Review: WAITRESS at Bristol Hippodrome
A mouthwatering production, at times cheesy and a touch sweet, but never hard baked. ★★★★☆
Recent Reviews
Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL at Longborough Opera Festival, GL55 0QF
Another triumph for this adventurous festival ★★★★★
Review: OUR MAN IN HAVANA at Oxford Playhouse Theatre
Moving at a hectic pace with dextrous scene changes this is a faithful reflection of Greene's original book ★★★★☆
Review: Carmen at Northcott Theatre, Exeter
Sung in French, the quality of the voices was notable. ★★★★☆
Review: MISS SAIGON at Bristol Hippodrome
There is an abundance of spectacle, but this is a very human story, powerfully told. ★★★★☆
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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.
