Review: An Officer and A Gentleman The Musical, Bristol Hippodrome
I WASN’T sure what to expect from this show: would it be, as my other half said when he turned down the chance to accompany me, full of 50-something women trying to recapture their youth and an...
View ArticleTheatre review for Switzerland at the Ustinov Studio, Bath.
Switzerland is deliciously dark and tantalisingly brutal. It’s a psychological thriller that lulls you into a false sense of security, until little by little you realise you’re going to be involved in...
View ArticleClassic radio comedy comes to Salisbury
ONE of the classic British radio comedy shows from the past 67 years will be live on stage at the Salisbury Playhouse in September.
View ArticleSnake in the Grass, Wharf Theatre, Devizes
AUDIENCES familiar with Sir Alan’s early work – The Norman Conquests, Relatively Speaking, Season’s Greetings etc – might be in for a surprise visiting his Snake in the Grass, on at the Wharf Theatre...
View ArticleReview: Dead Man's Hand, Arts Centre, Swindon
A REMOTE Italian villa is the 1980 summer holiday retreat of Brian (Nicholas Gratton) and Jennifer (Nicky Ashdown) in a bid to revive their faltering relationship.
View ArticleReview Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain When This Lousy War is Over...
THE ukulele is an exciting instrument because it is both simple and amazingly versatile. No-one demonstrates this better than the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain who have done much to popularise the...
View ArticleReviewLittle Shop of HorrorsWharf Theatre, DevizesUntil November 3
THE Wharf Theatre in Devizes just goes from strength to strength, with one big hit after another.
View ArticleReview Abigail's Party Salisbury Playhouse Until November 17
MIKE Leigh's Abigail's Party, set in the 'Seventies, has become a classic drama of its time, and this production echoes the era effectively in the well furnished set, effects and characterisations.
View ArticleThe Magical Music of Christmas, Ray Dance & Judith Sharp, Arts Centre, Swindon
THE menu format of the programme, listing appetisers, main course, dessert, with a note of ingredients (the 15 performers) and condiments (the five musicians) was a clue to the rich variety of The...
View ArticleBeauty and the Beast, Salisbury Playhouse until January 13
Beauty and the Beast, Salisbury Playhouse, until January 13
View ArticleFree art exhibition in Wiltshire continues to January
TOWN Hall Arts rounds off an exciting year of exhibitions with Best of the South West 2018, which opens on continues into the New Year.
View ArticleReview Rain Man Theatre Royal Bath Until January 19
IT IS always with fingers firmly crossed that we go to watch a stage version of a story we have loved as a film, and vice-versa.
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