REVIEWS
Beauty and the Beast – Floral Pavillion
The festive season has started in New Brighton with the opening of Beauty and the Beast. Now when I review…
The Drunks – Hope Street Theatre
Off the Ground Theatre’s The Drunks, directed by Dan Meigh, is a darkly comic political satire, exploring themes of incompetent…
Destiny the Panto –The Black-E
The year is 2034 and we start this panto with Time (Leanne Cooney) bringing us up to speed on the…
The Scouse Sleeping Beauty – Liverpool’s Royal Court
Coming to the Royal Court Liverpool is always a delight and tonight I had the privilege of seeing ‘The Scouse…
Sunset Boulevard – Royal Albert Hall
Sunset Boulevard is a whirlwind of a musical about ambition, dreams, and human fragility. The story focuses on two characters,…
Donizetti’s Don Pasquale – Liverpool Empire
To finish their touring run for 2021, Glyndebourne have saved the best for last with Donizetti’s great comedy serving as…
Measure for Measure – Shakespeare’s Globe
Shakespeare's Globe opens its winter season with a lively production of the bard’s more intriguing plays, Measure for Measure. Referred…
Handel’s Messiah – Liverpool Empire
As the calendar ticks over into December and Christmas looms properly into view, there are certain things that can be…
A Christmas Carol – Alexandra Palace
For many Christmas would not be Christmas without Dicken’s famous ghost tale which in many ways started and embodies the…
Beauty and the Beast – Leeds City Varieties
I say it every year - oh yes, I do - that the success of any panto depends on how…