Category: <span>Review</span>

There Are No Beginnings

There Are No Beginnings

Charley Miles | The Crescent Theatre | Directed by Alex Arksen

The cast work together brilliantly to embody the four women through whose eyes we witness the impact of the sustained attacks and murders which haunted Leeds for half a decade.

There Are No Beginnings
Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard | The Crescent Theatre | Directed by Michael Barry

The latest Crescent Theatre production is a hit. A very palpable hit.

Shakespeare in Love
Priscilla

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Stephan Elliott & Allan Scott | Lichfield Garrick Theatre | Directed by James Pugh

Lichfield Operatic Society’s staging of Australian musical road comedy is a resounding hit: bold, bright and bursting with cheeky charm.

girlonthetrain

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins, Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel | Sutton Arts Theatre | Directed by Dexter Whitehead

Whether you’re a fan of the book, the film, both or neither, book a ticket and board the train for what promises to be a theatrical night full of mystery and more than a few surprises. All aboard!

West-Side-Story-Square

West Side Story

Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim | Sutton Coldfield Town Hall | Directed by Jennifer Holyhead and Matthew Collins

Trinity Players bring iconic fifties musical to life in style at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall. The clash between the Jets and the Sharks in this most famous of musicals is the stuff of theatre legend and this local production of West Side Story, co-directed by Jennifer Holyhead and Matthew Collins, is a resounding hit.

West-Side-Story-Square
Company

Company

Stephen Sondheim | Sutton Arts Theatre | Directed by Emily Armstrong and Dexter Whitehead

A little bite of the Big Apple in Sutton Coldfield – ‘Company’, the latest offering from Sutton Arts Theatre, is an evening of musical theatre to transport you to New York, courtesy of the late great Stephen Sondheim.

Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea

Terence Rattigan | Sutton Arts Theatre | Directed by Faye Hatch

There’s nothing dated about the latest production of this emotionally complex masterpiece at Sutton Arts Theatre, directed by Faye Hatch. The cast, led by Jayne Lunn’s sympathetic Hester, rise to the considerable challenge of avoiding melodrama to deliver a night of raw, thrilling and ultimately uplifting theatre.The D

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde | Quarndon Village Hall | Directed by Leni Robson

Quarndon Amateur Dramatic Society bring Oscar Wilde’s ‘trivial comedy for serious people’ to life in farcical style.

Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham

Richard Bean | The Little Theatre | Directed by Joshua J Knott

Despite tackling serious themes of sexual discrimination, power and politics this is a sweet-natured story delivered with plenty of heart. A highly recommended production. Picket for a ticket.

Looking For Me Friend

Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood

Paulus | The Old Joint Stock Theatre | Directed by Sarah-Louise Young

‘Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood’, written and performed by Paulus (cabaret star Paul Martin) and directed by Sarah-Louise Young, is a joyful and celebratory show which is a fitting tribute to the late, great Victoria in all her northern glory.