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Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Book/lyrics : Tim Rice Director : Bob Thomson / Bill Kenwright Reviewer : Steph Rowe The Public Reviews Rating: Most people have heard of the musical Evita, but who can honestly say they know the whole story, the story of her life before Juan Peron, of her struggles and her many challenges as she [...]

Writer: Clare Bayley Director: Bridget Keehan Reviewer: Jacqui Onions The Public Reviews Rating: Presented by the Welsh Refugee Council, The Container follows the journey of five refugees across Europe as they attempt to enter the UK stowed away in the back of a lorry. As you are ushered inside the only light is the sun shining in through [...]

The sun may not always be shining, but the one thing that we can rely on during the unpredictable British summer is the triumphant return of open air theatre. For a few months every year, theatregoers across the country brave the elements, pitch up with their picnics and pray for the rain to stay away [...]

She shot to fame as one of the original cast of super-soap ‘EastEnders’ and has since starred in several top-rated television series. Now, Gillian Taylforth is treading the boards in a girlie laugh-out-loud musical comedy. She tells STEVE BURBRIDGE all about it. As Kathy Mitchell in ‘EastEnders’, she was a chirpy cockney sparrow who faced [...]

Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: On stage Alan Price adopts the persona of a Geordie ‘Marvin the Paranoid Android’, bemoaning that, at 69, he cannot afford to retire but is forced to tour. This approach allows him to poke fun at – even apologise for- those songs that, although popular in their day, now seem cheesy; [...]

Director:Hofesh Shechter & Bruno Guillore and the artistes. Choreography: Hofesh Shechter Company Dancers Reviewer:Maggie Constable The Public Reviews Rating: This is the first chance to see new choreography by five dancers of the Hofesh Shechter Company in a programme of short new works, accompanied by live music, visuals and text. These are internationally acclaimed performers from all over [...]

Writer: David Mamet Director: Kate McGregor Reviewer: Ian Foster The Public Reviews Rating: Since opening last year, the Old Vic Tunnels has continued to develop as a performing space, making varied use of the atmospheric arches, and now they have opened up The Screening Room, a brand-new 125-seater space both programmed and run by a team of volunteers [...]

‘Three creatures, rejected from their fairy-tale forest home escape to the glistening city. Join gender confused, not so big-bad-Wolf, sugar addicted Squirrel & fame hungry Fox as they embark on a hilarious, harmonious, and heart-breaking search for a better life in a new, urban neighbourhood’. This is the synopsis of theatre company FAT CONTENT’s production, [...]