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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 [...]

Written and performed by Tim Vine Reviewer : Alex Miller The Public Reviews Rating: Above the stage at this attractive theatre there is an inscription “To wake the souls by tender strokes of art” Vine’s ‘Joke-Amotive’ is the antithesis of this sentiment. He’s a craftsman, hueing puns out of every available breath; famously the only comedian to have [...]

Writer: George Wood Director: Fenton Gray Reviewer: Ian Foster The Public Reviews Rating: Richmond Theatre’s pantomime Sleeping Beauty was originally scheduled to feature Brian Blessed as a wicked wizard but he was forced to withdraw at late notice due to a health issue and fortunately long-time friend of the theatre Anita Dobson was able to fill in as [...]

Writer: Eric Potts Director: Richard Frost Reviewer: James Higgins A terrifying and wicked Queen and her magic mirror (Jane Asher) introduced us to the Richmond pantomime of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. This was a new production of a Brothers Grimm fairytale made famous by the classic 1937 Walt Disney film. After the sinister [...]