Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD at The Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon
A modern version of The Cherry Orchard, sticking to the essence of the action which gives the language a contemporary edge ★★★☆☆
Recent Reviews
Review: MISS SAIGON at Bristol Hippodrome
There is an abundance of spectacle, but this is a very human story, powerfully told. ★★★★☆
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’. ★★★★☆
Review: LULU at Tobacco Factory Theatres
The students proved themselves absolutely capable of meeting the challenges with a performance that could be both hard-edged yet witty, sometimes almost unworldly. ★★★★☆
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.
