March 2019

18 March 2019 3*** What a curious piece of work is this. ‘Rough Crossing’ was never one of Tom Stoppard’s runaway hits and a revival of this 35 year old play is a good opportunity for new audiences to take a view on it. Loosely based on Ferenc Molnar’s ‘Play at the Castle’, the story […]

12 March 2019 4**** It is no coincidence, I am sure, that this play is timed to open on the 30th anniversary of the submission of proposals for the web by its founder, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. To mark the occasion, Berners-Lee offered his thoughts on the current state of his invention. “I’m very concerned about nastiness

1* 11 March 2019 There is patently an audience for a show like CLUB TROPICANA-THE MUSICAL – many rose to their feet and cheered and applauded during the MEGAMIX of the finale – I, however, am not one of that number. Juke Box Musicals have been all the rage for some years and some work,

5 March 2019 4**** The short life of Andrea Dunbar was eventful to be sure – by the age of 15 she had given birth to a still-born child and went on to have three children by different fathers, lived in a women’s refuge and been the youngest writer to have a play debuted at

2 March 2019 2** In his programme notes, Director Mike Tweddle says “..we’ve discovered a very political and dramatic story. There is so much at stake for the characters, who live in a society that is harsh and problematic. We wanted to make these high stakes as palpable as possible for a modern audience, so