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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Directed by Katy Maclaughlin of KTCo (Kristian Thomas Collective) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Written and Adapted for stage by Simon Stephens Directed by Katy Maclaughlin Kicking off with the first reviewing assignment of 2026 and reviewer enjoyed this fab little community theatre group and t

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

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

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