The Meet & Greet before the event took some time to organise, but eventually we got a picture opportunity with 4 of the cast of the film, Barry Bostwick (Brad), Nell Campbell (Columbia), Patricia Quinn (Magenta) and Peter Hinwood (Rocky, pictured). I was positioned next…
Brief Encounter follows two tragic lovers as their chance meetings develop into an intense romantic affair. As they meet across train stations, restaurants, and occasionally an unknowing colleague’s flat, they come to terms with the depth of their love for one another, whilst realising the…
That one woman can have us hanging on her every word for just over an hour, with nothing more than a bed full of cushions as the only distraction, is some feat. Jessica Hardwick is to be applauded for her emotional, sensitive and sometimes funny…
An evening without Kate Bush, by Sarah Louise young and russell Lucas at Underbelly theatre, Soho I originally saw this show about 5 years ago at Soho theatre, it was in the aftermath of covid, theatres and venues were just about back to normal service,…
Even before I set foot in the Festival Theatre for The Red Shoes’ first night in Edinburgh I had goose bumps – just by looking at the images sent to me for my review. Matthew Bourne (direction and choreography) and Lez Brotherston (set and costumes)…
Alan Cumming is the brightest star in the firmament! His multi-award-winning career has seen him do everything from starring in London’s West End, on Broadway, in Marvel films, and in long-running American TV series, to running a New York nightclub, writing books which exude warmth,…
West Yorkshire theatre company Northern Broadsides is to be praised for presenting Dostoyevsky’s massive tome in small venues with just three actors. It ended its current tour in Edinburgh at capitaltheatres’ intimate Studio Theatre, with a capacity of just 160, allowing audiences an almost immersive…
This play has much to commend it. To start with, it’s a Royal Shakespeare Company production, directed by the RSC’s co-artistic director Tamara Harvey. And I’ve long been a fan of its leading lady Kara Tointon. It has also been based on W Somerset Maugham’s…
Fans of a good whodunit stylishly presented may well agree with a particular little Belgian detective when he says, ‘Shakespeare is not at all bad but he’s no Agatha Christie’! Hercule Poirot speaks this line in Ken Ludwig’s adaption of Death on the Nile, and…
Roll up, roll up for the greatest show on earth! In a world filled with conflict, more than ever we all need a good evening’s entertainment to escape, get out and enjoy ourselves. Barnum is a spectacular show featuring an extraordinary ensemble cast of actor-musicians,…