King Lear , Holy Trinity Church, Guildford by Graham Gurrin

Holy Trinity Church, Guildford: With just the hint of a set, but plenty of atmosphere provided by both lighting and sound as well as the building itself, this 18th-century church becomes the…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:57am on January 21, 2015☆⚑

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford by Graham Gurrin

Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford: Regulars Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Peter Gordon and Jamie Brook do their usual marvellous jobs as villain, dame and jester. In the Prince Charming role, Peter Dukes gives…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:33am on December 10, 2014☆⚑

Robin's Winter Adventure , Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford by Graham Gurrin

Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford: Robin and his family have to move from their idyllic rural life to one in the big city, and understandably the young boy doesn't want to go. Read …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:17am on November 26, 2014☆⚑

The Jungle Book , Claremont Landscape Gardens, Esher, Surrey by Graham Gurrin

Claremont Landscape Gardens, Esher, Surrey: From the moment Chapterhouse's performance begins - on a small rostrum stage in one corner of a landscaped garden, decorated with little more…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:44am on July 21, 2014☆⚑

Kidnapped, Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford by Graham Gurrin

Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford: A sing-song is under way on stage as the audience enters, the songs instantly giving a flavour of 17th century Scotland. Jamie Laird as Davie Balfour tells the stor…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:41am on February 21, 2014☆⚑

Rising Damp, New Victoria, Woking by Graham Gurrin

New Victoria, Woking: Any reservations one might have about revisiting a classic are immediately dispelled as Stephen Chapman walks on stage with a perfect imitation of Leonard Rossiter as R…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:07am on July 8, 2013☆⚑

Being Tommy Cooper, Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford by Graham Gurrin

Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford: On one side of the stage, Morgan Deare as Billy Glason lectures us on Las Vegas slot machines. He's there to try to sell jokes to Tommy Cooper, without much su…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:22am on May 7, 2013☆⚑

The Waving Kat of Japan (Maneki Neko), Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford by Graham Gurrin

Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford: Deaf director Caroline Parket provides here a top notch study in stagecraft. Our hero the prince goes on an adventure, has a swordfight and meets a bea…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:31am on April 29, 2013☆⚑

Macbeth, Holy Trinity Church, Guildford by Graham Gurrin

Holy Trinity Church, Guildford: Staged in the round, with abstract black wooden structures behind the audience providing support for various elements of the production, Sarah Bacon's de…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:49am on February 8, 2013☆⚑

My Big Little Sister, Yvonne Arnaud, Mill Studio, Guildford by Graham Gurrin

Yvonne Arnaud, Mill Studio, Guildford: Ruby is a typical little girl, wanting to play with her big brother, dress up as a princess or a pop star, wear make-up, to be able to do what grown-up…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:31pm on January 3, 2013☆⚑

Cinderella, Harlequin, Redhill by Graham Gurrin

Harlequin, Redhill: Andrea McLean does surprisingly well as the Fairy Godmother, which is more than can be said for the other star name, Lloyd Daniels, who can only have been cast as Prince …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:55am on December 17, 2012☆⚑

Aladdin, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford by Graham Gurrin

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford: Kit Hesketh-Harvey virtually repeats last year's evil villain role, this time as Abanazar, but it doesn't matter because he plays it with such rel…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:08am on December 14, 2012☆⚑

The Rivals, Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford by Graham Gurrin

Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford: The set for this classic play is very simple - a couple of scaffold towers covered in white fairy lights, four plants, six chairs and a tiled f…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:30am on September 24, 2012☆⚑

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford by Graham Gurrin

Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford : Jim Cartwright directs his award-winning play for the first time. He emphasises the grimness of his characters' existence, which heightens the humour, so this…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:21am on September 5, 2012☆⚑

Three Men In A Boat, Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford by Graham Gurrin

Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford: Christopher Brandon plays George, a bit of a smoothy. Tom Hackney plays daft Harris and Alastair Whatley is J, the earnest one. Brandon and Hackney also play numero…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:37am on August 17, 2012☆⚑

Barefoot in the Park, Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford by Graham Gurrin

Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford: Faye Castelow is perfectly cast as the capricious Corrie Bratter, looking uncannily like a younger Maureen Lipman. Dominic Tighe does well to make her "stuffed…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 1:09pm on April 3, 2012☆⚑