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Writer: RC Sherriff Director: Alastair Whatley Reviewer: Steve Burbridge The Public Reviews Rating: Based on R.C. Sherriff’s own experience in the trenches of World War One, ‘Journey’s End’ is a powerful and poignant production that starkly illustrates the futility of war. Set within a claustrophobic dugout where time creeps to a standstill as soldiers await their orders, the [...]

Author: Susan Hill Adaptor: Stephen Mallatratt Director: Robin Herford Reviewer: Ian Cain The Public Reviews Rating: The popularity of ‘The Woman in Black’ cannot be disputed. Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s 1983 novel began life at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough in 1987 and is now in its twenty-first year at the Fortune Theatre in London’s West [...]

Devised By: Tmesis Theatre and Chris Fittock Writer: Chris Fittock Director: Javier Marzan Reviewer: David Leith The Public Reviews Rating: Relationships are a complicated thing; we are all aware of this. Boy meets girl, boy and girl go on a date; boy and girl suddenly sit back five year later to find themselves married and desperately pondering where [...]

Writer: John Fisher Director: Patrick Ryecart Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: It is hard to describe what made Tommy Cooper such a successful performer. His act sounds awful being little more than a string of poor Christmas cracker standard gags told whilst making a mess of a series of magic tricks. Really it was the latter [...]

Artistic Director: Phillip Gardey Adaption by: Tony Wilkie-Millar & Tian Run Min Original Music by: Mr Wu Jia Ji & Ms. Zhang Hongtao Reviewer: Poppy Helm The Public Reviews Rating: Rarely have I been so excited before a performance – a trip to the circus obviously brings out the child in me; a little ironic considering the surprisingly [...]

Writer: Spike Milligan Director: Tim Carroll Reviewer: James Higgins The Public Reviews Rating: I arrived at Richmond theatre to a most unusual greeting, ‘hullo mate !’ boomed the sailor, winking at me as I walked into the foyer. All around me were a motley crew of WWII characters from servicemen to spivs which added a real sense of [...]

Music: Andrew Lloyd-Webber Lyrics: Jim Steinman Book: Mary Hayley Bell Director Bill Kenwright Reviewer Steph Rowe The Public Reviews Rating: Well after years of trying I have finally made it to see the production of ‘Whistle Down the Wind’ and I was not disappointed. After watching the original 1961 film staring, Hayley Mills and Alan Bates, I did [...]

Over in Leeds a cast of 11 males and one female have been brought together for a fresh revival of Alan Bennett’s The History Boys which plays at the West Yorkshire Playhouse before embarking on a national tour. Under the ever careful eye of director Christopher Luscombe . The Public Reviews editor John Roberts headed [...]