22 stories by "Roger Malone"
The reliably inventive Devon-based theatre company Le Navet Bete has created its best production to date with this swashbuckling adventure based on
Steve McFadden clearly relishes his role as the evil Captain Hook. There is a brief nod to Eastenders, but otherwise this Qdos production
There is much mirth in Le Navet Bete's take on A Christmas Carol. Yet, despite the efforts of the four versatile performers,
Lesley Joseph and Ben Nickless shine in a production positively glittering with panto pizzazz. Joseph is a Machiavellian marvel as Queen Lucretia,
It's a tall order getting a troupe of trained animals to deliver the Jungle Book menagerie of characters. And when, at the
Theatre Royal, Plymouth: From dippy behaviour as Simple Simon to terrific impersonations and funny voices, Bobby Davro has plenty of panto panache.
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The Lyric, Theatre Royal Plymouth: Small wonder there is a roar of appreciation, as well as rapturous applause, at the curtain call for this piece of dramatic dynamite. Shakespeare's da…
Drum Theatre, Plymouth: James Graham's thriller concerns a young urban guerilla group in the 1970s committed to violence against the state, amid a backdrop of cuts and unemployment.
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TR2, Theatre Royal, Plymouth: Taking performance out of the theatre and thrusting it into the back of an ambulance is edgy enough to induce palpitations among audiences of a nervous disposit…
Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay: Bringing the West End to the West Country is the justifiably proud boast of the latest production to tread the Babbacombe boards.
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Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay: Babbacombe's eight-month-long variety bonanza, with producer Colin Matthews at the helm, ensures a prolonged season of theatrical sunshine.
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Drum Theatre, Plymouth: This is a gripping, dark drama exploring the cataclysmic results of the collision of two couples' worlds. As their home is flooded - not an unknown occurrence th…
Theatre Royal, Plymouth: For those who think they are too old to be kids again this production is a fizzing panto-affirming tonic.
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Babbacombe, Torquay: It's a trifle strange to see an auditorium decked out in festive tinsel before the hurdle of Halloween has barely been cleared.
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Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay: Spellbound is a slice of pure magic that lives up to such a self-proclaiming superlative.
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Drum Theatre, Plymouth: In turn funny, poignant, autobiographical and inventive, King Lear's demons are unleashed and entwined with the actor Edward Petherbridge's recovery from a …
Drum, Plymouth: Who is the fastest - the Hare or the Tortoise? It doesn't matter really, because the fun is in finding out.
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Theatre Royal, Plymouth: When it comes to dazzle the Royal delivers one of the glitziest shows around. Full of sparkle and spectacle, this production is a gem from start to finish.
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Queen's, Barnstaple: For festive fun, head straight - as an arrow - to Sherwood Forest, where you will find the merriest of men.
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Babbacombe Theatre, Babbacombe: Merry Christmas - at Babbacombe seasonal celebrations come early. Back projection snowflakes and frosty dry ice are rapidly thawed as the company serves up Le…
Royal, Plymouth: In these taxing times a good belly laugh is better than money in the bank. Spend an evening in the company of Professor Marcus and his hapless robbers and you come away rich…
Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay: A liberal sparkling of stardust ensures this variety show gem glitters with impact throughout.
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