Reviews Archives

BARNUM: THE CIRCUS MUSICAL

- 4 March 2026

Where to start? Barnum is a strange beast of a musical to be sure, a...

- 2 March 2026

Brighton’s choral community is so wonderful, both participants and audiences, as we hear and see...

- 24 February 2026

From the very start this production breathes elegance and sophistication. The stylish set, in every...

- 23 February 2026

The stage was empty! Where was the orchestra? Well, the two dozen string players came...

- 16 February 2026

Wow! A supercharged Valentine’s votive: a world-class orchestra and our local Diva Deliziosa – obviously...

- 11 February 2026

It’s 1983 and I am 27 years old, sat in the Lyric Theatre in the...

- 4 February 2026

Somehow I have managed to never ever have seen a single episode of the Midsomer...

- 1 February 2026

The stage at Brighton’s beautiful Theatre Royal is small and yet from time to time...

- 29 January 2026

And mixed it was, in almost every sense. I am a fan of panto, always...

- 28 January 2026

Butlin’s, January, Bognor Regis and a cold wind blowing in from the sea but sharp...

- 28 January 2026

The announcement that Ellen Kent’s company was making a farewell tour was sad news. For...

- 24 January 2026

The Brighton Philharmonic has triumphed again! Only the fourth orchestra to attempt Wynton Marsalis’ phenomenal...