OUTSIDE MULLINGAR at the Ustinov Theatre, Bath

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR at the Ustinov Theatre, Bath

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“This compassionate and delightful romantic comedy from the Pulitzer Prize, Tony and Oscar-winning author of Doubt will win many hearts. The great appeal in John Patrick Shanley’s play lies in one woman’s fight to overcome spectres of isolation and barrenness by staring down what stands in her path, and in its final message of tender reconciliation . . . Set in rural Ireland, Outside Mullingar is, at heart, an essay on the redeeming qualities of love and forgiveness . . . “

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Kneehigh’s REBECCA on tour

Kneehigh’s REBECCA on tour

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” . . . All the cast were excellent. Tristan Sturrock was a hands-on Maxim de Winter in a Richard Hannay sort of way and Emily Raymond was suitably strict as the hovering Mrs Danvers . . . From her first entrance, dashing on to answer the phone as eager footman Robert, Katy Owen came close to stealing the show. She doubled as another boy, Ben, and was equally endearing in both parts, coming close to upstaging everyone with her almost Eric Morecambe self-conscious smiles to the audience . . . Rebecca was everything one has come to expect from Kneehigh . . .”

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INFECTIOUS at the Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol

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Infectious portrays a disturbing, sterile world where it is forbidden to come within a metre of anyone else, and where a totalitarian regime exerts absolute control over its people through fear of disease. Welded Theatre is a new Bristol-based arts company, founded last January by Meghan Leslie and Edmund McKay. Their avowed intention is ‘to create reflective theatre that takes on contemporary subjects.’

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MISSY MALONE & FRIENDS at the Cheltenham Playhouse

MISSY MALONE & FRIENDS at the Cheltenham Playhouse

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” . . . Last night’s two sell-out shows were a testament to the fact that people still want this sort of entertainment . . . Hats, and everything else, off to Missy Malone and her friends for their dedication to a style which, although largely gone, is not forgotten. The full house(s) last night demonstrated that her efforts are not in vain.”

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THE LIGHT BURNS BLUE at the Bristol Old Vic Studio

THE LIGHT BURNS BLUE at the Bristol Old Vic Studio

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“. . . The Light Burns Blue by the Bristol Old Vic Young Company is a fresh and dynamic retelling and re-imagining of The Cottingley Fairies legend. The play was devised by the company under the direction of Lisa Gregan and commissioned by Tonic Theatre as part of their Platform series, a new series of scripts for schools and youth groups with the aim of ‘putting girls centre stage’ . . . But, all in all, this is a very talented company, who are clearly working as part of tight-knit team to achieve an engaging and vibrant show.”

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SONGS OF RIOT at The North Wall, Oxford

SONGS OF RIOT at The North Wall, Oxford

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” . . . The playful, experimental nature of the production was one of my favourite things about it. Performed against a plain screen hung in front of some scaffolding, there were few props; effects were achieved using lighting and handfuls of coloured powder flung into the air. Hanna Bjork and Maria Sendow coordinated the music which drove the performance – haunting folk songs and poems over cello refrains . . . a wonderful way to portray a difficult subject . . .”

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