Draining the Swamp 4****

Brought to us by The Company, a new play by Rowland D Hill gives a fresh take on the life of Sir Oswald and Lady Diana Mosely, a fairly sympathetic portrayal of the rise of the fascist leader before the … Read More

The Half Moon 4.5****

On a beautiful but simple set, Ruby Campbell portrays four generations of women, each seeking escape from Tiger Bay, a Unionist enclave in Belfast. In 1940s Belfast, Ethel seeks to escape via the Wrens, but the lack of a paternal … Read More

Mrs President 4****

Brought to us by New York company, Rec Room Arts and Art Pond Foundation, a new play by John Ransom Phillips, ‘Mrs President’ is about Mary Lincoln, and her desire for a new image to win the hearts of the … Read More

Can’t Stop Carrying On 4****

Carry on is a British Comedy franchise that was produced by Peter Rogers. There were 31 films in total. They are known for their saucy seaside humour, double entendre and cheeky sexual innuendo.

This is a one-man play where Darren … Read More

Temporarily Yours – 4.5****

Greta Zamparini co-wrote and stars in this play, which looks at the world of prostitution from high end call girls to sex trafficking. The source material is based on two monologues in a book by Concita De … Read More

The Quality of Mercy: Concerning the Life and Crimes of Dr Harold Frederick Shipman 5*****

Edwin Flay plays Dr Harold Shipman in this harrowing play, which he also wrote. The drama is set in his prison cell, with Shipman deciding to put his side of the story of his mass murders, after being labelled … Read More

Hollywoodn’t – 3***

Lisa Verlo’s show is the tale of her attempts to break into Hollywood. As a young and naïve (but uninhibited) woman, she was desperate to be taken seriously as an actress, but discovered her only avenues to a possible … Read More

Groomed – 5*****

Patrick Sandford’s play is a moving account of the trauma he experienced as a child, when he was abused by his primary school teacher. It’s a tale of a young man burying the truth to the detriment of his … Read More

Let The Bodies Pile by Henry Naylor– 4.5****

A drama in two parts, the action is set in Hyde, a town made notorious by the Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. In the first half we meet Georgie (Emily Carding), who returns home from … Read More

Ay Up, Hitler!   3***

Brought to us by Gamma Ray Theatre and written by David McCulloch, the so called “true story” of what really happened to Hitler and his cronies at the end of World War 2, is an hour of comedy/satire which … Read More