Review: Sherlock Holmes And The Mystery Of The Governor’s Nose at West country outdoor venues
An hilarious mash-up in the wonderfully British tradition of summer theatre shows. ★★★★☆
Recent Reviews
Review: Carmen at Northcott Theatre, Exeter
Sung in French, the quality of the voices was notable. ★★★★☆
Review: THE TEMPEST at Bristol Old Vic Weston Studio
A clear, playful and generous account of The Tempest. ★★★★☆
Review; NORTHANGER ABBEY at The Commandery, Worcester
A quintessentially English summer evening ★★★★☆
Review: THE LAST LAUGH at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
Three very different people united in their driving desire to ‘make’em laugh’. ★★★★☆
Featured
INTERVIEW: With John Cleese, as Fawlty Towers visits Bath Theatre Royal
Fawlty Towers as a brand new stage play tours Bath, 6 - 11 July
INTERVIEW: With Jonathan Lynn, BAFTA Award-winning co-creator of Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister
I'm Sorry, Prime Minister will be touring to Bath Theatre Royal, 2 - 6 June
Book Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: ‘What’s In A Name? How Historians Know Shakespeare Was Shakespeare’ by Susan Dwyer Amussen
As a guide to the context for Shakespeare’s development into the greatest writer of his age I recommend this book without qualification; it is simply a very good read.
BOOK REVIEW: CARLO BOSO By Peter Jordan & Olly Crick
Carlo Boso is one of the foremost exponents of Commedia dell’Arte in the contemporary performance world.
Other Theatre News
CELEBRATING BRISTOL OLD VIC’S 260th ANNIVERSARY
New shows, new writers, new opportunities at Bristol Old Vic as the 260th Anniversary is celebrated.
