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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Peter Pan, Princes Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex by Hugh Homan

Princes Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex: If you forget the whimsical Edwardian Barrie original (pre-rock 'n' roll) and just enjoy the pantomime as another show with songs and comedy…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:04PM
Monday, December 16, 2013

Aladdin, Rhodes, Bishop's Stortford by Hugh Homan

Rhodes, Bishop's Stortford: There's a wonderful, convivial family atmosphere to this locally-produced Aladdin. Many of the professional performers and most of the amateurs come from the…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:55AM
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Robin Hood, Arts Theatre, Cambridge by Hugh Homan

Arts Theatre, Cambridge: Very fast, very funny, very loud and very rock'n'roll - but there's little real story in Michael Fentiman and Matt Crosby's trip to Sherwood Fore…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:55AM
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

The Long Life and Great Good Fortune of John Clare, The Quay, Sudbury by Hugh Homan

The Quay, Sudbury: "I am - yet what I am, none cares or knows/My friends forsake me like a memory lost/I am the self-consumer of my woes." John Clare, the peasant poet. Read the f…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:04AM
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Cinderella, Princes Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea by Hugh Homan

Princes Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea: The Princes Theatre is a huge barn of a venue and to fill it with fun and laughter (particularly at 10am on a cold Tuesday morning) takes some effort. The Po…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:30AM

Cinderella, Rhodes Theatre, Bishops Stortford by Hugh Homan

Rhodes Theatre, Bishops Stortford: There's a lot of energy expended by a large company, much audience participation, plenty of shouting, but the essential magic for this most magical of…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:51AM
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Mansfield Park, Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds by Hugh Homan

Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds: Since word has been out for over 200 years I won't spoil anybody's enjoyment of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park by revealing that, in the end, Fan…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:21AM
Monday, June 25, 2012

Margaret Catchpole, Hush House, Bentwaters Parks, Suffolk by Hugh Homan

Hush House, Bentwaters Parks, Suffolk: To mark Eastern Angles' 30th anniversary the company has revived Margaret Catchpole, a play about an 18th century Suffolk woman who stole a horse,…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AM
Monday, June 11, 2012

King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone, Ickworth House, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk by Hugh Homan

Ickworth House, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk: It's not often I view a play sitting next to a six-month-old husky puppy, but as Cambridge Touring Theatre wisely took the decision to move fro…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:32AM
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Bugle Boy, Palace, Westcliff-on-Sea by Hugh Homan

Palace, Westcliff-on-Sea: You know that Bugle Boy, the Life Story of Glenn Miller, a musical to really get you In The Mood, is going to end sadly. There can't be many who are ignorant o…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AM
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Much Ado About Wenlock, Lavenham Village Hall, Lavenham, Suffolk by Hugh Homan

Lavenham Village Hall, Lavenham, Suffolk: You probably didn't know that the modern Olympic movement started in Much Wenlock in deepest Shropshire. I have it on the word of writer Rachae…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:27AM

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