Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
July 1, 2008
Date: 30 June 2008
Venue: Sunderland Empire Theatre
I have never once regretted choosing to watch Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway over Any Dream Will Do and I never thought I would’ve, after all musicals (and Graham Norton) really just don’t do it for me. However, after seeing Joseph tonight, I really wish I had suffered Norton and given it a look, as I would have loved to see just how much work, time and effort, Craig Chalmers put in to land the role of Joseph for the tour, which opened at the Sunderland Empire tonight. Read more
SLEUTH
July 1, 2008
Venue : Theatre Royal Newcastle
Date : June 30th 2008
Anthony Shaffers play SLEUTH appears to have stood the test of time, probably because it is in the very safe hands of Simon MacCorkindale and Michael Praed. But I fear in less competent hands it may seem more like an old pot-boiler that will fail to grab today’s more sophisticated audience.
The action takes place in the living room of Andrew Wkye (MacCorkindale), who is a successful writer. He has invited round Milo Tindle (Praed) for what at first appears to be a pleasant drink, until he reveals he is aware Tindle and his wife are having an affair and preparing to marry once their divorce come through.
From then on it is a deadly game of cat and mouse, with Wkye luring Tindle in to agreeing to fake a robbery and steal his wife’s jewellery. But, as usual with thrillers, all is not what it seems. Read more
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