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Writer: Liam Mellor Director: Matthew Parker Reviewer: Lauren Rare The Public Reviews Rating: Star Pantomimes, directed by Matthew Parker, need to take a serious look at this poor effort which they pass off as a ‘magical adventure’. Based on the story of Anastasia, the only survivor of the Romanov dynasty and her quest to be reunited with her [...]

Director: Michael Chapman Reviewer: Steven Patrick The Public Reviews Rating: LHK Productions has been producing pantomime around the North West for the past 5 years and this year bring their festive offering of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to the Stwit Theatre in Wrexham for the first time. Telling the famous fairy tale on stage is never [...]

Writer: Guy Pascall & Simon Barnard Director: Simon Barnard Reviewer: Steve Burbridge The Public Reviews Rating: Well, the programme notes promise to “take the original ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ fairy tale and give it a new twist as only New World can!” But, that rather ostentatious hyperbole aside, Whitley Bay Playhouse’s seasonal production has an [...]

Writer/Directoe: Philip Dart Reviewer: Jim Gillespie The Public Reviews Rating: What’s not to like? This is traditional pantomime at the top of its game. Other commitments meant that it was halfway through its run, 18 shows old, before I managed to see it. It was still fresh as a daisy. The young lovers are sweet, and can both [...]

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: David Farr Reviewer: Ian Foster The Public Reviews Rating: Sometimes quite a difficult play to pull off due to the disparate nature of its two main strands, The Winter’s Tale remains a popular choice for the RSC and this production, part of the Roundhouse season, was originally seen in Stratford in 2009. Starting off [...]

Book, music and lyrics: The Heather Brothers Director: John Plews Reviewer: Elizabeth Vile The Public Reviews Rating: It’s a normal Saturday night, any Saturday night during 1964, it could be a year either side but nothing more and the Club A Go-Go has opened its doors for business. This high energy musical charts the trials and tribulations of [...]

Writer: Julian Harries & Pat Whymark Music: Pat Whymark Director Julian Harries Reviewer: Michael Gray The Public Reviews Rating: Maybe the front row wasn’t such a good idea. We chased the horse round the stage, wielded an inflatable hammer, as well as barking like a fox and being stung by a jellyfish. Didn’t dare take out the notebook, [...]

Writer: Lewis Carroll Music: Matthew Scott Adaptor: Adrian Mitchell Director: Dale Rooks Reviewer: Ann Bawtree The Public Reviews Rating: How many theatrical adaptations of “Alice” have there been? It is a daunting task and they have ranged from the nauseous Disney film to Jonathan Miller’s enchanting black and white TV production made fifty years ago and still [...]