I’m sorry I can’t help it, I love a murder mystery! The setting of the scene in an English country village, the introduction of stereo-typic characters, the following of clues and red herrings to an unmasking finale, all fills me with a reassuring warm glow.
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How do you review an experience? Girl from the North Country written and directed by Conor McPherson, using the music and lyrics of Bob Dylan is just that.
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I was lucky enough to see Ella Fitzgerald live at Ronnie Scott’s Club in the 1970s; an event which has always stayed with me. Tonight was an opportunity to relive that time and I wasn’t disappointed.
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After an uncertain and rather slow start The Coppergate Woman gathered momentum and burst into life, using stunning effects: lighting, sound and AV which matched anything I have seen on stage, outside the West End.
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On tour at York Theatre Royal this week is a West End success: The play what I wrote. Naturally, we know this must be about Morecambe and Wise, mustn’t we?
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This is a story of a journey across England to locate the trees planted after the war, by protagonist James’ grandad, in memory of his WW2 comrades. James’ mission is to bring back an acorn. His grandad is dying and he wants James to plant an acorn in Yorkshire, at a site where his ashes will be scattered.
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This is an inspiring story told by playwright Caroline Bird about a working-class MP who fought tirelessly for social justice in an unfair world. Naturally, it didn’t help that she was also a woman!
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The Homecoming is a modern classic. It is a dark exploration of family relationships and naturally conveys Pinter’s unique view. When I first saw it at The Aldwych Theatre in 1966, I must confess to being confused. Theatre was at a crossroads; Samuel Beckett had unleashed the puzzling and controversial Waiting for Godot and audiences across the globe were feeling the force of Theatre of the Absurd and the confrontation of Theatre of Cruelty. Pinter fitted into a genre called, Theatre of Menace. What a time to be a drama student in London!
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After a 2 year wait, Stewart Lee is back again in terrific form.
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