37 stories by "Nick Dines"
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ingatestone Hall, Essex: A family-friendly tour that will take in many of Britain's most picturesque rural estates, it's hard to believe that James Stone's glorious adaptation…
Palace Theatre, Southend on Sea: Capturing those classic awkward elements at a school reunion, with nostalgic reminiscing of first loves, first kisses, grudges and fall-outs, Director Patric…
The Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Queen's Theatre ends its spring season with a glitzy interpretation of what's believed to be the Bard's breakthrough as a dramatist.
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Mercury Theatre, Colchester: Commemorating respected playwright Arnold Wesker's 80th birthday, director Andrew Breakwell resurrects this engrossing kitchen-sink drama, the central pilla…
The Queen's, Hornchurch: Pantomime season has arrived early, as Bob Carlton's rendition - set amid last summer's turbulent UK riots - relevantly resurrects Italian satirist Dario F…
Queen's, Hornchurch: Following well-received comedy successes Ladies' Day and sequel Ladies Down Under, Amanda Whittington returns to Queen's after five years with a musical drama …
