was in a queue outside the Haunted House at Alton Towers.

Review: Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Fairfield Halls

Handing over the reigns: Outgoing Joseph Craig Chalmers hands his coat to replacement Keith Jack

5:16pm Tuesday 13th July 2010

It may not have the glitz of the Apollo or the glamour of the Lyceum but Fairfield Halls certainly felt like it was in the West End on Monday as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat began its week-long run.

Bent, Tabard Theatre - review

4:54pm Monday 12th July 2010

Bent, Tabard Theatre Bent is more than a play, it’s as an experience. A vivid picture of Berlin life in the early 1930s when Hitler was first in power, it shows the plight of the homosexuals whose persecution was second only to that of the Jews.

George's Marvellous Medicine - Richmond Theatre

9:45am Friday 25th June 2010

Roald Dahl’s over-the-top classic George’s Marvellous Medicine bubbled its way into the Richmond Theatre this week, with the popular Birmingham Stage Academy taking the reins.

Apples - review

Apples at The Rose

2:49pm Thursday 24th June 2010

Richard Milward’s earthy story of drug and alcohol-blitzed contemporary Humberside teenage life, is bought to the stage by Northern Stage and Company of Angels.

Glenn Miller Orchestra - review

Glenn Miller Orchestra

2:35pm Thursday 24th June 2010

Forget your turkey trot and your jitterbug, we’re in dashing quickstep territory here to the boogie-woogie brass of the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

REVIEW: The Woman in Black

REVIEW: The Woman in Black

12:37pm Friday 4th June 2010

More than 10 years after my first brush with the Woman in Black, it was with some trepidation I found myself spending the afternoon in her ghostly company again...

Spamalot review: New Wimbledon Theatre

Todd Carty, Marcus Brogstocke and Jody Prenger rehearse for Spamalot

9:15am Monday 31st May 2010

For both musical lovers and fans of Monty Python, Spamalot at the New Wimbledon Theatre has it all.

Witness for the Prosecution review

Witness for the Prosecution review

10:59am Tuesday 18th May 2010

Who doesn’t love an Agatha Christie whodunnit? The doyenne of the crime cracker weaves a delicate tapestry of intrigue and suspense like no other.

Jamie shows his Wilde side

Jamie Lloyd

4:50pm Friday 14th May 2010

At the age of just 29, Jamie Lloyd is one of the rising stars of the British theatre scene. With a number of acclaimed productions, including last year’s revival of The Caretaker, already under his belt, he has now turned his hand to Oscar Wilde’s Salome.









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