Actor Aaron Shosanya (Tom Robinson) in To Kill a Mockingbird at Curve Theatre, Leicester Photograph by Johan Persson ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ To Kill a Mockingbird From the novel by Harper Lee Adapted for Stage by Aaron Sorkin Directed by Bartlett Sher Background The narrator, Scout, daughter of lawyer, Atticus Finch recounts past events over two summers past; much of which had involved persons of her own household. Also those on the outside including a black family from t

cast members of Starter For Ten a new musical at The Rep, Birmingham - October 2025. Photography Pamela Raith ⭐⭐⭐ Starter For Ten Director and writer Charlie Parham Lyrics Emma Hall Introduction Based on two written works by author, David Nicholls: the novel Starter For Te

Actor, Adrian Lester is Cyrano de Bergerac An RSC production at The Swan Theatre 2025 Photograph Marc Brenner ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Title: Cyrano de Bergerac Written by Edmond Rostand Directed and co-adapted by Simon Evans Co-adaptor Debris Stevenson Written over a century ago and prem

at the tearoom till point Milford Junction Station. Still Life Chatsworth Players October 2025 at Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale Still Life by Noel Coward Directed by Grace Day Still Life   is a short play with five scenes, last night’s performance was the first of three at Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale this October. The setting is the tearoom at Milford Junction Station, decades

David Rankine as Nick Carraway. The Great Gatsby at Derby Theatre. Photograph by T ommy Ga-Ken Wan The Great Gatsby ⭐ ⭐ Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald Adapted by Elizabeth Newman Directed by Sarah Brigham  The character Nick Carraway is the narrator and is purposed well, crucially, he provides a first person narrative of Jay Gatsby (Gatsby) and is an important figure in this old story. The play is structured ar

Actors Tom Mothersdale (Angelo) Adam James (Duke Vincentio) and Sion Pritchard (Escalus) Measure For Measure at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon. Photograph by Helen Murray Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Measure For Measure by William Shakespeare Directed by Emily Burns Overview Duke Vincentio decides to dodge the heat of having to deal with a breaking news scandal and so appoints, Angelo in a deputy role and makes himself scarce. However, he seeks out Friar Peter and tells

Not such a happy birthday in a Northern Irish home that harbours secrets

less observed traditionally, but wonderfully variegated

Helen Phillips (Pam) and Tom Richardson (Dennis) Just Between Ourselves Derby Theatre Photograph Will Green Connie Walker (Marjorie) and Holly Smith (Vera) Just Between Ourselves Derby Theatre Photograph Will Green Joseph Clowser as Neil Jus

Cast of Much Ado About Nothing. The RSC Photograph Marc Brenner Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Directed by Michael Longhurst 'This review has much to unwrap!' Longhurst has concocted a modern day version of Much Ado [...] and as the audience files in and are locating their seats they are exposed to a media style presentation of a full on championship style football tournament. Claudio scores a hat-trick and the commentary and screens celebrate t

Taking their seats at the bar these down-to-earth, sweary individuals philosophise about the meaning of life and ponder over daft things.

Rina Fatania (Mariam) and Kerena Jagpal (Laila)  A Thousand Splendid Suns 2025 at Birmingham Repertory Theatre Photograph Ellie Kurttz Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Based on the book  A Thousand Splendid Suns Author Khaled Hosseini Adapted for stage by Ursula Rani Sarma Directed by Roxana Silbert Background  Ursula Rani Sarma's stage adaptation based on Khaled Hosseini's heartwrenching and compelling fictional story of the plight of two Afghan women, Mariam and Laila, has returned to The

astonishing to observe the enthusiastic reception and by how much both men and women were equally loving this play.

The set of Kim's Convenience at Derby Theatre, Match 2025 Photograph Debra Hall Kim's Convenience Written by Ins Choi Directed by Esther Jun ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Overview Appa has been running his local convenience store in a Toronto neighbourhood for many years, he has become set in his ways and he fixates over small matters and enjoys stereotyping his clientele to make his day more interesting. He's a family man but carries a heavy heart mainly because of enstrangement; his wife Umma thin

Luke Thallon (Hamlet) HAMLET RSC 2025 Photography by Marc Brenner ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HAMLET   Directed by Rupert Goold Overview It's 1912 and on the deck of an ocean liner a Danish King lies dead under a draped flag of his country. Dignified respects are delivered before his body is cast into the dark and squally ocean waters.  Prince Hamlet, while in mourning for his father feels bitter that his mother, Gertrude had hastily married his father's successor, uncle Claudius. Hamlet's gasp

Sayyid Aki (Khalil) in the play Community at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre Feb 2025 Photography Graeme Braidwood Writer, Farrah Chaudry Directed by Alice Chambers With her suitcase and designer bags in tow, Zoya loiters near a Birmingham bus route south of the centre. She is secretly relieved when her plan succeeds and she comes across an old acquaintance, the benevolent Leyla. Zoya remembered that Leyla lived locally (somewhere between Cannon Hill Park and Moseley) and th

Actor, Adeel Ali. A one-man play 10 Nights . Production Image  play by Shahid Iqb 10 Nights ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stage Review10 Nights Writer Shahid Iqbal Khan Director Sâmir Bhamra Actor Adeel Ali It is the last ten days of Ramadan and Yasser is apprehensive about participating in  itikaf  for this duration inside the Mosque. This Islamic practice of seclusion and devotion to:  prayer, the recitation of the Quran  and to ibadah (worship); is not an easy prospect for Yasser as he will have

Demetri Goritsas (Sir Andrew) Joplin Sibtain (Sir Toby) Daniel Millar (Fabian) and forefront, Samuel West (Malvolio) The Royal Shakespeare Theatre Twelfth Night 2024/2025 Photograph by Helen Murray ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah. A mid-twentieth century setting for this version and though always a challenge to our contemporary culture Twelfth Night  still endures as a performance piece. The play's key themes include disguise, cross dressing, concealment and mistaken

Minal Patel (Hugh Pickering) David Seadon-Young (Henry Higgins) Molly Lynch (Eliza Doolittle). My Fair Lady at the Curve, Leicester (2024) Photography Marc Brenner Overview Professor of Phonetics, Henry Higgins, claims that he can geographically pinpoint where people originate from (especially in London boroughs) by the colloquial speech used and the quirks of language that a person has adopted. In London, Higgins meets up with Hugh Pickering as they share an interest in lin

Rachel Wilson (Mary Brenham) Kate Stuart (Dabby Bryant) Huw Randall (officer Ralph Clark). An amateur theatre production of Our Country's Good by Chatsworth Players (2024) Directed by Maggie Ford ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Background  Our Country’s Good by contemporary playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker is based on the 1987 published novel  The Playmaker by Australian novelist, Thomas Keneally, which tells of a group of convicted criminals, soldiers and marine officers transported from Britain