http://www.thepublicreviews.com Theatre reviews for you, by you. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:25:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sesame-street-live-elmo-makes-music-orchard-theatre-dartford/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sesame-street-live-elmo-makes-music-orchard-theatre-dartford/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:45:39 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=27669 Staging: Christopher Harper Writer: Annie Evans Musical Director: Jon Baker Reviewer: Christopher Owen The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Sesame Street Live is a stage version of the much loved TV phenomenon, and a show for the whole family. Younger children are in awe of the colourful characters and happy tunes, while [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sesame-street-live-elmo-makes-music-orchard-theatre-dartford/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/laura-veirs-the-lowry-salford/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/laura-veirs-the-lowry-salford/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:01:49 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=27485 Band: Alex Guy (keyboards and violin/viola) and Tim Young (guitars) Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars This is the first time that Laura Veirs has played a gig in Salford and the accent is something of a barrier. ‘Don’t be fooled’ a local calls out in response to her [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/laura-veirs-the-lowry-salford/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-on-ice-marlowe-theatre-canterbury/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-on-ice-marlowe-theatre-canterbury/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:19:08 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=27398 Music: Silvio Amato Artistic Director & Choreographer: Cavaliere Giuseppe Arena Reviewer: Victoria Bawtree The Public Reviews Rating: 3 out of 5 stars   Coming hot on the heels of the pantomime season, and following such a well-known and loved children’s story, The Russian Ice Stars production of Peter Pan falls interestingly between two genres. The [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-on-ice-marlowe-theatre-canterbury/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/swallows-and-amazons-%e2%80%93-festival-theatre-edinburgh/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/swallows-and-amazons-%e2%80%93-festival-theatre-edinburgh/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:03:52 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=27392 Writer:Helen Edmundson Music:Neil Hannon Lyrics:Neil Hannon Director:Tom Morris Reviewer:Samantha Currie The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Swallows and Amazons is currently at the beginning of a UK tour after playing at the Bristol Old Vic and the West End. Directed by Tom Morris, the co-director of War Horse, with music and lyrics [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/swallows-and-amazons-%e2%80%93-festival-theatre-edinburgh/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/beouwulf-the-dragon-slayer-the-lowry-salford/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/beouwulf-the-dragon-slayer-the-lowry-salford/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:16:59 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=27315 Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Although ‘Beowulf the Dragon Slayer’ is promoted as suitable for ages from seven few concessions are made for the attention span of such an audience. The tale of Beowulf is enacted by a single performer using wooden puppets carved in the style of [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/beouwulf-the-dragon-slayer-the-lowry-salford/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/fireman-sam-pontypandy-rocks-milton-keynes-theatre/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/fireman-sam-pontypandy-rocks-milton-keynes-theatre/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:25:27 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=27280 Written by: Nia Ceidiog, Rob Lee Created by: Dave Gingell, Dave Jones Rob Lee Reviewer: Maggie Constable The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars The Hero next door was back at lunchtime, due to popular demand, with his live stage show Pontypandy Rocks! at Milton Keynes Theatre. We joined Fireman Sam with all [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/fireman-sam-pontypandy-rocks-milton-keynes-theatre/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-moscow-state-circus-royal-derngate-theatre-northampton/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-moscow-state-circus-royal-derngate-theatre-northampton/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:39:29 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26717 Directors: Anthony Anderson, Paul Archer & John Haze Reviewer: Sue Dixon The Public Reviews Rating: 3 out of 5 stars The first thing to say about this is – at least circuses have improved since the sinister, baggy-trousered clowns that used to give children nightmares. The Moscow State Circus, which is based on 200 years [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-moscow-state-circus-royal-derngate-theatre-northampton/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/totem-%e2%80%93-royal-albert-hall-london/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/totem-%e2%80%93-royal-albert-hall-london/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:20:10 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=27462 Writer/Director: Robert Lepage Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Totem – Robert Le Page’s second production for the worlds biggest circus outfit Cirque du Soliel, returns for another month long residency following last years sell out season. As with all Cirque du Soliel productions, Totem has a loose frame [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/totem-%e2%80%93-royal-albert-hall-london/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-firework-makers-daughter-%e2%80%93-bloomsbury-theatre-london/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-firework-makers-daughter-%e2%80%93-bloomsbury-theatre-london/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:05:43 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26546 Writer: Philip Pullman Adaptor: Stephen Russell Director: Phill Clark Reviewer: Robin Winters The Public Reviews Rating: 3 out of 5 stars The Birmingham Stage Company have created a name for themselves in producing high quality stage adaptations of well loved children’s novels, after many successes with the likes of Bagpuss, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Skellig and [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-firework-makers-daughter-%e2%80%93-bloomsbury-theatre-london/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-%e2%80%93-st-helens-theatre-royal/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-%e2%80%93-st-helens-theatre-royal/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:18:22 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26303 Writer: Regal Entertainments Ltd Director: Chantelle Nolan & Richard De Vere Reviewer: Robin Winters The Public Reviews Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Pantomime should be full of fun and energy, laughs should come thick and fast, the performers should be engaging, and the pace should never slip – a shame that Aladdin at The [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-%e2%80%93-st-helens-theatre-royal/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-key-theatre-peterborough/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-key-theatre-peterborough/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:04:20 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26287 Writer: Michael Cross Director: Michael Cross Reviewer: Kate Hall The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars   The Key Theatre in Peterborough offers its audience a lively show which is instantly full of atmosphere and excitement. One of the most popular of pantomime subjects, Aladdin takes it audience on a fun filled adventure [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-key-theatre-peterborough/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/murmurs-queen-elizabeth-hall-london/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/murmurs-queen-elizabeth-hall-london/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:41:51 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26265 Director and Writer: Victoria Thierrée Chaplin Reviewer: Jemma Bicknell The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Mums often place their kids at the heart of their bedtime stories, spinning magical tales to send them off to sleep, dreaming in imagined landscapes. Murmurs is the theatrical incarnation of this; devised and directed with love [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/murmurs-queen-elizabeth-hall-london/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-on-ice-%e2%80%93-de-montfort-hall-leicester/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-on-ice-%e2%80%93-de-montfort-hall-leicester/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:15:17 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26247 Writer: J.M. Barrie Tour director: Julian Deplidge Performed by the Russian Ice Stars Reviewer: Karen McCandless The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars What better way to kick off the festive season than with a glittering performance of J.M. Barrie’s best-loved children’s fairytale Peter Pan – and on ice. With a wintery reception [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-on-ice-%e2%80%93-de-montfort-hall-leicester/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-snow-queen-lawrence-batley-theatre-huddersfield/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-snow-queen-lawrence-batley-theatre-huddersfield/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:34:58 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26241 Writers: Jan Jeans and Natasha Holmes Director: Natasha Holmes Composer: Michael Szpakowski Reviewer: Laura Stimpson The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars The Snow Queen by Tell Tale Hearts is this years family Christmas performance at Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield. The Snow Queen, originally written by Hans Christian Andersen , is an adaptation [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-snow-queen-lawrence-batley-theatre-huddersfield/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/robin-hood-the-alhambra-theatre-bradford/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/robin-hood-the-alhambra-theatre-bradford/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:23:32 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26235 Director: Ed Curtis Musical Director: Steve Price Reviewer: Rosie Revell The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars I have been intrigued for years by the juggernaut that is the Billy Pearce pantomime. Entering its thirteenth undoubtedly record breaking year this well loved pantomime is a Yorkshire tradition that shows no signs of slowing [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/robin-hood-the-alhambra-theatre-bradford/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sleeping-beauty-mitchell-arts-centre-stoke-on-trent/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sleeping-beauty-mitchell-arts-centre-stoke-on-trent/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:32:34 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26229 Writer: Paul Wood Director: Tim Churchill Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Just down the road and nestling in the shadow of Stoke’s Regent Theatre, the small and intimate Mitchell Arts Centre has re-opened following an extensive refurbishment and along side Christian Paul Productions are producing their first professional [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sleeping-beauty-mitchell-arts-centre-stoke-on-trent/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sinbad-the-sailor-%e2%80%93-unity-theatre-liverpool/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sinbad-the-sailor-%e2%80%93-unity-theatre-liverpool/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:46:11 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26194 Writer: Jeff Young Composer: Patrick Dineen Director: Graeme Phillips Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars The Unity Theatre’s artistic director finds himself back in the driving seat for the latest collaboration between the theatre and the city’s artist development programme Hope Street Ltd and whilst Sinbad the Sailor’s heart [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sinbad-the-sailor-%e2%80%93-unity-theatre-liverpool/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/little-women-the-musical-lost-theatre-london/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/little-women-the-musical-lost-theatre-london/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:51:25 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26145 Music and lyrics: Lionel Segal Book: Peter Layton Director: Nicola Samer Reviewer: Ian Foster The Public Reviews Rating: 3 out of 5 stars With music and lyrics by Lionel Segal and book by Peter Layton, this version of Little Women The Musical bears no relation to the production that ran for a short while on [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/little-women-the-musical-lost-theatre-london/feed/ 4 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/beasts-beauties-%e2%80%93-brewery-arts-centre-kendal/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/beasts-beauties-%e2%80%93-brewery-arts-centre-kendal/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:38:05 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26136 Writer: Carol Ann Duffy Director: Mark Smith Reviewer: Robin Winters The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Storytelling and the imagination are central to this successful and powerful alternative to pantomime, the second successful co-production between the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal and Liverpool’s Spike Theatre. “Beasts & Beauties” by former poet laureate Carol [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/beasts-beauties-%e2%80%93-brewery-arts-centre-kendal/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-snowman-birmingham-repertory-theatre-at-the-icc-birmingham/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-snowman-birmingham-repertory-theatre-at-the-icc-birmingham/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:25:15 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26123 Book – Raymond Briggs, Music and Lyrics – Howard Blake. Choreographer – Robert North. Director – Bill Alexander Reviewer – Sue Cartwright The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Raymond Briggs‘ book, The Snowman, was first published in 1978 and was subsequently transformed into an animated film in 1982 which film has, over [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-snowman-birmingham-repertory-theatre-at-the-icc-birmingham/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-wizard-of-oz-regent-theatre-ipswich/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-wizard-of-oz-regent-theatre-ipswich/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:47:25 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26117 Writer: Guy Pascall Director: Guy Pascall Musical Director: Jezz Weatherall Choreographer: Kerry Blaskett Reviewer: Glen Pearce The Public Reviews Rating: 1 out of 5 stars People often, wrongly, believe pantomime is simple. The staging, slapstick, anarchy and apparent ease in which things go wrong give the impression that it is an easy, end of term [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-wizard-of-oz-regent-theatre-ipswich/feed/ 10 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sleeping-beauty-theatre-royal-norwich/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sleeping-beauty-theatre-royal-norwich/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:40:59 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26103 Writer: Richard Gauntlett Director: Richard Gauntlett Choreographer: Dee Jago Musical Director: David Carter Reviewer: Glen Pearce The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars It’s not often that The Rocky Horror Show anthem ‘The Time Warp’ features in a pantomime but, for Norwich Theatre Royal’s Sleeping Beauty, its inclusion is just one sign of [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sleeping-beauty-theatre-royal-norwich/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/york-family-robinson-%e2%80%93-york-theatre-royal/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/york-family-robinson-%e2%80%93-york-theatre-royal/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:52:45 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26096 Directors: Berwick Kaler and Damian Cruden Musical Director: Rob Thorne Jnr Writer: Berwick Kaler Reviewer: Maggie Poppa The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars This is pantomime as it should be: family entertainment, side-splitting laughs, and not a soap-star in sight. Berwick Kaler (writer, co-director and Dame supremo) has triumphed again with his [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/york-family-robinson-%e2%80%93-york-theatre-royal/feed/ 2 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/dick-whittington-new-wimbledon-theatre-wimbledon/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/dick-whittington-new-wimbledon-theatre-wimbledon/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:52:26 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26070 Writer/Director: Eric Potts Reviewer: Alex Ramon The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Barry Humphries’ greatest creation gets precisely the kind of spectacular entrance she deserves: hoisted across the auditorium, wearing a fabulous Union Jack frock, tossing gladioli to the delighted audience below. “You’re probably wondering what Dame Edna Everage – a world [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/dick-whittington-new-wimbledon-theatre-wimbledon/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/bath-time-%e2%80%93-brewery-theatre-the-tobacco-factory-bristol/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/bath-time-%e2%80%93-brewery-theatre-the-tobacco-factory-bristol/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:18:07 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26053 Writer & Director: Toby Hulse Reviewer: Joanna Papageorgiou The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars One bathroom; two guys; one rubber duck and lots of Christmas cheer. This is the premise of Bath Time at the Brewery Theatre. As Matt Christian Reed and Robin Hemmings from the Oxford Playhouse production try to hide [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/bath-time-%e2%80%93-brewery-theatre-the-tobacco-factory-bristol/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-richmond-theatre-london/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-richmond-theatre-london/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:44:09 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=26041 Writer: Eric Potts Director: Christopher Dunham Reviewer: Diane Higgins The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars The Panto at Richmond Theatre has always been a lavish affair, full of fun and frolicks and this year is no different – opening with a flash and a loud bang  heralds the entrance of Fairy Godmother [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-richmond-theatre-london/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/dick-whittington-aylesbury-waterside-theatre/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/dick-whittington-aylesbury-waterside-theatre/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:34:29 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25977 Writer: Eric Potts Director: Jonathan Wilkes/ Christian Patterson Reviewer: David Aldridge The Public Reviews Rating: 3 out of 5 stars You can’t fault Dick Whittington at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre for polish. Even the corpsing seems hard-earned, and Jonathan Wilkes (Dick) and Christian Patterson (Sarah the Cook) in particular seamlessy and comfortably integrate genuine amusement at [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/dick-whittington-aylesbury-waterside-theatre/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/jack-and-the-beanstalk-%e2%80%93-marina-theatre-lowestoft/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/jack-and-the-beanstalk-%e2%80%93-marina-theatre-lowestoft/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:33:39 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25978 Writer: Keith Simmons and Paul Holman Director: Debbie Flitcroft Musical Director: Keith Paddington Richards Choreographer: Aaron Francis Reviewer: Glen Pearce The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Forget us critics, for a true barometer of a productions success you should always watch the reactions of the children in the audience. At 10.15am on [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/jack-and-the-beanstalk-%e2%80%93-marina-theatre-lowestoft/feed/ 2 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-the-pavilion-theatre-worthing/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-the-pavilion-theatre-worthing/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:22:24 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25972 Production and direction: Paul Hammond Reviewer: Bill Avenell The Public Reviews Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Writing in a short article in the programme, Darren Day, the star of this production is attributed with the comment,’Panto is the best way to create a future in theatre-going for children and it is so important to [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-the-pavilion-theatre-worthing/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/red-riding-hood-%e2%80%93-the-royal-exchange-studio-manchester/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/red-riding-hood-%e2%80%93-the-royal-exchange-studio-manchester/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:16:04 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25967 Adaptor: Alison Duddle Music: Loz Kaye Director: Alison Duddle Reviewer: Lizzie Kirkwood The Public Reviews Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Horse and Bamboo have retold the story of Red Riding Hood, using many mediums. These include several kinds of puppetry, masks, physical theatre, original music, mime, slapstick… I could go on, and therein lies [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/red-riding-hood-%e2%80%93-the-royal-exchange-studio-manchester/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-perils-of-pinocchio-seckford-theatre-woodbridge/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-perils-of-pinocchio-seckford-theatre-woodbridge/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:08:42 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25954 Writer: Carlo Collodi Adapters: Pat Whymark & Julian Harries Directors and design: Pat Whymark & Julian Harries Music:Pat Whymark Reviewer: Michael Gray The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Common Ground’s take on Pinocchio was never going to be bland or banal. Julian Harries and Pat Whymark share a fertile, fevered imagination, and [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-perils-of-pinocchio-seckford-theatre-woodbridge/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-the-mayflower-southampton/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-the-mayflower-southampton/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:20:16 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25937 Book and Lyrics: Roger S Moss Music: Robert Scott Director: David Morgan Reviewer: Marina Spark The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars A boy who never wants to grow up, a villain with a hook as a hand and a giant, man eating crocodile; do these things sound familiar? At The Mayflower, Southampton [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-the-mayflower-southampton/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-the-bristol-hippodrome/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-the-bristol-hippodrome/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:48:59 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25930 Writer: J.M. Barrie Adaptor: Eric Potts Music: Chris Hatt and Francis Goodhand Director: Ian Talbot Reviewer: Joanna Papageorgiou The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars David Hasselhoff, the Hoff, has been in Knight Rider, Baywatch and now Peter Pan at the Bristol Hippodrome. Any further productions he does may not need to use [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-the-bristol-hippodrome/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-arts-theatre-cambridge/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-arts-theatre-cambridge/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:05:22 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25924 Writer: Michael Gyngell Musical Director: Mal Maddock Director: Michael Gyngell Reviewer: Flip Miller The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars You know you are in for a treat when the first you see is the “star” of the show being lowered gracefully from the ceiling to greet the expectant audience. The magic starts [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-arts-theatre-cambridge/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/scrooge-the-lowry-salford/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/scrooge-the-lowry-salford/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:54:15 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25918 Book, Music and Lyrics: Leslie Bricusse Director: Bob Tomson Designer: Paul Farnsworth Musical Director: Stuart Pedlar Choreographer: Lisa Kent Illusions: Paul Kieve Reviewer: Jo Beggs The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars When Tommy Steele opened in Scrooge at the London Palladium in 2005 he was about to turn 70. So the fact [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/scrooge-the-lowry-salford/feed/ 3 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-%e2%80%93-the-hawth-crawley/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-%e2%80%93-the-hawth-crawley/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:39:09 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25910 Writer: Jonathan Kiley Director: Alan Cohen Reviewer: Stephanie Walls The Public Reviews Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Let’s get a couple of things off my chest. Firstly I have seen many pantomimes in my time and I adore them as a form of theatre. Secondly I am well aware that pantomime isn’t designed ‘for [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/peter-pan-%e2%80%93-the-hawth-crawley/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs-%e2%80%93-orchard-theatre-dartford/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs-%e2%80%93-orchard-theatre-dartford/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:33:43 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25904 Writer: Jonathan Kiley and Tudor Davies Director: Tudor Davies Composer: Olly Ashmore Reviewer: Glen Pearce The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars There are those that believe the House of Commons is just like a pantomime and so perhaps it’s not surprising to find the honourable former Member for Maidstone making her stage [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs-%e2%80%93-orchard-theatre-dartford/feed/ 3 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-milton-keynes-theatre/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-milton-keynes-theatre/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:27:26 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25894 Writer:Eric Potts Director: Andrew C Wadsworth Reviewer:Maggie Constable The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Milton Keynes Theatre this year, they say, has made your 3 wishes come true as you will see when you come to Aladdin The Pantomime. The guest stars are none other than Strictly Come Dancing’s Russell Grant, Anita [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-milton-keynes-theatre/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/bollywood-cinderella-tara-theatre-london/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/bollywood-cinderella-tara-theatre-london/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:37:43 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25889 Writer: Hardeep Singh Kohli Director: Jatinder Verma Reviewer: Maggie Constable The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Hardeep Singh Kohli is famous for his cookery, his writings and his humour, amongst many other aspects of his acclaimed career. He is also known on the Beeb for his own special brand of journalism, so [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/bollywood-cinderella-tara-theatre-london/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-snow-queen-%e2%80%93-rose-theatre-kingston/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-snow-queen-%e2%80%93-rose-theatre-kingston/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:24:59 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25883 Writer: Hans Andersen Adaptor: Charles Way Director: Natascha Metherell Music: Alex Silverman Reviewer: Sheila Cornelius The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars ‘Why is there writing on the trees?’ asked my young companion, intrigued by Su Blackwell’s striking set design for the Nordic folk tale that inspired Hans Andersen. Starting with an archetypal [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-snow-queen-%e2%80%93-rose-theatre-kingston/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/holly-and-ivan-%e2%80%93-lyric-hammersmith-london/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/holly-and-ivan-%e2%80%93-lyric-hammersmith-london/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:18:20 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25878 Writer: Oliver Lansley Adaptors: Oliver Lansley and Emma Earle Director: Emma Earle Reviewer: Ann Bawtree The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars The idea behind this little play, which runs for fifty minutes, is that Holly and Ivan are two rag dolls who fall from Santa Claus’ sleigh and their struggle to reach [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/holly-and-ivan-%e2%80%93-lyric-hammersmith-london/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-kings-theatre-southsea-portsmouth/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-kings-theatre-southsea-portsmouth/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:35:00 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25857 Director:Simon Barry Reviewer: Ann Bawtree The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Well it is that time of year isn’t it! This time the Kings’ Theatre Southsea, Portsmouth has chosen Cinderella for their pantomime. All the usual characters are there, many of the performers best known to the audience from their television appearances. [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-kings-theatre-southsea-portsmouth/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/little-ulla-citizen%e2%80%99s-theatre-glasgow/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/little-ulla-citizen%e2%80%99s-theatre-glasgow/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:41:38 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25841 Writer: Clare McGarry and Steven Rae Music: Clare McGarry Director: Bill Wright Reviewer: Amy Taylor The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars The postal service, a friendly goat, Christmas cards and a bunch of friendly neighbours form the basis of a new and interactive production just for toddlers and young children, Little Ulla. [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/little-ulla-citizen%e2%80%99s-theatre-glasgow/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-%e2%80%93-venue-cymru-llandudno/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-%e2%80%93-venue-cymru-llandudno/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:29:16 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25834 Writer: Jonathan Kiley Director: Simon Delaney Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Pantomimes by their very nature seem to be one of the oddest of all our theatrical traditions, where else do you see fairytales twisted and contorted in various ways by celebrities donning elaborately bright costumes? Singing the [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-%e2%80%93-venue-cymru-llandudno/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-%e2%80%93-floral-pavilion-theatre-new-brighton/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-%e2%80%93-floral-pavilion-theatre-new-brighton/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:22:08 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25825 Writer: Andrew Ryan Director: Anthony Williams Reviewer: Helen Patrick & Phoebe Patrick (10) The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars As a family we have been going to the Floral Pavilion pantomime for many years, but this years production of Aladdin produced by UK Productions is quite possibly the best one we have [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-%e2%80%93-floral-pavilion-theatre-new-brighton/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-cliffs-pavilion-southend-on-sea/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-cliffs-pavilion-southend-on-sea/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:28:12 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25817 Director: Bob Thompson Choreographer: David Leighton Musical Supervisor: Olly Ashmore Reviewer: Maureen Hylands The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Laughter is the name of the game here. Though surely the story of Aladdin and his quest to find the Magic Lamp has never been portrayed as wondrously as this superb production by [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-cliffs-pavilion-southend-on-sea/feed/ 5 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/mother-goose-%e2%80%93-oxford-playhouse/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/mother-goose-%e2%80%93-oxford-playhouse/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:17:42 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25810 Writer/ Director: Peter Duncan Reviewer: David Aldridge The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars If this review says much more about the first half of Mother Goose, it is not only because I wish to avoid spoilers, but also because the limited endurance of my young companion and expert reviewer, in both body [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/mother-goose-%e2%80%93-oxford-playhouse/feed/ 2 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-the-rock-%e2%80%98n%e2%80%99-roll-panto-%e2%80%93-the-liverpool-playhouse/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-the-rock-%e2%80%98n%e2%80%99-roll-panto-%e2%80%93-the-liverpool-playhouse/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:57:09 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25780 Writer: Sarah A Nixon & Mark Chatterton Director: Mark Chatterton Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars The winter blues are always quickly vanished to a small, dark corner when the usually Everyman Theatre based Rock’n’Roll Panto is in town, but due to the long term refurbishment of the theatrical [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-the-rock-%e2%80%98n%e2%80%99-roll-panto-%e2%80%93-the-liverpool-playhouse/feed/ 3 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-king%e2%80%99s-theatre-edinburgh/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-king%e2%80%99s-theatre-edinburgh/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:06:54 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25703 Writer: Paul Elliott/Allan Stewart Director: Paul Elliott Reviewer: Amy Taylor The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars The much-loved tale of Cinderella and her fateful trip to the ball are given the King’s Theatre treatment in a new panto for the festive season written by Allan Stewart and Paul Elliott. Directed by Elliott, [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-king%e2%80%99s-theatre-edinburgh/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-wind-in-the-willows-the-library-theatre-company-the-lowry-salford/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-wind-in-the-willows-the-library-theatre-company-the-lowry-salford/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:01:16 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25693 Writer: Kenneth Graham Adaptor: Alan Bennett Music: Jeremy Sams Director: Chris Horner Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars The Library Theatre offers welcome relief from pantos in the festive season with a graceful and moving adaptation of a well-loved tale. Kenneth Graham’s classic story is so well known that [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-wind-in-the-willows-the-library-theatre-company-the-lowry-salford/feed/ 2 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/hansel-and-gretel-%e2%80%93-the-junction-cambridge/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/hansel-and-gretel-%e2%80%93-the-junction-cambridge/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:37:40 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25687 Writer: Alex Byrne and The Company from The Brothers Grimm Director: Alex Byrne Reviewer: Glen Pearce The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars If you go down to the woods today… you may find two abandoned children, a psychotic stepmother and a cannibalistic witch. Not, then, your usual festive fare but in New [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/hansel-and-gretel-%e2%80%93-the-junction-cambridge/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/room-on-the-broom-curve-leicester/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/room-on-the-broom-curve-leicester/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:18:35 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25666 Director: Olivia Jacobs Reviewer: Farhana Shaikh The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars An enchanting production brought to stage by the highly acclaimed, internationally touring Tall Stories Theatre Company. The children (and adults alike) sat with excited faces waiting for the story to start. After a short game of hide and seek which [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/room-on-the-broom-curve-leicester/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/mister-merlin-a-pure-magic-panto-%e2%80%93-tron-theatre-glasgow/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/mister-merlin-a-pure-magic-panto-%e2%80%93-tron-theatre-glasgow/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:45:26 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25652 Writer: Alex Norton Director: Andy Arnold Reviewer: Edie R The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars The Tron Panto is under threat this year after its corporate sponsor withdrew its funding. But there was certainly no atmosphere of gloom in the auditorium at the premiere of “Mister Merlin”, and hardly a free seat. [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/mister-merlin-a-pure-magic-panto-%e2%80%93-tron-theatre-glasgow/feed/ 2 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ring-a-ding-ding-the-unicorn-theatre-london/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ring-a-ding-ding-the-unicorn-theatre-london/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:11:28 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25658 Writer/Director: Tim Webb Music: Max Reinhardt Reviewer: Sarah Nutland The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Oily Cart’s brilliant new show for children aged 3 to 6 years old and their families, ‘Ring a Ding Ding’ comes to the Unicorn Theatre for the festive season. The show follows Alice on her table-top quest [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ring-a-ding-ding-the-unicorn-theatre-london/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/jack-and-the-beanstalk-%e2%80%93-yvonne-arnaud-theatre-guildford/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/jack-and-the-beanstalk-%e2%80%93-yvonne-arnaud-theatre-guildford/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:39:35 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25648 Writer/Director: Gerry Tebbutt Reviewer: Ann Bawtree The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars What a refreshing evening’s entertainment! This show is a real traditional pantomime going back, if not quite as far as Harlequin and Columbine, at least to before the days of Christmas shows simply lionising the latest “celebrity”. “Jack and the [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/jack-and-the-beanstalk-%e2%80%93-yvonne-arnaud-theatre-guildford/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-marlowe-theatre-canterbury/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-marlowe-theatre-canterbury/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:45:03 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25642 Writer/Director/Producer: Paul Hendy Musical Director: Chris Wong Reviewer: Victoria Bawtree The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Having rejoined the world of pantomime in the last 4 or 5 years, following an apparent obligation to introduce my children to the delights of a truly British spectacle, I have seen both amateur and professional [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-marlowe-theatre-canterbury/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-opera-house-manchester/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-opera-house-manchester/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:03:07 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25635 Writer: Eric Potts Director: George Wood Reviewer: Tracey Lowe The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars It’s been over ten years since I’ve been to a pantomime, but I remember them well; when women were men and men were women. It’s reassuring to see that not much has changed, as Louie Spence brings [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-opera-house-manchester/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-queens-theatre-hornchurch/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-queens-theatre-hornchurch/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:46:40 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25619 Writer: Bob Carlton Director: Bob Carlton Music: Carol Sloman Choreographer: Donna Berlin Reviewer: Michael Gray The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Home-grown in Hornchurch and all the tastier for it, the Queen’s Cinderella has the kids screaming from the off. As they proudly point out,the show is staged by Cut to the [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-queens-theatre-hornchurch/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/scrooge-%e2%80%93-the-liverpool-empire/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/scrooge-%e2%80%93-the-liverpool-empire/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:57:53 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25614 Book/Music/Lyrics: Leslie Bricusse Director: Bob Thomson Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars As stories go, the redemptive tale of the self confessed “Martyr of his own generosity” Ebenezer Scrooge is perhaps one of the best loved of the season. Many productions of Dickens’ popular novella A Christmas Carol are [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/scrooge-%e2%80%93-the-liverpool-empire/feed/ 2 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-connaught-theatre-worthing/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-connaught-theatre-worthing/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:02:46 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25563 Writer/Director: Keith and Ben Simmons Reviewer: Jenni Dixon The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars In true fairy tale style, the Pantomime at Worthing’s Connaught this festive season is that of Cinderella (Naomi Slater). Baron Hardup (John Lyons) remarries when his wife, Cinderella’s Mother dies and gains two more daughters called Hannah and [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-%e2%80%93-connaught-theatre-worthing/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/beauty-and-the-beast-the-lyceum-theatre-edinburgh/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/beauty-and-the-beast-the-lyceum-theatre-edinburgh/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:56:43 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25558 Writer: Stuart Paterson Music: Olly Fox Director:Neil Murray Reviewer: Adrian Twist The Public Reviews Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars Beauty and the Beast was one of my childhood favourites so expectations for this play were high. Unfortunately this particular performance failed to meet those expectations. The story(Stuart Paterson)it’s self is a cross between Beauty [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/beauty-and-the-beast-the-lyceum-theatre-edinburgh/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-lyric-hammersmith-london/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-lyric-hammersmith-london/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:21:34 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25543 Writers: Steve Marmion, Joel Horwood and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm Director: Steve Marmion Reviewer: Ian Foster The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars The Hackney Empire currently has the reputation of the must-see pantomime in London but the Lyric Hammersmith has been crafting its own little niche in the market and I’d happily wager [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/aladdin-lyric-hammersmith-london/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/beauty-and-the-beast-mercury-theatre-colchester/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/beauty-and-the-beast-mercury-theatre-colchester/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:05:48 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25529 Writer and Director: Janice Dunn Musical Director: Graeme Du-Fresne Reviewer: Michael Gray The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars The Mercury’s lavish Christmas shows are among the brightest of the repertory pantos. This year’s Beauty and the Beast, written and directed by Janice Dunn, has all the traditional Colchester elements in place. First, [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/beauty-and-the-beast-mercury-theatre-colchester/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/mother-goose-belgrade-theatre-coventry/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/mother-goose-belgrade-theatre-coventry/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:50:23 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25523 Writers: Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton Music: Liz Kitchen Directors: Iain Lauchlan and Alli Coyne Reviewer: Selwyn Knight The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars What’s this?? A pantomime without anyone from a soap, no talent-free wannabes from reality TV nor any gimmickry? Yes – the Belgrade’s panto (in association with Imagine Theatre) [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/mother-goose-belgrade-theatre-coventry/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/dick-whittington-theatre-royal-bury-st-edmunds/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/dick-whittington-theatre-royal-bury-st-edmunds/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:30:40 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25266 Writer: Daniel O’Brien Director: Colin Blumenau Reviewer: Glen Pearce The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars It’s not over until the fat lady sings, or in this case a man, dressed as a lady, dressed as a cooking range – it can only be one thing, panto time and far from heralding the [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/dick-whittington-theatre-royal-bury-st-edmunds/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sleeping-beauty-%e2%80%93-clwyd-theatr-cymru-mold/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sleeping-beauty-%e2%80%93-clwyd-theatr-cymru-mold/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:53:00 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25256 Writer/Director: Peter Rowe Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Peter Rowe’s Rock’n’Roll pantomimes have become something of a local legend in North Wales, whilst other theatre’s in the regions have to rely on celebrity castings and big budget special effects, the tried and tested and quite simple formula of [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sleeping-beauty-%e2%80%93-clwyd-theatr-cymru-mold/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-borrowers-%e2%80%93-the-nuffield-theatre-southampton/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-borrowers-%e2%80%93-the-nuffield-theatre-southampton/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:07:09 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25245 Writer: Mary Norton Adapter: Charles Way Director: Patrick Sandford Reviewer: Sarah Louise Forrester The Public Reviews Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars This years festive offering at The Nuffield Theatre is an adaptation of the classic children’s story “The Borrowers”. The Borrowers is a tale of the Clock family, tiny people who live under the [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-borrowers-%e2%80%93-the-nuffield-theatre-southampton/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/robin-hood-and-the-babes-in-the-wood-new-wolsey-theatre-ipswich/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/robin-hood-and-the-babes-in-the-wood-new-wolsey-theatre-ipswich/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:30:47 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25120 Writer:Peter Rowe Director: Rob Salmon Musical Director: David Randall Reviewer: Michael Gray The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Enjoying a warming home-made parsnip soup from the Café Bar, I watch the crowd arrive. For all their paper hats, their popcorn and their massive bags of sweeties, they’re a discerning crowd. They expect [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/robin-hood-and-the-babes-in-the-wood-new-wolsey-theatre-ipswich/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/dick-whittington-oldham-coliseum-theatre/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/dick-whittington-oldham-coliseum-theatre/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:55:28 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=25103 Writer: Fine Time Fontayne Director: Kevin Shaw Reviewer: Cathy Crabb The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Oldhamers are in for a real treat this year with Dick Whittington! And for those of you travelling from further afield (and no doubt awaiting the arrival of the Good Ship Metrolink- go and watch the [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/dick-whittington-oldham-coliseum-theatre/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/northern-ballet-the-nutcracker%e2%80%93-manchester-opera-house/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/northern-ballet-the-nutcracker%e2%80%93-manchester-opera-house/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:29:02 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=24971 Music : P.I Tchaikovsky Director & Choreography : David Nixon Musical Director : John Pryce-Jones Reviewer: Iris Beaumont The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars You can always tell we are heading into the Christmas season in Manchester; The German Markets are up in Albert Square, posters for Pantomimes are popping up all [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/northern-ballet-the-nutcracker%e2%80%93-manchester-opera-house/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-snowman-%e2%80%93-the-lowry-salford/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-snowman-%e2%80%93-the-lowry-salford/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:17:19 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=24953 Writer: Raymond Briggs Music & Lyrics: Howard Blake Director: Bill Alexander Choreography: Robert North Reviewer: Malcolm Wallace The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Based on the 1978 book and the enduringly popular 1982 animated film, this magical stage production of The Snowman premiered in 1993 and has been an annual festive fixture [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-snowman-%e2%80%93-the-lowry-salford/feed/ 2 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-holly-and-the-ivy-darlington-civic-theatre/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-holly-and-the-ivy-darlington-civic-theatre/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:27:41 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=24881 Writer: Wynyard Browne Director: Michael Lunney Reviewer: Linda Barker The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars It’s Christmas Eve, 1947, in a cosy Norfolk vicarage. The preparations are in full-flow, with holly and mistletoe being hung, the Christmas tree standing proudly in the corner and greetings cards adorning the mantelpiece. Carols are playing [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-holly-and-the-ivy-darlington-civic-theatre/feed/ 2 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-on-ice-%e2%80%93-oxford-new-theatre/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-on-ice-%e2%80%93-oxford-new-theatre/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:22:01 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=24725 Producer: Vee Deplidge Reviewer: Mary Tapper The Public Reviews Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars Wild Rose Company provide an evening’s entertainment with star skaters all the way from Russia and a classic story from a fairytale land. Unfortunately this production seems to have a real identity crisis. Most of the production looks and feels [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/cinderella-on-ice-%e2%80%93-oxford-new-theatre/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz-bolton-octagon-bolton/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz-bolton-octagon-bolton/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 02:27:28 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=24709 Writers: Incubate Music: Barbara Hockaday Director: Elizabeth Newman Reviewer: Lizzie Kirkwood The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars In this fabulous new production of The Wizard of Oz, The Bolton Octagon retells one of the best-known stories of the last hundred years with vigour and freshness. The story is set in the modern [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz-bolton-octagon-bolton/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/friend-or-foe-mercury-theatre-colchester/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/friend-or-foe-mercury-theatre-colchester/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:08:26 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=24576 Writer: Michael Morpurgo Adapter: Daniel Buckroyd Director: Daniel Buckroyd Reviewer: Michael Gray The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars They’ll be in their eighties now, those thousands of evacuees who were shipped out of the cities to the “middle of nowhere” to escape the Blitz. But their stories still have resonance with children [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/friend-or-foe-mercury-theatre-colchester/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-holly-and-the-ivy-yvonne-arnaud-theatre-guildford/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-holly-and-the-ivy-yvonne-arnaud-theatre-guildford/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:57:33 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=24840 Writer: Wynyard Browne Director: Michael Lunney Reviewer: Steve Turner The Public Reviews Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Set in a Norfolk vicarage on Christmas Eve towards the end of the 1940s at a family gathering, Wynyard Browne’s play unfolds over a 24 hour period bringing us a tale of family secrets and hidden desires. [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-holly-and-the-ivy-yvonne-arnaud-theatre-guildford/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/charlottes-web-polka-theatre-wimbledon/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/charlottes-web-polka-theatre-wimbledon/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:31:55 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=24295 Writer: EB White Adaptor: Joseph Robinette Director: Roman Stephanski Music: Steve Markwick Reviewer: Ann Bawtree The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars What a privilege to be allowed to review a new production at its very first public performance! But there was nothing that the production team and cast would rather we had [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/charlottes-web-polka-theatre-wimbledon/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/slava%e2%80%99s-snow-show-milton-keynes-theatre/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/slava%e2%80%99s-snow-show-milton-keynes-theatre/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:40:57 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=23881 Director & Choreographer: Slava Polunin Lighting Designer: Alexander Percherski Sound Technician: Gleb Titanyan Reviewer: Maggie Constable The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars According to press materials, Slava’s Snowshow is a combination of theatrical clowning and stunning spectacle, performed by a world-renowned company of clowns led by one Slava Polunin. So it was [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/slava%e2%80%99s-snow-show-milton-keynes-theatre/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/mr-stink-palace-theatre-southend/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/mr-stink-palace-theatre-southend/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:14:17 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=23847 Writer: David Walliams Music and Arrangements: Matt Brind Stage Adaptation/Director: Matthew Wright Reviewer: Maureen Hylands The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars In the delightful Edwardian brass railed, red velvet and gilt nostalgia of the Palace theatre, modern taste, talent and skill were bought to magical life for the children of today. And [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/mr-stink-palace-theatre-southend/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-jungle-book-%e2%80%93-new-wimbledon-theatre-london/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-jungle-book-%e2%80%93-new-wimbledon-theatre-london/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:49:01 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=23808 Book: Rudyard Kipling Adaptor: Stuart Paterson Director: Neal Foster Reviewer: Ann Bawtree The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars This stage production of Rudyard Kipling’s well loved story is another triumph for the Birmingham Stage Company. They have successfully rescued it from its Disneyfication film version, which is how almost every child knows [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-jungle-book-%e2%80%93-new-wimbledon-theatre-london/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/childs-eye-view-the-magicians-daughter-%e2%80%93-harrogate-theatre/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/childs-eye-view-the-magicians-daughter-%e2%80%93-harrogate-theatre/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:09:41 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=23487 Director: Peter Glanville Writer:Michael Rosen Reviewer:Emily Maloney (age 10) The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars I was really excited to see The Magician’s Daughter because it sounded different to anything I’ve seen before. I was really impressed when we got there because the theatre staff made sure all the children were happy [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/childs-eye-view-the-magicians-daughter-%e2%80%93-harrogate-theatre/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/childs-eye-view-slavas-snowshow-the-lowry-salford/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/childs-eye-view-slavas-snowshow-the-lowry-salford/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:00:17 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=23390 Created and staged by Slava Polunin Reviewer: Jacquie Jones (11) The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars This visually spectacular snowshow is a mixture of clowning and mime. Nine performers create a weird but wonderful world, where the unexpected is not uncommon. There is one main type of character, five appear in the [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/childs-eye-view-slavas-snowshow-the-lowry-salford/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/roary-the-racing-car-live-grand-opera-house-york/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/roary-the-racing-car-live-grand-opera-house-york/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:54:50 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=23385 Writers: Nick George and Jason Francis Music:Kim Goody and Alan Coates Director: Nick George Reviewer:Rosie Revell The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Welcome to Silver Hatch, the home of Roary The Racing Car and his pals. It’s the day of the ‘Champions of Champions’ race and Roary is all ready to fight [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/roary-the-racing-car-live-grand-opera-house-york/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/i-have-a-dream-%e2%80%93-polka-theatre-london/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/i-have-a-dream-%e2%80%93-polka-theatre-london/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:09:54 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=23204 Writer: Levi David Addai Director: Jonathan Lloyd Reviewer: Ann Bawtree The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars This first class production runs for only one hour, with no interval, but holds the attention of old and young alike. It may seem odd to have a play dealing with such a serious subject as [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/i-have-a-dream-%e2%80%93-polka-theatre-london/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/slava%e2%80%99s-snowshow-%e2%80%93-festival-theatre-edinburgh/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/slava%e2%80%99s-snowshow-%e2%80%93-festival-theatre-edinburgh/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:18:30 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=22876 Creator: Slava Polunin Producers: Matthew Gale, Jenny King, Mark Goucher Reviewer: Edie R The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars “The child’s laughter is pure until he first laughs at a clown.” Thus spake Angela Carter in 1984, and I wouldn’t usually disagree. But ‘Slava’s Snowshow’, might have struck her as an exception [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/slava%e2%80%99s-snowshow-%e2%80%93-festival-theatre-edinburgh/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/10-tiny-plays-%e2%80%93-action-transport-ellesmere-port/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/10-tiny-plays-%e2%80%93-action-transport-ellesmere-port/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:32:28 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=22701 Writers: Various Director: Nina Hajiyianni Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars 25 Years ago in Ellesmere Port, a small industrial town on the boarder of Cheshire and Merseyside a theatre company was formed, dedicated to creating innovative theatre for and by young people, and in this exciting year that [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/10-tiny-plays-%e2%80%93-action-transport-ellesmere-port/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-hare-and-the-tortoise-grand-opera-house-york/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-hare-and-the-tortoise-grand-opera-house-york/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:22:07 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=22287 Director: Wendy Harris Writer: Brendan Murray Music: Dom Sales Reviewer: Rosie Revell The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Aesop’s fable is familiar to us all: the most famous race of all time between the super-fast, impatient hare and the slow and steady tortoise. Writer, Brendan Murray and Tutti Frutti have transformed the [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-hare-and-the-tortoise-grand-opera-house-york/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/grease-%e2%80%93-palace-theatre-manchester/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/grease-%e2%80%93-palace-theatre-manchester/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:15:38 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=21710 Writer: Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey Director: David Gilmore Reviewer: Nathan Shreeve The Public Reviews Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars This production of Grease ought to be advertised on a big brown road sign as you come into Manchester. This is theatre as a attraction, made evident from the hordes of audience members in [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/grease-%e2%80%93-palace-theatre-manchester/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolour-dreamcoat-alhambra-theatre-bradford/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolour-dreamcoat-alhambra-theatre-bradford/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:05:59 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=21411 Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice Director: Bill Kenwright Reviewer: Rosie Revell The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Joseph is currently enjoying a resurgence in its popularity due to the 2007 television reality show Any Dream Will Do which searched for a new Joseph. That television show was a rare breed [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolour-dreamcoat-alhambra-theatre-bradford/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-jungle-book-new-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-jungle-book-new-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:12:58 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=21398 Adaptation: Stuart Paterson Music: BB Cooper Lyrics: Barb Jungr Director: Neal Foster Reviewer: Tabitha McGrath The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars The reputation of the Birmingham Stage Company and their children’s shows far preceded this weeks production of The Jungle Book, and as expected, the company did not disappoint. This new adaptation [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/the-jungle-book-new-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/childs-eye-view-horrible-histories-the-awful-egyptians-the-floral-pavilion-new-brighton/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/childs-eye-view-horrible-histories-the-awful-egyptians-the-floral-pavilion-new-brighton/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:37:09 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=21060 Adaptor: John-Paul Cherrington Director: Phil Clark Reviewer: Phoebe Patrick (age 9) The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars I have always liked watching Horrible Histories, in fact it is one of my favourite TV shows, so when I was asked to review the Awful Egyptians live on stage with my friend Paige I [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/childs-eye-view-horrible-histories-the-awful-egyptians-the-floral-pavilion-new-brighton/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/batman-live-%e2%80%93-liverpool-echo-arena/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/batman-live-%e2%80%93-liverpool-echo-arena/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:09:14 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=20805 Story: Stan Berkowitz, Alan Burnett & Allan Heinberg Creative Director: Anthony Van Laast Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars This multi-million pound production is a no expense spared affair and the credit list reads more like a Hollywood movie than a traditional theatre production, with a cast of nearly [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/batman-live-%e2%80%93-liverpool-echo-arena/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/annie-the-alhambra-bradford/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/annie-the-alhambra-bradford/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:33:03 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=20800 Music: Charles Strouse Book: Little Orphan Annie by Thomas Meehan Lyrics: Martin Charnin Reviewer: Liza Kyle The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars There are a lot of people out there who feel the same about Annie as they do about Marmite – they either love it or hate it. They love Annie [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/annie-the-alhambra-bradford/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat-cliffs-pavilion-southend/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat-cliffs-pavilion-southend/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:25:48 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=20215 Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice Director: Bill Kenwright Reviewer: Glen Pearce The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Bill Kenwright’s tour of Lloyd Webber and Rice’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the stuff of theatrical legend. While Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap may be ensconced for ever in the West [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat-cliffs-pavilion-southend/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-2011-roald-dahl%e2%80%99s-revolting-rhymes-pleasance-courtyard/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-2011-roald-dahl%e2%80%99s-revolting-rhymes-pleasance-courtyard/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:47:45 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=20150 Writer: Roald Dahl Reviewer: Deborah Klayman The Public Reviews Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Presented by two of the Roald Dahl Museum’s storytellers, this show promised a great deal. Performed with bundles of energy, Clem and Matt lead the audience through a few of the stories from the well-loved book: we meet Cinderella, Red [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-2011-roald-dahl%e2%80%99s-revolting-rhymes-pleasance-courtyard/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-2011-little-howard%e2%80%99s-big-show-%e2%80%93-assembly/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-2011-little-howard%e2%80%99s-big-show-%e2%80%93-assembly/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:35:47 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=19957 Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars I have to admit to not knowing much about Little Howard or indeed Big Howard apart from that they are into their 3rd series on CBBC and were previous nominees of the esteemed Perrier Comedy Awards; however my 9 year old niece insisted [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-2011-little-howard%e2%80%99s-big-show-%e2%80%93-assembly/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-2011-paul-daniels-hair-today%e2%80%a6gone-tomorrow-assembly/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-2011-paul-daniels-hair-today%e2%80%a6gone-tomorrow-assembly/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:04:27 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=19900 Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars “This way, that-a-way, This way, that-a-way, This way, that-a-way, My Oh My!” Ok so I may be a 30 something self-confessed fan of Paul Daniels hit Saturday early evening magic show, Wizbit, and I would indeed love the show to return back to [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-2011-paul-daniels-hair-today%e2%80%a6gone-tomorrow-assembly/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-the-man-who-planted-trees-scottish-storytelling-centre/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-the-man-who-planted-trees-scottish-storytelling-centre/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:26:58 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=19876 Author: Jean Giono Adaptation: Puppet State Theatre Company Director: Ailie Cohen Reviewer: Val Baskott The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars For me this is the best show yet around the Fringe circuit. Jean Giono’s gentle story about a shepherd who devoted his life to planting trees in a barren landscape is here [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-the-man-who-planted-trees-scottish-storytelling-centre/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/childs-eye-view-joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat-at-opera-house-manchester/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/childs-eye-view-joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat-at-opera-house-manchester/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:09:45 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=19857 Music : Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice Director: Bill Kenwright Reviewer: Jacquie Jones (aged 10) The Public Reviews Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Joseph has returned to Manchester, this time with Keith Jack – runner up from Any Dream Will Do the search for a new Joseph. He has now been given the [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/childs-eye-view-joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat-at-opera-house-manchester/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-2011-alvin-sputnik-deep-sea-adventurer-underbelly/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-2011-alvin-sputnik-deep-sea-adventurer-underbelly/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:12:49 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=19852 Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Before we start It must be said that this is one of the most beautifully constructed, and endearing fringe productions I have ever seen, and it is no surprise that it is selling out on a daily basis, with its magical blend of [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/ed-fringe-2011-alvin-sputnik-deep-sea-adventurer-underbelly/feed/ 0