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Writer:  Adapted by Trevor Baxter from a short story by Oscar Wilde Director: Christopher Luscombe Reviewer: J. R. Rodway The Public Reviews Rating: The day before I reviewed this production, I heard Lee Mead on the radio singing “Any dream will do,” from Joseph and the amazing technicolour dreamcoat. It was difficult approaching this star studded revival [...]

Writer: Oscar Wilde Adapted by: Trevor Baxter Director: Christopher Luscombe Reviewer: Carol Evans The Public Reviews Rating: It was a delightful taste of Victorian theatre last night at Richmond with the new touring version of Oscar Wilde’s Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime. Trevor Baxter’s imaginative adaptation, directed by Christopher Luscombe, comes to the stage in the spirit of [...]

Writer: Alan Bennett Director: Christopher Luscombe Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: Alan Bennett’s, The History Boys caused a critical storm when it first premiered at The National Theatre in 2004, with two subsequent tours and two reasonably large stints in the West End and on Broadway, not to mention the film adaptation, one can’t help feeling [...]

Over in Leeds a cast of 11 males and one female have been brought together for a fresh revival of Alan Bennett’s The History Boys which plays at the West Yorkshire Playhouse before embarking on a national tour. Under the ever careful eye of director Christopher Luscombe . The Public Reviews editor John Roberts headed [...]

Book: Oscar Wilde Adaptor Trevor Baxter Director: Christopher Luscombe Music: Malcolm McKee Reviewer: Ruth Lovett The Public Reviews Rating: Bill Kenwright has once again decided to stage an adaptation of on Oscar Wilde production following recent revivals of The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest but this time has opted for a comedy in [...]

Music, Lyrics and Book: Richard O’Brien Director: Christopher Luscombe Choreographer: Jenny Arnold Reviewer: Jim Nicholson The Public Reviews Rating: Firstly let me make it clear that the audience loved the show. With the theatre filled with a huge cult following, mostly dressed in appropriate attire, every song, every joke and every interruption went down a storm. But I [...]

Book/Music/Lyrics: Richard O’Brien Director: Christopher Luscombe Reviewer: Stephanie Rowe It’s astounding that from the moment the audience enters the theatre to see “The Rocky Horror Show” its members are aware that they are in for an experience quite unlike any other show past or present. That awareness is both comforting and awe-inspiring, especially when they [...]