HETTY FEATHER on tour

HETTY FEATHER on tour

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There is a sense in which ‘children’s theatre’ is the most important kind there is. Waiting for the show to start and gazing at the circus big-top setting one can relax knowing that in Sally Cookson the responsibility could not be in better hands. Katie Sykes’ inviting set presages the usual Cookson 3-D extravaganza. There is no disappointment . . . If there are young ones in your family this will be one of the best chances you will have of getting them hooked on live theatre. Go See!

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ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol

ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol

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Director Andrew Hilton has conjured a scintillating interpretation of this tragi-comedy, with individual performances lighting up another fine night at the Tobacco Factory . . . This Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory production of All’s Well That Ends Well was just that, a terrific performance cheered at its conclusion by an enthusiastic full house. Strongly recommended.

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IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT on tour

IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT on tour

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On a page on her agent’s website, Sophie Melville is described as “highly skilled” in body popping and hip hop dancing and maybe that is why her incredible single-handed performance as Effie in this play is so physical, direct and powerful. This physicality and also the direct fashion in which she confronts the audience makes us firstly feel uncomfortable, and then gradually draws us in to her compelling and touching story.On a page on her agent’s website,

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MAMMA MIA! at the Bristol Hippodrome

MAMMA MIA! at the Bristol Hippodrome

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If you liked the film you’ll like the show, which gives you all the extra pizazz that only live theatre can deliver, and if you love ABBA it’s a must. Sentimental without being maudlin, great fun whilst keeping a sense of purpose, atmospheric lighting and bright costumes and with an uncluttered yet evocative set – everything conspires to make this great entertainment with a score few other recent musicals can match.

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TUSK TUSK at the Alma, Bristol

TUSK TUSK at the Alma, Bristol

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If you were wondering whether or not to see Tusk Tusk at The Alma but were hesitant about doing so because it is about children, be reassured. Yes, it features very young actors in all of its main roles, but it is very far from being a ‘children’s play’. Polly Stenham has written an unflinching examination of middle-class domestic dysfunction and parental neglect. She lays bare the emotional chaos that can churn away hidden in leafy suburbia, and no Mary Poppins comes to rescue these children. She lays bare the emotional chaos that can churn away hidden in leafy suburbia . . .

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LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT at the Bristol Old Vic

LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT at the Bristol Old Vic

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O’Neill’s chunk of raw biography is human tragedy in which the domestic is elevated to a peak of grandeur. The playwright has publicly disembowelled himself and presented the heaving, diseased and suppurating offal for the world to see. Small wonder he didn’t want it produced during his lifetime. The term ‘dysfunctional home life’ hardly does credit to what is more like an arena in which competing personalities clash in an endless round of recrimination and guilt.

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