 | The Seagull (Southampton - tour)     16 April 2013 Under the direction of award winning Blanche McIntyre, this modern update of Anton Chekov’s The Seagull is fascinating to watch. Adapted by John Donnelly, this production still retains the melancho.... More... |
 | Priscilla - Queen of the Desert (Bristol - tour)      16 April 2013 This touring musical takes one of the campest films ever made and camps it up some more, staging a celebratory romp through transgendered excess. The story is a road movie where three drag queens driv.... More... |
 | The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Poole - tour)     15 April 2013 On entering the Lighthouse auditorium to watch The Rise And Fall of Little Voice tonight, the audience are entertained by versatile actor/ comedian Duggie Brown - who’s corny jokes and bingo games t.... More... |
 | Hairspray (Southampton - tour)      10 April 2013 With the musical having gained magnificent critical acclaim in the West End and being a huge fan of the movie, I was excited to see how the show weighed up as a touring production. There were, of cour.... More... |
 | Two Gentlemen of Verona (Bristol - tour)      10 April 2013 It’s tempting, only a little fancifully, to suggest that any decent company can put on a first-rate Richard III, but it takes a company of real talent to put on a brilliant production of The Two Gentl.... More... |
 | Sutra - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Antony Gormley (Plymouth - tour)     9 April 2013 Simply stunning. Simple – 17 monks, 1 Westerner and a boy plus some 20 boxes on an empty stage Stunning – dynamic Kung Fu-inspired movement and sculpture/installation art working in synchronici.... More... |
 | The Count of Monte Cristo (Bristol)     9 April 2013 The Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Monte Cristo is a weighty tome. The audience are told this at the top of the show. The conceit being that workers from a cigar rolling factory adore the novel s.... More... |
 | WNO's Lulu / The Cunning Little Vixen / Madame Butterfly (Plymouth)    4 April 2013 There’s rather a lot of hanging around in the Welsh National Opera’s currently touring triple. Suspended from hooks above the action are the corpses of femme fatale (literally) Lulu̵.... More... |
 | Rumplestiltskin (Bristol)      3 April 2013 When adaptations of fairy tales or classic stories are staged, their darker origins are often overlooked in favour of either dumbing down or sugar coated family fare. Neither of these scenarios crop u.... More... |
 | Yes, Prime Minister (Salisbury - tour)    2 April 2013 In this lingering production of Yes, Prime Minister, Anthony Jay and Jonathan Lynn have made modest attempts to modernise this treasured sitcom. From the start the play is full of references that are .... More... |