The Public Reviews

The Public Reviews


Featured Posts PREVIEW: Back to the Musicals: 1940-1945 Ever wish you could go back to a simpler time? When hosiery was ladylike, hats were jaunty and hair was victory-rolled? This Sunday 20th May at the Pheasantry, you can - at an all-singing, all-dancing trip back to the musical theatre of the 1940s. Songs from enduring classics like Oklahoma!, On ... Read More WHAT’S HOT – 14th MAY 2012 Theatre is at its most powerful when it reflects our everyday lives. Love, affairs, death, class, education - all provide writers with plenty of material for powerful drama. Catherine Love looks at some productions across the country this week that hold a mirror to our lives. 1) BETRAYAL – CRUCIBLE THEATRE, ... Read More The Lyceum Theatre: birthplace of Dracula It’s a measure of how deep the character of Dracula has penetrated into our cultural consciousness that when I was growing up I imagined he was a mythical figure, like Father Christmas or the Abominable Snowman. It was only with the release of the film Bram Stoker’s Dracula in 1992 ... Read More Preview: Pulse Fringe Festival, Ipswich 52 shows in just 13 days – that’s the challenge being laid down to brave, and tireless, audiences at this year’s Pulse Fringe Festival in Ipswich. Run by the New Wolsey Theatre, the festival - now in its 12th year - has grown to become a major event on the theatre ... Read More COMPETITION: The Wiggles - Palace Theatre, Manchester The Wiggles, the fab four from Australia, are very proud to be bringing their world famous live show back to the UK and Ireland in 2012. Celebrating the return of the original yellow Wiggle, Greg Page, the Wiggles are bringing an exciting new show to theatres and venues around the ... Read More Smooth Slider