Billy Boy – 4****

The stage in the Billiard Room is adorned with wooden pallets, beer bottles and crisp packets and a stirring soundtrack is played as we wait for the action to start. Actor, John Travers, struts onto the stage invoking King William … Read More

Jo Griffin: People Person 3***

In this three star show with a five star ending, Ms Griffin demonstrates that as well as being a people pleaser, she’s also a crowd-pleaser. You could describe this show as a fifty-seven minute set-up for a three-minute punchline, and … Read More

Chuck Salmon: Pool Noodles 4****

This well-developed whimsical romp is long-form sketch comedy. It’s got many of the elements you’d expect from sketch and improv – a plot that refuses to do the expected, a plethora of well-drawn characters, inventive and minimalist staging – but … Read More

Rebel 4****

There was a great buzz about the show before it even started. A few Bowie fans were sitting next me and were curious how the music and circus were going to blend together. I have to say they were not … Read More

The Transfiguration of Mrs Lamen 3***

The action, based on an original script from playwright Alex J Yates, takes place backstage on the night of an annual London pantomime. When we first see Mrs Lamen, the ageing dame is gazing into her dressing room mirror, before … Read More

Eglantyne – 4****

This play is a portrayal of the ground-breaking, but criminally unsung, co-founder of the Save The Children charity. Anne Chamberlain plays Eglantyne Jebb, a woman so driven by the plight of the starving children in Europe that she tirelessly campaigned … Read More

Luke Kempner : Macho Macho Man 5*****

Luke Kempner is a talented young man, He is funny, he sings, he does impressions, he has a degree in Musical Theatre! It shows. He is a very confident talented all round performer.

The theme of the show is … Read More

Look No Hands 4****

A debut solo play by writer performer Lila Clements, a semi-autobiographical story based on a cycling collision she had back in London in 2010 and written during lockdown in 2020. As we enter the theatre, the backdrop is a display … Read More

The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns – 3***

It’s Burns Night and heartbroken Emily has retreated to her Aunt’s cottage in Ayrshire to lick her wounds and to embark on a novel. A thunderstorm and the clattering of hooves herald the arrival of the ghost of Robert Burns. … Read More

Lou Sanders – One Word: Wow 4.5****

Lou Sanders is a larger-than-life character on stage, she is a natural funny performer with a likeability factor off the scale, hence it was no surprise that the show was an absolute sell-out with a long queue for returns. Sweeping … Read More