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Date: 19th October 2023  Seat: Unallocated Rating: 3 Stars It’s spooky season, so of course, it’s time to watch scary theatre productions, complete with a true air of menace and a few jumps along the way. That’s something The Nag’s Head, a Make It Beautiful Theatre Company production, has managed to pull off, but it’s combined with a Read more

Date: 2nd October 2023  Seat: Unallocated  Rating: 4 Stars In Lazarus Theatre Company’s bold and innovative adaptation of The Changeling, a striking vision meets some of the most visceral storytelling you’re likely to see, takes the audience with the characters on a real journey – and it’s a dark one (perhaps because you’ll have your eyes Read more

Date: 29th September 2023 Seat: My Sofa Rating: 4 Stars We’re not gamers (is that even the right word?) in this family; we’re theatre nerds (as if that wasn’t obvious), so I’ll admit to being a little unsure when we sat down to watch RuneSical, a musical about the game RuneScape. There was no need to Read more

Date: 27th September 2023 Seat: C27 Rating: 4 Stars There are two things I love most when it comes to my viewing options – theatre and horror films. So when those two things are combined, I’m excited. When they’re combined well, like they are in Shock Horror, I’m ecstatic. And terrified. And those are good things Read more

Date: 18th September 2023 Seat: G3 Rating: 3 Stars From the first chilling note to the final fiery scene, Rebecca is an all-out melodrama, complete with sinister plots, a soaring score, and characters that wouldn’t look out of place in a panto – but that’s all part of its charm. It’s an over-the-top, entirely gorgeous piece of Read more

Date: 31st August 2023  Seat: H16  Rating: 5 Stars Who among us hasn’t wistfully wished our lives were like a musical when we’re sitting in a theatre, gazing up at the stage? I know I have, and I’m pretty sure I can’t be the only one, otherwise I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical wouldn’t exist.  Read more

Date: 4th August 2023  Seat: Unallocated  Stars: 2 The story of the Boleyn family is a rich and fascinating one filled with mystery, intrigue, and some very well-hidden skeletons in some very ornate closets; The Sphere of Light, written and directed by Ann Henning Jocelyn and based on her book of the same name, tries valiantly Read more

Date: 3rd August 2023  Seat: H20  Rating: 3 Stars Colourful costumes? Check. Bright set design? Check. Jokes for kids? Check. Jokes for adults? Check. Fantastically fun music, larger-than-life characters, a whimsical and wacky storyline, and cool camp charm? Check, check, check, and a very definite check.  You could say that The SpongeBob Musical has it all. You Read more

Date: 28th July 2023 Seat: J15 (Stalls) Rating: 3 Stars There’s a lot to be said for theatre that entertains. Really entertains. And The Crown Jewels, written by Simon Nye, is exactly that kind of theatre. It’s silly, funny, a little bit rude, there’s audience participation, there are jokes, there’s standup, there’s singing (thank you, Carrie Read more

Date: 24th July 2023Seat: H16Star Rating: 5 In a world filled with familiar shows that pedal out the same old story time and again, Ride shines as a beacon of originality, artfully weaving the little-known history of Annie Londonderry into the most extraordinary and exciting musical experience. Freya Catrin Smith and Jack Williams have skillfully crafted a Read more