http://www.thepublicreviews.com Theatre reviews for you, by you. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:55:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/what%e2%80%99s-hot-%e2%80%93-19th-september-2011/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/what%e2%80%99s-hot-%e2%80%93-19th-september-2011/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:01:31 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=21211 Books are everywhere at the moment. The Guardian have started their big autumn book swap, literature’s heavyweights are battling it out for the Man Booker Prize and the lauded, star-packed adaptation of John le Carre’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy has hit the nation’s cinemas. Theatre is in on the literary action too, with this week’s [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/what%e2%80%99s-hot-%e2%80%93-19th-september-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-ten-minutes-with-hadley-fraser/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-ten-minutes-with-hadley-fraser/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:16:22 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=20827 The Wednesday matinee performance of Les Miserables – currently entering its twenty-sixth year in the West End – has just finished and outside the stage door, the street is already filling up with audience members wanting to meet the cast. I’m there too, waiting for the man who is currently playing the role of Javert; [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-ten-minutes-with-hadley-fraser/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview10-minutes-with-jonathan-williams/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview10-minutes-with-jonathan-williams/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 06:11:28 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=20430 Jonathan Williams is the current alternate Jean Valjean in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, a show that gave him his West End break while still at the Palace. He is set to play Jesus in the 40th anniversary concert of Stephen Schwartz’s Godspell in October. Lucy Thackray caught up with him about the show [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview10-minutes-with-jonathan-williams/feed/ 2 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-ten-minutes-with-rebecca-caine/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-ten-minutes-with-rebecca-caine/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:48:11 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=13694 Original Cossette Rebecca Caine talks to Lucy Thackray about floated notes, leading men and the endangered soprano. Firstly, on Twitter you are a delightful dry wit in a sea of theatrical ego. Does it really bother you to still be thought of in terms of the Les Misérables original cast? Oh no, I’m very proud [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-ten-minutes-with-rebecca-caine/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-ten-minutes-with-samantha-barks/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-ten-minutes-with-samantha-barks/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:24:50 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=13563 Samantha Barks, hailing from the Isle of Man, has shot to leading lady fame in a blaze of glory since coming third on the BBC’s search for Nancy, I’d Do Anything. At just 20 years of age, she has already played some of the most iconic roles in musical theatre and recently starred in Cameron [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-ten-minutes-with-samantha-barks/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/feature-5-musical-wishes/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/feature-5-musical-wishes/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:56:26 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=13314 It will come as no surprise to those who know me, that If I were to go on Mastermind my chosen subject would be Musical Theatre. I just love the breaking out into spontaneous song, the emotion that can be evoked from powerhouse numbers such as ‘One Day More’ from Les Miserables and I have [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/feature-5-musical-wishes/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-10-minutes-with-earl-carpenter/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-10-minutes-with-earl-carpenter/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:34:17 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=12593 After nearly three years as the brooding Javert in Les Misérables, Earl Carpenter chats excitedly to Lucy Thackray about what is next for him. So you’re going into We Will Rock You as General Khashoggi next month in Manchester. How did that come about? Well, you know how it is, when we got to the [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-10-minutes-with-earl-carpenter/feed/ 5 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/three-phantoms-%e2%80%93-buxton-opera-house/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/three-phantoms-%e2%80%93-buxton-opera-house/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:17:11 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=12394 Musical Director: Anthony Gabriele Director: Earl Carpenter Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Matthew Cammelle, Earl Carpenter and John Owen-Jones have all donned Eric’s mask and portrayed in their own unique style the man behind the Music of the Night, between them they have played more than 3000 of [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/three-phantoms-%e2%80%93-buxton-opera-house/feed/ 1 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/les-miserables-25th-anniversary-tour-mayflower-theatre-southampton/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/les-miserables-25th-anniversary-tour-mayflower-theatre-southampton/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:44:37 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=10642 Book/Music: Claude-Michel Schonberg Lyricist: Herbert Kretzmer Dramatist: Alain Boublil Adaptor: Trevor Nunn & John Caird Director: Laurence Connor & James Powell Reviewer: Hannah Badrock The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars 25 years not only marks a significant anniversary for one of the most successful long running musicals, ‘Les Miserables’, but reflects the [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/les-miserables-25th-anniversary-tour-mayflower-theatre-southampton/feed/ 2 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/les-miserables-25th-anniversary-tour-lowry-theatre-salford/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/les-miserables-25th-anniversary-tour-lowry-theatre-salford/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:49:47 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=10264 Author/Dramatist: Alain Boubil Book/Music: Claude-Michel Schonberg Lyrics: Herbert Kretzmer Adaptors: Trevor Nunn & John Caird Director: Laurence Connor & James Powell Reviewer: Poppy Helm The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Les Miserables is one of those shows that makes most regular theatre-goer’s eyes light up by mere mention; it’s something people enjoy [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/les-miserables-25th-anniversary-tour-lowry-theatre-salford/feed/ 0 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-gareth-gates/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-gareth-gates/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:54:24 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=9623 HAVING been pipped to the post in Pop Idol, Gareth Gates has carved himself a successful career in musical theatre and light entertainment. As he gears up to take to the stage at this year’s South Tyneside Summer Festival, STEVE BURBRIDGE finds out what festival-goers can expect from the reality-show runner-up. IN an age where [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/interview-gareth-gates/feed/ 3 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/love-story-chichester-festival-theatre/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/love-story-chichester-festival-theatre/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:37:44 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=8729 Original Book by: Erich Segal Music: Howard Goodall Book and Lyrics: Stephan Clark Director: Rachel Kavanaugh Reviewer: Jim Nicholson The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars I certainly do not give five star ratings to shows lightly, in actual fact, on this site, this is my first ever. I have seen literally hundreds [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/love-story-chichester-festival-theatre/feed/ 2 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/les-miserables-25th-anniversary-production-palace-theatre-manchester/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/les-miserables-25th-anniversary-production-palace-theatre-manchester/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:33:08 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=6058 Author/Dramatist: Alain Boubil Book/Music: Claude-Michel Schonberg Lyrics: Herbert Kretzmer Adaptors: Trevor Nunn & John Caird Directors: Laurence Connor & James Powell Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Les Miserables has become a musical theatre institution, performing in many cities and countries around the world, and been translated into several [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/les-miserables-25th-anniversary-production-palace-theatre-manchester/feed/ 5 http://www.thepublicreviews.com/lesmissingatweetathon-in-association-with-manchester-palace-theatre/ http://www.thepublicreviews.com/lesmissingatweetathon-in-association-with-manchester-palace-theatre/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:00:54 +0000 The Public Reviews http://www.thepublicreviews.com/?p=5995 What is this I hear you ask? Well today saw quite possibly, what we believe to be the first ever Les Miserables Sing-A-Long on Twitter, jointly created by us (@publicreviews) and The Manchester Palace and Opera House Theatres (@Palaceandopera) to celebrate the 25th Anniversary production of Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s classic musical landing in Manchester [...]]]> http://www.thepublicreviews.com/lesmissingatweetathon-in-association-with-manchester-palace-theatre/feed/ 1