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Can a Critic/Reviewer take a more hands on approach to the world in which we work? Honour Bayes takes a open, frank and very personal look into the role of the Critic.

Writer: Harold Brighouse Director: Tim Newns Reviewer: Johnny Fox The Public Reviews Rating: It’s general election year, the economy is reeling from the cost and shame of an unpopular war, development of radical new technology has made experienced workers too expensive to employ, and depressed wage rates for the rest. Strikes and confrontations between management and unions have [...]

Writer: Tennessee Williams Adaptor: Anton Chekhov Director: Phil Willmott Reviewer: Ian Foster The Public Reviews Rating: The Notebook of Trigorin is described as a ‘free adaptation’ of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull by American playwright Tennessee Williams. It’s quite the moment for Williams rarities in London with one of his earlier plays Spring Storm at the National Theatre and [...]

Becky Middleton lends her thoughts after being a member of the studio for the BBC’s latest show to find a West End star – Over The Rainbow!

Written and Directed by Inspector Sands Reviewer: Alex Millar The Public Reviews Rating: This performance rather lives up to the tile of the show and only scratches at the surface of it’s ‘lets look at modern life’ ideas. That said there are more than enough physically dexterous and show stealing moments from all 3 performers to keep you [...]

Music: Benjamin Britten Libretto: Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten adapted from Shakespeare Conductor: Michael Rosewell Director: James Conway Reviewer: Audrey Pointer The Public Reviews Rating: Written for a chamber orchestra, this opera premiered in 1960 at the Aldeburgh Festival, conducted by Benjamin Britten himself. In a work considered by many to be the composer’s operatic masterpiece, Britten employs [...]

Writer:Gilbert & Sullivan Adaptor/Director: Jeff Clarke Reviewer: Michael Gray The Public Reviews Rating: Was there ever a saucier Sorcerer ? Opera della Luna have taken Gilbert’s first full-length comic opera and fast-forwarded it a hundred years to the 1970s, where its themes of free love and mind-altering substances feel very much at home. We are at a garden [...]