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Writers: Ben Miller & Alexander Armstrong Reviewer: Hannah Badrock The Public Reviews Rating: This performance marks the 17th anniversary of Armstrong and Miller’s comedy duo. The comedy sketch show covers a vast range of characters and scenarios ranging from the acutely accurate to the downright bizarre. Armstrong and Miller present to their audience a plethora of comedy gold, [...]

Writer: Flora Thompson Adaptor: Keith Dewhurst Director: Joe Harmiston Reviewer: Howard Holdsworth The Public Reviews Rating: A good Monday night audience was full of anticipation at the prospect of spending a happy couple of hours watching this adaptation. The fact that many went away relatively disappointed was mainly down to a lacklustre performance from the assembled throng on [...]

Writer: Alan Ayckbourn Director: Sir Peter Hall Reviewer:David Griffiths The Public Reviews Rating: So, what do I know? The credits are littered with some of the most recognised names in entertainment over the last few decades. They have reproduced a tried and trusted play, first staged over 30 years ago from the great Alan Ayckbourn whose work I’ve [...]

Writer: Richard Harris Director: Richard Baron Choreographer: Ken Oldfield Reviewer: Gina Skillings The Public Reviews Rating: Based in a church hall, ex-professional dancer Mavis Turner holds her weekly tap class for a group of overly enthusiastic, if not somewhat untalented collection of characters, including the street wise wheeler dealer Maxine, the larger than life Sylvia, the nervous and [...]

Writer: Ronald Harwood Director: Joe Harmston Reviewer: Elizabeth Vile The Public Reviews Rating: 　 What happens to the great and the good of the opera world once they decide to bow out from the world of the music and the greasepaint? How do they handle the end of their career and the loss of the constant praise and admiration [...]

Book: Eric Idle & John Du Prez Music & Lyrics: Eric Idle & John Du Prez Director: Christopher Luscombe Reviewer: Stephanie Walls The Public Reviews Rating: Brighton 2010 AD a theatre divided. To the west your usual Theatre Royal pensioners, to the east hen parties and teenagers, above nothing but theatre critics and some people from Scotland. [...]

Writer: Oscar Wilde Director: Jamie Lloyd Review: David Saunders The Public Reviews Rating: Upon entering the auditorium you are first struck by the stark industrial setting for this piece. The cold metal work and dark atmosphere is in direct contrast to the heat generated by the content of the text. This little performed piece has many detractors but [...]

Writer: Susan Hill Adaptor: Stephen Mallatratt Director Robin Herford Reviewer: David Griffiths The Public Reviews Rating: The Woman in Black was adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from the novel by Susan Hill. The first performance took place at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough in 1987. Since then it has been widely performed both in the West End and [...]