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Writer: Caryl Churchill Director: Max Stafford-Clark Reviewer: Glen Pearce The Public Reviews Rating:   Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls is widely regarded as a classic of 20th Century theatre, an examination of the sacrifices women over the centuries have had to make to become successful in a male dominated environment. However despite this status and the critical plaudits this [...]

Director: Stephen Daldry Music: Stephen Warbeck Reviewer: Poppy Helm The Public Reviews Rating: Almost fifteen years since I studied An Inspector Calls at school myself, another generation of teenagers cram giddily into The Lowry to do the same – a testament to both the longevity of J.B. Priestly’s original story and the lure of Academy Award winning director [...]

Writers: Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran Music supervision:Keith Strachan Choreographer: Carole Todd Director: Bob Thomson Reviewer: Joanna Papageorgiou The Public Reviews Rating:   There is dancing and singing and spinning around. There were songs that had people tapping their feet and bobbing their heads. There were pretty gals and there were some alright looking guys. There was a [...]

Writer: Alan Ayckbourn Director: Alan Ayckbourn Reviewer: Flip Miller The Public Reviews Rating:   “Who would have thought the Police would mistake Jesus for a deadly weapon?”  Just one of the wonderful one-liners written by Alan Ayckbourn in his 75th play Neighbourhood Watch. Set in the house of brother and sister Martin and Hilda who have just moved [...]

Writer: Stephen Venables Reviewer: Jo Beggs The Public Reviews Rating: What makes men (and occasionally women) climb mountains? Internationally acclaimed mountaineer, writer and broadcaster Stephen Venables doesn’t attempt to answer this question, but it’s one that plays on my mind throughout his excellent illustrated talk. Most of the audience don’t need to ask – a fair proportion of [...]

Writer: Rick Limentani Composer: Iván Capillas Director: Rick Limentani Reviewer: Deborah Klayman The Public Reviews Rating: Boasting an elaborate and superbly designed set juxtaposing two clashing cultures, Freedom is set in the dual worlds of modern day Tajikistan and England. A young man, Fariad (Indranyl Singharay), learns that his father has told an audacious lie to try [...]

Reviewer: Lettie Mckie The Public Reviews Rating: Any famous group from ABBA to The Smiths, Blur to Oasis, The Sex Pistols to The Wurzels have at least one (and probably more) tribute acts to their name. Although, like Marmite, the beauty of these acts is largely in the eye of the beholder, their success is undeniable. The Iron [...]

Writer: Hugo von Hofmannstahl Music: Richard Strauss Director: David McVicar Reviewer: Elizabeth Vile The Public Reviews Rating: This revival of the 2008 production at the London Coliseum of Der Rosenkavalier tells the comic story of a passionate young man, a beautiful young woman, a melancholic older woman and a rampant old man. Serious themes of arranged marriages, infidelity [...]