Correspondence

Claire McDonald’s new play belongs to the genre of experimental theatre. It is a series of riddles. A programme is issued before the play begins which does help to set out the scenario. The music as the audience take … Read More

Confessions & Obsessions of a Thirtysomething Divorcee

This one woman play written and performed by Melanie Sherwood is the story of a thirty something divorcee on the morning of an ex’s wedding to which she is invited. Xara Fox is the character and we first meet … Read More

Coming Up for Air

‘Coming up for Air’ is a very special show and Stan Strickland is a very special artist. His performance is a story in words and music of a jazz musician who, having absorbed many forms of music, wants to … Read More

The Chinese State Circus

The Chinese State Circus is a beautiful and elegant show which really gives you an insight into eastern culture over the years.  The show is divided into two halves.  The first half leads us through the entertainment offered to … Read More

The Censor – Anthony Nelson

For six years Frank, Eric Robinson, has worked in a dingy office as a film censor at the lowest end of the hierarchy of the organisation and he has been asked to pass total pornography by the producer Shirley … Read More

Caruso and The Quake

Actor and tenor, Ignacio Jarquin takes on the role of Enrico Caruso recounting his survival through the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. At this time Caruso was at the height of his fame and popularity, the favourite of Presidents and … Read More

Bully

Richard Fry’s performance of his verse play is absorbing. His low key, measured style draws you in as the story unfolds. The verse format adds to the tension helping to construct mental images of his descriptions. The language is … Read More

Broken Nails

Combining acting, puppetry and song, Anna Skubik plays out a dialogue between Marlene Dietrich, portrayed as a life size puppet, and her young maid. The play is set at the end of Dietrich’s life. Despite her fame in the … Read More

Britt Ekland:  Britt on Britt

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Boys Of The Empire

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