17 stories by "Sheila Tracy"
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 …
Connaught 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…
Mill 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.
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October 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…
Mill 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…
Mill 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 …
Pavilion 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…
Mill 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…
Princes 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…
Connaught 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…
New 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…
November 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. …
November 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…
Mill 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…
Mill 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…
Mill 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…
Mill 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…
