November 2023

CORMAC RICHARDS – REVIEW OF THE THEATRE YEAR 2023 – PART ONE

As ever, this review takes in all the plays/shows reviewed and makes mention of those that have been watched without the reviewing hat on – though all may be eligible for the Cormac Richards Theatre Awards! Along the way I am sure I will make mention of this and that and t’other!   JANUARY Always […]

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EDWARD SCISSORHANDS – Theatre Royal Plymouth – A Second Viewing

______ 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

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CINDERELLA – ENGLISH TOURING OPERA – Exeter Northcott Theatre

______ 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

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