Princes Hall Theatre, Aldershot: Robert Hopkins celebrates 20 years of producing and starring in pantomimes at this theatre, joined for the tenth time by the irrepressible Donovan Christian …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:38AMConnaught Theatre, Worthing: The Connaught, once known for its excellent pantomimes, falls way below previous standards for the second year running, mainly because of the poor script. What h…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:03AMMill at Sonning, nr Reading: Patrick Monckton leads the cast in a role that sees him rarely leave the stage in this popular farce, written in 1967. Read the full review
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:33AMOctober 3-November 23: Reported to be Canada's most produced play worldwide and promising to have the audience screaming and hanging on to their seats, on this occasion it had most of t…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:55AMMill at Sonning: This is based on the eponymous 1950 film starring Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor as a father and his 18-year-old daughter, roles taken here by Steven Pinder and Evelyn A…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMMill at Sonning, Reading: Today an Alan Ayckbourn play is guaranteed to fill a theatre, but on this occasion the laughs are few and far between and one can only surmise that Ayckbourn had a …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:45AMPavilion Theatre, Worthing : For sheer spectacle this production is hard to beat, although don't expect a re-run of the Judy Garland classic movie. This is the brainchild of Paul Hammon…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMMill at Sonning: Ray Cooney is a genius, no argument. His most successful play, Run for your Wife, was recently made into a film, which premieres in February. This is the hilarious follow-up…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:04AMPrinces Hall, Aldershot: This is Robert Hopkins 19th pantomime at the Princes Hall, producing, directing and starring, an admirable record. However, Beauty and the Beast doesn't coast a…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01AMConnaught Theatre, Worthing: The Connaught has a considerable reputation for excellent pantomimes but this year's production falls way short of its previous standard. The script is poor…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:04AMNew Victoria Theatre, Woking: For the past 16 years Eric Potts has been at the forefront of the pantomime world and he is an absolute delight to watch, supported by a strong cast which inclu…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:11AMNovember 26 then touring until October 12, 2013: A tremendously entertaining show, spoilt somewhat by over-amplification. The Benny Goodman Band played Carnegie Hall with three microphones. …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:24AMNovember 1-December 8: Having had success in 1966 with Plaza Suite, consisting of three one act plays within a play set in New York, Neil Simon repeated the experiment 10 years later with Ca…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:06AMMill at Sonning, Reading: The proof of the title is in the silence of the audience, broken only by occasional nervous laughter. Set in 1857 in a working mill on the River Thames in Berkshire…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:09PMMill at Sonning: Michael Cooney, who now lives and works in Los Angeles and has several film scripts to his credit, has certainly inherited his father's talent for writing, having colla…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:02AMMill at Sonning: Lucy Bennett's debut as a playwright holds promise. Nothing spectacular, just an easygoing romance that is pleasing on the eye and ear. And full marks to set designer T…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:12AMMill at Sonning, Reading: Only a genius such as Alan Ayckbourn could write a play of this complexity and make it viable. Who else would have even considered one set combining two different h…
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