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Writer:  Sarah McDonald Hughes from the memoir by Andrea Ashworth Director: Martin Gibbons Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: Monkeywood Theatre’s first adaptation is an ambitious and harrowing look at a family torn by internal strife over a period of decades. Caring but inadequate mother Lorraine (Francesca Waite) is attracted to abusive men. The lives of Lorraine and her children [...]

Writer: Sarah McDonald Hughes Director: Martin Gibbons Reviewer: Ruth Lovett The Public Reviews Rating: Last Orders certainly wins the prize for most authentic set. The audience congregate in the foyer at the Contact only to be lead to a secret pub location which provided the perfect backdrop for Robbie (Ted Holden) and Michelle’s (Sarah McDonald Hughes) story to [...]

Writer: Sarah McDonald Hughes Director: Martin Gibbons Visuals: Porl Cooper Reviewer: Sebastian Farrell The Public Reviews Rating: Manchester City and theatre happen to be two of the biggest loves in my life, I have often thought myself a bit of a walking parody but tonight proved that the two can successfully walk hand in hand. I never believed [...]