A View from the Bridge  by Arthur Miller is currently playing at Oxford Playhouse, and I went along to review the show on the first night. Directed by Rosie Morgan-Males and produced by Labyrinth Productions, the synopsis of the show is as follows: This award-winning play follows Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn longshoreman whose world unravels when his wife’s Italian cousins arrive illegally. As his niece Catherine falls for the charming Rodolpho, Eddie’s protectiveness turns poss

I was invited to review Verbal Diary  way back at the start of May, when this hobby of mine was in its infancy.  The show sounded interesting and quirky to me, so I was glad to have been invited. When I walked into the theatre space, the first thing I noticed was a huge book on stage. During the show, the pages of this enormous diary (created by John Bulley, Ash Whiting and Dave Taylor) were turned, revealing new set backgrounds to suit the narrative. What a brilliant piece o

The Laramie Project  is a piece of contemporary verbatim theatre that was originated by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project after the brutal murder of a 21 year old gay man, Matthew Shepard, in October 1998. From transcripts from more than 200 interviews with the people who live in Laramie, this dramatic recreation of events was created.  Knowing the events that were going to unfold in front of you were based in reality had an impact before the play eve

Screaming, Crying, Throwing Up, Begging to be Loved (Yikes)  was written and performed by Alex Osborne and co-directed by Blake Stratso and Madisyn Mugavero. The play begins with our narrator entering her bedroom, after leaving an unseen character in her living room while she sorts out the mess she's left the room in earlier. Previously discarded clothes were picked up and thrown behind a curtain in haste. This instantly brought back memories of Sarah and Karl in Love Actuall

Ryan Craig’s adaption of Emma  by Jane Austen is a Theatre Royal Bath production with fitting timing as part of a celebration of Jane Austen’s 250 th  anniversary. I was invited to review the show at Oxford Playhouse. I have a vague memory of seeing a film version of Emma quite a few years ago but I am by no means an expert on the story as I have not read the book.  Seeing an adaption probably suited me more than some as I was not comparing the play to the book. I did recall

During the second day of Musical Con 2025 I achieved some of what I set out to do but not all of it.  This was because I spent most of my time at the Main Stage watching what was going on and taking quite a lot of photos of the performances. The day started with a talk about The Lion King  with some of the performers and crew talking with Henry Calvert and sharing some inside information about the West End production. Did you know that they use 232 puppets in each show?  Hard

Leyton Williams at Musical Con 2025 I feel hugely honoured to have been gifted a ticket for Musical Con 2025 – massive thanks to Chloe Nelkin Consulting for this – should I admit I was so excited when I heard, I had a sleepless night? Probably not, but there you go. This was my first visit to this event, so I really didn’t know what to expect but having loved musicals for as long as I can remember, I knew it would be my sort of thing. The queue opened at 8am –  I didn’t make

I was invited to review Willy Witches  by Mardy Cow Theatre, and the press information led me to believe this would be an amusing show to see.  This was the synopsis:  Willy Witches is based on a little known myth during the English witch trials when men hallucinated their “manhoods” falling off. And because it was 17th Century England, of course witches got the blame! We follow four women as they navigate this epidemic in their village, trying to make it out the other side w

Breaking the Code is a new production based on Hugh Whitemore’s book, with an additional new epilogue by Neil Bartlett.  I was excited to be invited to Oxford Playhouse to review this piece, as I already knew a fair amount about Alan Turing and the codebreakers at Bletchley Park during World War 2, but was hoping to find out more about the man himself. I had the added bonus of attending on an evening where there were both captions, and a post-show talk.  But more on those lat

The Party Girls – written by Amy Rosenthal - is a Marlowe Theatre Production, directed by Richard Beecham, and I was delighted to be...

I was invited to review the premier of Project: Walter , and the information I was sent about the show gripped me instantly, so it was an...

This week I found myself heading to the Golden Goose  theatre to see The New Rep’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream , the last...

It was a pleasure to be invited to review Maybe I Should Stop  at the Burton Taylor Studio in Oxford on the first day of its tour. The...

I was invited to review Two Come Home  and initially declined due to being away when it opened.  But the press release kept coming back...

Turtle: A Story About Christ, Cancer, Kinks, and Christmas  was written and performed by Blake Stratso, and directed by Alex Osborne.  ...

The debut of  A Roof Above My Head  was performed as part of Camden Fringe , and I went along to see the show during this run.  This was...

And Then I’ll Sleep  is a Working Girls Theatre Company production, written by Tasmin Wickremeratne and directed by Elsie Youngman. There...

I should begin this review by saying I went to see Cellar Door Theatre's production of Ghost from a Perfect Place  (written by Philip...

For the Lack of Laura centres around Laura (Jane Patterson), who is beautiful, graceful, and dreaming of true love. The scene is set as...

Established in 1972, Mikron Theatre offer a unique theatrical experience in multiple locations each year as they tour two shows. In the...