THE 2023 SUMMER PLAY SEASON AT THE MANOR PAVILION THEATRE, SIDMOUTH STARTS ON 26 JUNE AND RUNS UNTIL 23 SEPTEMBER – WITH A WEEK OFF IN THE MIDDLE FOR THE SIDMOUTH FOLK FESTIVAL. THIS IS THE 10TH YEAR OF THE SUMMER SEASON UNDER THE STEWARDSHIP OF PAUL TAYLOR-MILLS. TICKETS FOR ALL THE PLAYS ARE AVAILABLE …
Well, here we are again at the end of another year. The theatrical peak of which is this awards ceremony. Qualification for any award is based on the reviews written throughout the year. To acknowledge those in contention for the awards, nominations are listed in some categories, but not in all. The decisions of the …
JULY And so the summer continued back at the MANOR PAVILION THEATRE SIDMOUTH with GLORIOUS; Peter Quilter’s beautifully realised script about Florence Foster Jenkins. Directed with love and verve by Claire Evans this was a wonderfully entertaining and touching piece. Hilary Harwood excelled as Florence and Dominic McChesney was ideally cast as her husband. Notable …
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So, here we are again. Following a curtailed year of theatre going in 2021 I was full of enthusiasm to take in some super new shows and some returning old ones maybe. But we would have to see. 2022 has thrown up a whole variety of issues which means it won’t have been my most …
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Cormac Richards – September 2022 It is just over 4 years since I became a regular reviewer at the Theatre Royal Plymouth, though I had been there before, as a viewer only. The three auditoria which make up the theatre are; the Lyric with 1300 seats, the Drum with 200 and the Lab with 50. …
5 JANUARY 2022 After the last couple of years it is difficult to get your head around what has happened and when. This time last year the curtains had suddenly closed again on theatres across the UK and the outlook was rather bleak. A year on theatres are struggling to stay open, having had restrictions …
16 DECEMBER 2021 Today it has been announced that the Northcott Theatre in Exeter will take over the management of the Barnfield Theatre which sits in the heart of the City, At a time when theatre is at a level of high risk this is certainly a bold move. The aim is to secure the future of …
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A PROMPT CORNER MUSING Is the standing ovation expected for all shows now? Is this most special of accolades no longer reserved for the creme de la creme of theatre? I think I have stood for only a handful of times in over 40 years. But, as a reviewer you see all manner of events …
Making Theatre More Accessible Created in 2019, Dip the Nib is a company setting out to make a change in British Theatre.Having debuted their first production, ‘Grapho’ at The Lab at Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP), they will be moving on to develop more work which offers a new level of accessibility for audiences and performers …
A THEATRICAL PHENOMENON by Cormac Richards A visit to the Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth is something of a step back in time. It is undeniably quaint and rather old-fashioned. This year the theatre has started selling tickets online for the first time, the antique chandelier lights still illuminate the 277-seater auditorium and coffee and …
