Reviews

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

- 4 December 2025

From time to time one takes a seat in the theatre full of wonder, and...

HERE AND NOW

- 3 December 2025

Back in the mists of time I had a lodger who was a massive Steps...

HADESTOWN

- 21 November 2025

Regular readers will be aware that I am passionately inclusive about my coverage of theatre,...

SWEENEY TODD

- 15 November 2025

There is no question that Brighton & Hove Operatic Society are ambitious, and choosing Stephen...

BPO – Britten’s Serenade – Dowland, Britten and MacMillan–Mark Padmore (tenor), Alexei Watkins (horn), Joanna MacGregor (conductor)

- 10 November 2025

What an exclusive event! … but wait a minute, the Corn Exchange was full to...

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

- 5 November 2025

The merest mention of the name of this classic and much loved piece of musical...

Momma Cherri & The Caribbean Kitchen

- 2 November 2025

What could be more fun than a pop up hosted by the irrepressible Momma Cherri....

THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK

- 2 November 2025

The brilliant performing arts education scene here in Brighton and Hove never fails to both...

ABC: THE LEXICON OF LOVE

- 2 November 2025

Whisk me back to 1982, I’m walking along Piccadilly in London to a massive record...

DECCAN TIFFIN

- 29 October 2025

I’ve been a fan of the supper club concept ever since I did my own...

TO BIN OR NOT TO BIN

- 29 October 2025

LATEST TV’S AK HAS BEEN ON THE LOOK OUT FOR A BIN THAT LOOKS GOOD...

THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY

- 28 October 2025

There’s ambition and then there’s AMBITION, and to set about creating a stage version of...