“…is an intimate play. It concerns the private and personal texture of the inner lives of those caught up in and in their turn fuelling, the grand sweep of history… Tanya Moodie is unquestionably an actress of the first water and her performance alone is worth the price of a ticket.”
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“…takes us back to Cambridge in 1896. Girton College has been the first to admit women students, but though they are permitted to study they are not necessarily welcome at lectures and they do not have the right to graduate…BLUE STOCKINGS is full of astonishing information about the prejudices women had to overcome in the past, but it also serves to remind us that inequalities remain. Go see it. You will be entertained – and educated!”
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“…The songs are so good, so clever and witty that they almost carry themselves, but Mr Gill’s presentation in his show, POLITICALLY INCORRECT, brought a lot of his own personality to them. His easy rapport with the packed house in the Everyman Studio Theatre made for a very entertaining evening that just whizzed by…”
Read MoreTo experience Cheek By Jowl’s ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore you must immerse yourself in the excess and madness, and hold on for dear life until you are released two hours later. Exhausting and exhilarating, it grabs you by the tongue...
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“Birmingham Royal Ballet’s current short season, Darkness and Light, at the Hippodrome is a tribute to Frederick Ashton comprising, as it does, three of his short pieces. These are modern ballet as opposed to contemporary ballet and nicely form a bridge between that and the classical form. The evening itself was one of contrasts, veering from whimsy to drama to comedy…The fact is, I loved every moment of Façade – my only criticism being that it was far too short. “
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“A wonderfully silly piece of theatre, Betty Blue Eyes could only have been invented by Alan Bennett…. I always enjoy a musical, and this one is very catchy, hitting all the right notes (pun intended) with the audience. As I write my review, I find myself humming A Place on the Parade and Fair Shares for All. The bigger dance numbers were particularly good, and I wouldn’t have minded a few more of these….If you need a laugh during this rainy week, I would encourage you to visit the Oxford Playhouse and let Betty Blue Eyes cheer you up.”
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