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Director: Daisy Prince Musical Director: Lance Horne Reviewer: Ian Foster The Public Reviews Rating: First Things Last celebrated the release of American musical theatre writer Lance Horne’s debut album at the Garrick Theatre, following two shows in New York earlier this month. The album features a host of highly talented stars from the West End and Broadway, so [...]

Writers: Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis Reviewer: Laura Stimpson The Public Reviews Rating: Probably best known (as a double act) for their work on Radio 4’s the Now Show, Punt and Dennis are a well seasoned double act. On their first tour for over three years Punt and Dennis set out to see if they’ve still got what [...]

Writer: Lizzie Allen Composer: Dominic Sales Director: Lizzie Alle Reviewer: Laura Stimpson The Public Reviews Rating: With only one performer, one of the best known children’s stories of all time and a set small enough to fit into the back of a car, I really wasn’t sure what to expect when I turned up to see Who’s been [...]

In the loud, boisterous world of theatre, the smaller projects often don’t get a look in. But away from the glitz of the West End and the headline-grabbing producing houses, there’s a vibrant fringe world. There’s the pub theatre showcasing international plays, the small venue run on love – and not much else, the director who isn’t in it [...]

Reviewer: Ian Winterton The Public Reviews Rating: Stand-up comedy’s a funny beast – apart from pop music, no other popular art form can propel a person from anonymity to household-name ubiquity quite so fast. Before this year is out, Micky Flanagan will join the roster of comics – Peter Kay, Jimmy Carr, Michael McIntyre, Frank Skinner et al [...]

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: David Farr Reviewer: Toni Stott-Rates The Public Reviews Rating: My exposure to King Lear has been rather confined to strange movie offerings and a hasty and limp look at it in high school, so it was with a smidge of interest and whole lot of worry that I came to this production to [...]

Writer: Helen Goldwyn Director: Nigel Fairs Reviewer: Helen Jones The Public Reviews Rating: For those of us over a certain age, Louise Jameson is probably best known for her roles as Blanche in Tenko and Leela in Doctor Who; or by younger readers for her role in Eastenders. However, none of these roles do justice to her acting [...]

Reviewer: Poppy Helm The Public Reviews Rating: Performing in tribute to one of the best selling bands of all time, Gaga have big shoes to fill and, in case we were to forget their the source of their inspiration, they do it with the spectral faces of the original foursome looming behind them on the wall. Refreshingly, Gaga [...]