154 stories by "Jeremy Brien"
Mark Goucher, who is bedding in as the new Chief Executive at Cheltenham Everyman, has launched his strategy to make the theatre
The family of Tom Berkeley, co-founder of Guildford-based Split Second Productions, have lived in the fortress-like Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire since the
Peter Pan, seen by JM Barrie as his theatrical homage to childhood, is always at its best allying dazzling flying scenes with
Professional circus clown Tweedy is in his pomp in his home town pantomime at Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre. It's well worth arriving 15
Most of the plays in Tom Stoppard`s kaleidoscopic portfolio appeal to the intellect. But The Real Thing, an examination of the nature
It is one of the best-known put-downs in the whole of Noel Coward. "Very flat Norfolk," a peevish Amanda tells her dangerously
Henry Goodman previously portrayed that doyen of repressed fears, Sigmund Freud, in Terry Johnson's surreal comedy Hysteria. So it doesn't take a
A favourite of James Joyce and Graham Greene, the work of enigmatic Irish satirist Flann O`Brien is a bold choice for an
Few Shakespeare plays are better suited to the time machine treatment than Much Ado About Nothing. After all, soldiers returning from battle
This politically-charged, modern-dress version of Julius Caesar marks a second collaboration between the Bristol Old Vic and students from the independent BOV
When Moliere`s 17th century satirical masterpiece, Tartuffe, was premiered at the Palace of Versailles, critics were appalled by his depiction of religious
Two bold concepts inhabit this thrilling modern-dress version of Othello. Young actors virtually straight out of RADA " Abraham Popoola and Norah
Given that previous performers in the role have included the likes of Barbara Dickson, Petula Clark, Carole King and four of the
Terry Johnson has a penchant for conjuring up meetings between famous but unlikely people. It first surfaced with Marilyn Monroe and Albert
Torvill and Dean get to use of one of the largest stages in the country for their second highly successful venture into
Greg Banks has an international reputation as a writer and director for young audiences, so it is no surprise that this rumbustious
Professional circus clown Tweedy is on sabbatical from the Big Top for the fifth Christmas running, bringing his special laughter-making talent to
The unusual pairing of modest-sized Horsham-based producers One from the Heart and giant entertainment group Qdos furnish the Swindon pantomime for the 12th
Aladdin chalked up more UK box office business than any other pantomime last Christmas. Some of its traditional strengths shine through in
Weston-super-Mare`s seafront Tropicana, rescued from dereliction last year when renowned street artist Banksy attracted 150,000 visitors to his surreal Dismaland exhibition, is
It is with considerable aplomb that writer and producer Paul Hendry has mixed JM Barrie`s literary celebration of childhood in Peter Pan,
The usual blaze of publicity surrounding the arrival of a new playhouse in town was nowhere to be seen when the Theatre
Brunel's Passenger Shed, Temple Meads Station, Bristol: Never one to shun innovation, Isambard Kingdom Brunel would surely have approved of the imaginative use of circus skills to help mark …
Theatre Royal Bath: This is the first Christmas at the Theatre Royal Bath since the sudden death of Chris Harris, doyen of pantomime dames and director here for the last 13 years. Management…
Brewery Theatre, Bristol: The addition of a studio space, the Brewery Theatre, just across the road from the Tobacco Factory Theatres' main house, comes into its own at Christmas time. …
