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Writer: Anton Chekhov Adaptor: John Donnelly Director: Blanche McIntyre Reviewer: Elizabeth Vile The Public Reviews Rating: Having never seen a production of ‘The Seagull’ only read the play I was intrigued to see a staging of it and to see how John Donnelly would refashion it for the modern day. This reworking was edgy, acerbic and remorseless. Love, [...]

Writers: Antony Jay & Jonathan Lynn Director: Jonathan Lynn Reviewer: James Higgins The Public Reviews Rating: Antony Jay & Jonathan Lynn’s Whitehall farce about a rather clueless Prime Minister is on tour again after a successful West End theatre revamp of the well loved 1980’s TV comedy series that came to an end some 29 years ago. The [...]

Composer: Giacomo Puccini Director: Ellen Kent Reviewer: Alex Ramon The Public Reviews Rating: With this enjoyable production of Tosca, producer and director Ellen Kent celebrates 20 years of bringing opera and ballet to ”the masses,” collaborating with singers and musicians from Chisinau National Opera and Philharmonic, of Moldova, for a traditionally-minded take on Puccini that’s touring with a [...]

Writer: Moliere, adapted by Roger McGough Director: Gemma Bodinetz Reviewer: Lizzie Kirkwood The Public Reviews Rating: Arguably Moliere’s greatest play, The Misanthrope is a 17th century satire on the hypocrisies of French aristocracy. The witty and beautiful Celimene is courted by a number of suitors, each believing that she loves only them and despises their rivals. It is [...]

Writer: Stephen Mallatratt Director: Robin Herford Reviewer: Alex Ramon The Public Reviews Rating: What is there left to be said, really, about The Woman in Black? Edging 25 years in the West End, translated into 12 languages and performed in 41 countries, a success everywhere from Mexico to Japan, Austria to Australia, Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s [...]

Writter & Director: Alan Ayckbourn Reviewer: Tom Finch The Public Reviews Rating: Alan Ayckbourn’s 76th play opens in seemingly familiar surroundings. A brattish teenager, Grace. is defying her rich Dad by choosing a rough boyfriend. It is only after her Father has left does it become clear that this play is anything other than familiar. Soon, a man [...]

Writer: August Wilson Director: Paulette Randall Reviewer: Agnes Frimston The Public Reviews Rating: Troy Maxson, the protagonist of August Wilson’s ‘Fences’, tells his sons to take “the crooked with the straights” continuously throughout the play, and it’s a phrase the audience should take to heart too. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, this 1983 play is about Troy, a 53 [...]

Original creators: Neville Astley and Mark Baker Reviewer: Ann Bawtree The Public Reviews Rating: Well known to viewers of Cbeebie’s, Ben and Holly’s live show of some of the Little Kingdom tales will not fail to delight its fans. The production, playing this weekend at Richmond Theatre and then on tour, was enjoyed by an enthralled audience of [...]