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Reviewer: Tony Oliver The Public Reviews Rating: Milton Jones, who in recent history has been seen in stylishly garish shirts on TV in such shows as ‘Mock the Week’ and the ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’, appeared in York last night supported by James Acaster. Having seen his TV performances I wasn’t sure that his Pun Comedy and delivery [...]

The Public Reviews Rating: Reviewer: Rosie Revell The show that took Britain’s Got Talent by storm earlier this year rolled into Bradford last night. Now in its sixteenth year The Circus of Horrors is certainly unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. Set in a cabaret club in 1920’s Berlin, the show itself is certainly entertaining, occasionally disturbing and [...]

The Public Reviews would like to wish a big happy birthday to the Sheffield Crucible, which celebrates 40 years of great theatre on November 9th,.  The theatre has a lot on offer during the month for anyone wanting to mark this special occasion. Whether you fancy a slice of cake, a trip down memory lane, or something [...]

Samantha Barks has finally landed the role of Nancy… three years after auditioning for it. The Les Misérables star, who finished third in the 2008 TV talent show, has been announced as the leading lady of this winter’s UK tour of Oliver! She will join The Bill’s Iain Fletcher (Three Musketeers, Mamma Mia!) as Bill [...]

Reviewer: Paul Downham The Public Reviews Rating: Just when I thought the Lowry could not surprise me anymore with its versatility as a venue I walked into the Quays Theatre tonight to see the entire stalls seating had been removed and replaced with tables and chairs! A large undertaking in my view to seat just 108 audience members [...]

Mention puppets and the immediate associations are probably Pinocchio, Jim Henson and children’s shows, but this re-emerging art form has just as much to offer adults as kids. Puppetry is on top form in the capital this week thanks to the second Suspense London Puppetry Festival, proving that puppets can be very grown-up indeed, while [...]

Writer/Director: John Burns Reviewer: Laura Maley The Public Reviews Rating: Branded the “Wickedest Man in the World” Aleister Crowley is one of the most controversial men of the 20th century. John Burns brings his one man show to Salford’s Lowry to strip away the myths surrounding Crowley and examine the truth of the man they called The Beast. [...]

Writer: Nigel Fairs Director: Louise Jameson Reviewer: Jo Beggs The Public Reviews Rating: If you’re looking for something truly chilling to see this Halloween weekend you can’t go far wrong with this true crime tale which tells the story of 1940s serial killer John George Haigh. There’s no doubt that Haigh’s murders, or ‘killings’ as he preferred to [...]