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Host: Tim Vine Director: Geoff Rowe Reviewer: Karen McCandless The Public Reviews Rating: “The Gag Terminator.” That is how the Sunday Times describes this comedy show’s host Tim Vine. “Pound for punchline the best value comic you’ll ever see.” is another quote from the newspaper about the self-styled King of The One Liners. And this show was worth [...]

Writer: Richard Rogers & Oscar Hammerstein II Director: Paul Kerryson Reviewer: Vicki Goodwin The Public Reviews Rating: The King and I will be a familiar story to many theatre goers. After several iconic stage and screen performances, everyone has their view as to what will comprise the perfect production. Happily, Paul Kerryson’s adaptation of Rogers and Hammerstein’s [...]

Following a successful West End run over Christmas, THE RAT PACK are set to bring the glamorous, glitzy nights of Las Vegas to Leicester. The Public Reviews are pleased to be able to offer a reader two tickets to the performance at 7.30 pm on Monday 30th January. In this critically-acclaimed production, the Kings of [...]

Writer: J.M. Barrie Tour director: Julian Deplidge Performed by the Russian Ice Stars Reviewer: Karen McCandless The Public Reviews Rating: 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 of mulled wine and mince pies before the [...]

Panto not your cup of tea? For those who are tired of the traditional Christmas shows, this final instalment of hot picks for the festive season offers a few alternatives to the classic yuletide theatrical fare. Picks by Catherine Love 1) COPYRIGHT CHRISTMAS – BARBICAN, LONDON Economic news is unrelentingly gloomy, but still we shop [...]

Director: Olivia Jacobs Reviewer: Farhana Shaikh The Public Reviews Rating: 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 helped to get the audience involved and ready [...]

While it is vital for theatre to examine current political and social issues, drama has an equally powerful ability to dissect human relationships, be these friendships, marriages or family dynamics. In this week’s top picks, individuals are drawn together and pulled apart in a series of explorations of how we relate to one another. Picked [...]

Writer: Sam Shepard Director: Paul Kerryson Reviewer: Selwyn Knight The Public Reviews Rating: The studio at The Curve is transformed into a claustrophobic, steamy, run-down Illinois farm for their production of Sam Shepard’s Pultizer Prize-winning ‘Buried Child’. The unmistakeable twangs of blues chords and singing against unrelenting rain as we wait for the performance to start adds to [...]