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Writer: Martyn Grahame Composer: Felix Rowe Director: Nicholas Seviour Reviewer: James Dunnill The Public Reviews Rating: Over the past century comedy double acts have become a defining feature of British entertainment. We are all familiar with names such as Morecambe and Wise, The Two Ronnie’s and Pete and Dud. However Double Act is not a story of [...]

Writers: Laura Lindow & Beccy Owen Director: Laura Lindow Reviewer: Steve Burbridge The Public Reviews Rating: Described in the theatre’s season brochure as ‘the story of 30-something Stella in her ultimate quest to make a change and reach the top’ this ‘heartfelt’ one-woman show, performed by Beccy Owen, is a bit of a hotch-potch affair that never [...]

Writer & Director: Brendan Healy Musical Director: Les Watts Reviewer: Linda Barker The Public Reviews Rating: ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ at The Tyne Theatre and Opera House is presented in the style of the traditional pantomimes we used to see. There are none of the usual slapstick capers but it still provides plenty of humour – some very [...]

Writer: Kenneth Grahame Adaptor: Alan Bennett Music: Jeremy Sams & Tim Dalling Director: Erica Whyman Reviewer: James Dunnill The Public Reviews Rating: ‘Wind in the Willows’ is a classic of English children’s literature, written over 100 years ago it tells the story of four animals and their escapades along a river in the English countryside. In 1990, Alan [...]

Writer: Gary Owen Director: David Horan Reviewer: Steve Burbridge The Public Reviews Rating: In collaboration with Òran Mór, Live Theatre has launched A Play, A Pie & A Pint, a programme which sees new writing company Paines Plough commission work by the UK’s leading and most important writers, including April De Angelis, David Harrower, Marie Jones, Linda McLean [...]

Writer: Craig Higginson Director: Malcolm Purkey Reviewer: Ian Cain The Public Reviews Rating: ‘The Girl in the Yellow Dress’ is a co-production between The Market Theatre, Johannesburg, The Citizens Theatre, Glasgow and Newcastle’s very own Live Theatre. Having completed a critically-acclaimed run at The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, as part of The Fringe Festival, it now is to run [...]

Writer: J.M. Barrie Adapter: Stephen Sharkey Director: Erica Whyman Reviewer: Ian Cain When Northern Stage produce a Christmas show you can guarantee that it will be something different to the norm, something ‘outside the box’ and something innovative. Therefore, if you go to see their production of ‘Peter Pan’, you should dismiss the traditional pantomime [...]

Writer/Director: Michael Harrison Music/Lyrics: Olly Ashmore Reviewer: Sue Peel From the moment Donna Steele’s eccentric,  trainee Fairy Godmother makes her amazing entrance, flying from the stage into the auditorium, the magic begins that will continue for the next two hours. Quite simply, ‘Cinderella’ is the most stunning pantomime that I have ever seen! As I [...]