Enron was a West End show that I’d been very much looking forward to, especially given all of the hype surrounding it. However having just seen the show this evening, I can only say how down-right disappointed that I was with it. Working in accountancy (and so affected by this story every day) and with […]
REVIEW: Blithe Spirit – Royal Exchange, Manchester
Whilst in Manchester I was looking around for something to fill the evenings and I decided to give Sarah Frankcom’s new production of Noel Coward’s 1941 play “Blithe Spirit” a whirl; playing at the Royal Exchange Theatre until 23rd January 2010. I was very much aware that the (completely separate/independent) 2009 Broadway revival production had […]
Fancy helping judge The Olivier Awards 2011?
Well, you potentially can! I stumbled across the below from the Society of London Theatres (SOLT), and thought I’d repost as it may be of special interest to those of you who very kindly visit this blog to read some of my theatre reviews/thoughts. Alas, I can’t enter it (darn my job!) but this really […]
REVIEW: An Inspector Calls – Novello Theatre, London
The Novello Theatre in London’s West End is currently playing host to an eight week run of Stephen Daldry’s production of J.B. Priestley’s classic play “An Inspector Calls“. I was lucky enough to get an invite to go and watch this and, having read/studied the play back at school/college, I jumped at the chance. “When […]
REVIEW: The Woman In Black – Fortune Theatre, London
Last night I was fortunate to be invited to watch The Woman In Black, currently playing at the Fortune Theatre in London (and incidentally where it has been playing at since 1989). The Fortune Theatre is a very small (432 seat) venue, and thus an ambient and snug environment for the telling of a good […]
Gari Wellingham 