★★★☆☆ Based on the Henry James 1898 novella, this version travels back and forth between an adult Flora confronting her former governess, to thirty years previously (1840) when The Governess went to look after the orphaned Flora and Miles in a large, isolated country house in Bly.

★★★☆☆  The shadow of the film looms large and is a hard act to follow even 25 years on. There is so much in this piece that is unsaid which is hard to convey onstage. However, this was a good ensemble performance, the theatre was full, the applause was loud

★★★★★ This play from Frantic Assembly combines the stories of soldiers from 1918, 2013 and 2026, united by the fact that they are all coming home to Scarborough.

★★★★★ Dick Whittington is a gift to a pantomime writer when the main character’s name has certain connotations and every mention gets a laugh. But Steve Marmion, the writer and director, also cleverly includes topical matter, which resonates with an older audience whilst lots of silliness keeps the youngsters (and young at heart) going.