November 2023

______ 28 November 2023 ______ 3*** ______ The ghost genre is one which is fairly thin on the ground theatrically speaking. ‘The Woman in Black’ has proved successful through its longevity, various versions of ‘The Turn of the Screw’ are to be found – the one I reviewed a few years ago was a disaster

______ 24 November 2023 ______ 5***** ______ It is not often you get the chance to see the same production twice within a week, but some shows are so well worth seeing more than once so close together. My main review for this wonderful production by Matthew Bourne can be seen here – https://theatreplays.uk/edward-scissorhands-theatre-royal-plymouth/ and

______ 21 November 2023 ______ 5***** ______ For those who know the film, the creation of a dance version of ‘Edward Scissorhands’ might seem odd, impossible to pull off… but when you are dealing with the genius of Sir Matthew Bourne, nothing is off limits. Not revived for 9 years, his 2005 show is back

______ 15 November 2023 ______ 4**** ______ Most people would agree that Margaret Thatcher was one of the most polarising Prime Ministers the UK has ever had. Was it just because of her policies or was her gender part of the issue? The Thatcher years all fell within the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth

______ 8 November 2023 ______ 4**** ______ Directors of stage productions always take an enormous risk when deciding to stage a well-known piece of work in unusual surroundings. Thus the decision by English Touring Opera to develop the story of ‘Cinderella’ (La Cenerentola) – Rossini’s sparkling 1817 work – inside a museum with the characters