Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Ever since his production of The Great Gatsby drew wide acclaim last summer, audiences have been waiting to see if director Simon Jessop could follow this up. Ps…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:06AMWednesday, December 24, 2014
Brentwood Theatre, Essex: Continuing its pedigree for charming alternatives to the traditional pantomime and marking 21 entertaining years, Brentwood Theatre celebrates its coming-of-age wit…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:25AMFriday, December 12, 2014
Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: This is Nicholas Pegg's 15th festive offering at this venue and the standard he has set remains as high as ever with some particularly fine singing and acti…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:57AMWednesday, December 10, 2014
Civic, Chelmsford: Discarding the glass slippers from last year's Cinderella success, One From The Heart returns to Neverland, seven years and 170,000 spectators on from first collabora…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:50AMWednesday, November 5, 2014
Mercury Theatre, Colchester, Essex: Those au fait with Bram Stoker's chilling gothic classic Dracula can expect terror with a comedic twist, as West End and fringe favourite The Fitzrov…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AMTuesday, October 7, 2014
Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Director Matt Devitt leads Queen's esteemed Cut to the Chase... cast of actor musicians in tackling acclaimed playwright Ken Ludwig's iconic Tony award…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:57AMWednesday, September 10, 2014
Civic Theatre, Chelmsford: Previously a Tony Award-nominated Broadway hit, Ian McElhinney revisits a West End favourite he first directed 15 years ago, re-acquainting audiences with this pop…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:25AMTuesday, September 2, 2014
Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Queen's opens its autumn season with a European premiere, resurrecting a seemingly forgotten musical murder-mystery, which started life as an Off-Broadway h…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:27AMTuesday, August 26, 2014
Civic Theatre, Chelmsford: Following previous renditions of this successful parody series, including last year's critically acclaimed Ha Ha Holmes!, Ha Ha Hood and The Prince of Leaves …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:23AMTuesday, April 15, 2014
Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Simon Jessop marks his directorial debut in what proves a refreshing adaptation of this classic 1920s tale - after Baz Luhrmann's flamboyant recent film por…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:50AMTuesday, March 11, 2014
Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Don't be put off by the salacious title; this is a witty, pacy 1970s bedroom farce delivered with impeccable comedic timing on an excellent split stage set.…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:04AMThursday, February 13, 2014
Mercury Theatre, Colchester: Having successfully delivered Dial M For Murder five years ago, director Lucy Bailey, widely acclaimed for her West End directing credit of The Postman Always Ri…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:26AMTuesday, February 4, 2014
Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Audiences who favoured Queen's 2010 staging of Travel's With My Aunt, another of esteemed writer Graham Greene's works, will welcome this glimpse …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:47AMThursday, December 12, 2013
Brentwood Theatre, Essex: Taking over the reins from director Ray Howes, Joseph Walsh adds to the theatre's reputation as a festive family favourite - Brentwood's 12th consecutive …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:34AMTuesday, December 3, 2013
The Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: This is esteemed writer Nicholas Pegg's 14th Queen's pantomime, and it's a true ensemble performance.
Read the full review
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:25PMThursday, October 31, 2013
Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Boasting an unbeaten record as Broadway's longest-running comedy thriller, Deathtrap's arrival in Hornchurch, 35 years since first opening in New York,…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:13PMTuesday, July 30, 2013
Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Returning to Queen's for a seventh time, following several Hornchurch hits, including 2011's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, writer Chris Bo…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:02AMTuesday, April 23, 2013
Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, Essex: Don't be swayed by the critically panned movie rendition that hit cinemas earlier this year, as 30 years on from first leaving West End audiences in …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:28AMTuesday, April 2, 2013
Mercury, Colchester: Having first directed the Hired Man five years ago, artistic director Daniel Buckroyd marks his Mercury directorial debut by delving into Melvin Bragg's poignant 19…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:25AMTuesday, March 12, 2013
Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Based on the real-life relationship between renowned composer Marvin Hamlisch and lyricist Carole Bayer Sager, Matt Devitt dusts down Neil Simon's turbulent…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:21PMTuesday, February 26, 2013
Mercury Theatre, Colchester: Initially premiered four years ago at the Nottingham Playhouse, Paul Hodson brings us a reprisal of Andy Barrett's popular anarchic offering, of an infamous…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:59AMTuesday, February 5, 2013
Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Queen's marks the beginning of its 60th anniversary year with a comic yet thought-provoking play penned by BAFTA-winning writer Kay Mellor.
Read the full re…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:45AMTuesday, December 18, 2012
Brentwood Theatre: After last year's charming Jemima Puddle Duck, Ray Howes again delves into the magical world of Beatrix Potter, with four enchanting tales to enthral juvenile audienc…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:22AMMonday, December 17, 2012
Harlow Playhouse, Essex: With a giant to rival most, Nicholas Collett's canny ploy to tap into the audience's imagination is commendable. Fleeting glimpses of Giant Blunderbore…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15AMFriday, December 14, 2012
Dick Whittington: After a hiatus of almost a decade, Dick Whittington makes a welcome return to the Civic Theatre, with inventive Simon Aylin once again at the helm.
Read the full review
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:11AMWednesday, December 12, 2012
Towngate, Basildon: Last year, pantomime perennial Simon Fielding quizzed audiences with festive show requests for 12 months time. With the JM Barrie classic a unanimous choice, Fielding and…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:28AMTuesday, December 11, 2012
Mercury Theatre, Colchester: Acknowledging our great Olympic year with numerous thoughtful references, the Mercury's zombie-fied giant, handled masterfully by Lyndi Smith, would certain…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:17AMTuesday, December 4, 2012
The Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Esteemed writer Nicholas Pegg need not superstitiously worry over his 13th Queen's pantomime, as fee-fi-fo-fum, Hornchurch delivers a panto not to be sh…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:19AMThursday, October 11, 2012
Mercury, Colchester: A far cry from her recent adaptation of The Secret Garden, Mary Swan's latest offering provides a thought-provoking insight into the harrowing effects of post-traum…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:09AMTuesday, September 4, 2012
The Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Picture Shakespeare's The Tempest, fuelled on 20th century rock' n' roll, on a high-velocity collision course with 1956 science-fiction film F…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:19PMFriday, August 31, 2012
Haunting Julia: In this, the long overdue debut UK tour of Alan Ayckbourn's 1994 supernatural thriller, director Andrew Hall, famed for his critically acclaimed production of Who's…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AM 
