Reviews

The Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton

Date Reviewed: 11th November 2008

In a week where I’ve twice come across two minute silences, once on Remembrance Sunday, and of course on November 11th, and also caught the glimpse of servicemen exiting church complete with flags and medals – Oh! What a Lovely War has succeeded where the rest failed.  Read more »

Royal Theatre, Northampton

Date Reviewed: 11th November 2008

He’s been a staple of broadsheet newspapers for more than 20 years. Now the arrogant cartoon corporate banker Alex has been brought to life for the stage. Only readers of the Daily Telegraph will be connoisseurs of the strip, and in truth its style and humour are something of an acquired taste. But none of that really matters thanks to Robert Bathurst. Read more »

News

If you’re the type that likes to book ahead, then look no further for highlights for next year from the Midlands’ biggest theatre company. 2009 is set to be an exciting year for the RSC, with an all-new ensemble as well as the new team of Creative Associates. Read more »

The Curve, Leicester is hosting a dramatic opening show starting November 11th.

Revealing for the first time the exciting, unique design of Leicester’s new theatre, Lift Off is a promenade performance where the audience will move around the building . Read more »

Interviews

What do you get when you cross stand-up comedy with magic with science with theatre with multimedia edutainment?! A pretty good time; as WOS* finds out from Matt Pritchard; whose Futurology Live!  show will be featuring as part of the Birmingham Comedy Festival in October Read more »

Unless you’ve been living underground for the past few months, you’ll be aware that Dr Who has landed in the West Midlands.

From July 24th to November 15th the latest Time Lord has put to one side his travels in the tardis to tread the boards at the RSC as the Bard’s most complex hero; Hamlet, as well as playing the part of Berowne in Love’s Labour’s Lost. Read more »