The Canterbury Tales

* * * * 4 stars

Tabard Productions version of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales has many virtues. The young cast show much versatility in successfully taking on many roles, and Harriet Bradley’s direction of her own adaptation is straightforward and clear. … Read More

The Shade Ain’t right

* * * 3 stars

This is the first play by Adiam Solomon, who has an Ethiopian background. It is an interesting take on racism. The setting is a dressing room in an American cabaret club during the Prohibition era. … Read More

Super Situation

* * * 3 stars

Dressed in a bright, yellow and blue outfit, and playing the part of Extraordinary Girl, Lois Tucker as the writer of the play has taken her inspiration from the style of comic books. She is … Read More

The Canterbury Tales

Tabard Productions version of Chaucer’s Canterbury’s Tales has many virtues. The young cast show much versatility in successfully taking on many roles, and Harriet Bradley’s direction of her own adaptation is straightforward and clear. After the initial meeting of … Read More

Foursome

StoppedClock are fast becoming one of our favourite theatre groups and this is the third production we have seen so far and the third one packed with quality. This bitter-sweet tale of two sisters Anna, played by Hayley Doyle … Read More

My Darling Clemmie

Rohan McCullough has the demeanour and calm dignity to convince immediately in the role she plays as Clementine Churchill. Hugh Whitemore’s play charts Clementine’s life story from childhood to Winston Churchill’s death in 1965. This is a huge span … Read More

Searching for Eden

This production really gets back to basics and in more ways than one is totally stripped back. The set consists of three black boxes, the costumes? Designed and created by Mother Nature herself. In the beginning there was man, … Read More

Why do all Catherines Call themselves Kate

Why do all Catherines Call themselves Kate The set is a rundown living room on New Years Eve . A seen better days sofa, a carpet with a big burn in it newspapers strewn around and two actors playing … Read More

Catwalk Confidential

Robyn Petersen the writer and performer of this play tells the story of her life from the early days of growing up in ‘60’s Miami Beach culture through her early 70’s escape to New York and consequently on to … Read More

The Fuss

Mary lies in bed helpless, the only comfort she has is the fact that Patrick Swayze has the same disease and visits her in her delusions and dreams. Her loving brothers Matthew and Teddy come to share her home … Read More