First published in Lancashire Life 1st June 2018 Theatre Review: Rails By Ken Powell Complementing their main stage hilarious farce, Jeeves & Wooster, opening the summer season, Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake (TBTL) have also started with the much more serious (and world premiere) Rails in the intimate studio theatre. The play, by Simon Longman,… Read More Theatre Review: Rails
First published in Lancashire Life 1st June 2018 Theatre Review: Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense By Ken Powell Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake (TBTL) has opened its new summer season of plays with a cracking farce which I predict may well be the smash hit of the year. The classic books by P.G. Wodehouse… Read More Theatre Review: Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense
Originally published in Lancashire Life Theatre Review: A Streetcar Named Desire By Ken Powell The English Touring Theatre (ETT) have come to the Lake District’s Theatre by the Lake (TBTL) to present a new version of Tennessee William’s classic ‘A Streetcar Named Desire‘. Just as the themes of the play are difficult (Williams didn’t believe… Read More Theatre Review: A Streetcar Named Desire
I have been remiss with posting my many theatre reviews and opinion column pieces on here recently – the modern-day problems with being a busy working freelance writer! Time to make up for this however. To begin with, here’s my latest review which was originally published in Lancashire Life. Theatre Review: Great Expectations at Theatre by… Read More Theatre Review: Great Expectations
This review was originally published in the Egremont 2Day in April 2016. Millican Dalton was, without doubt, an oddbod. This self-styled ‘Professor of Adventure’ who left his city job to hide away in a cave in Borrowdale was an eccentric who was famous locally and enjoyed greater national fame in his lifetime than he would… Read More Theatre Review: The Professor of Adventure
This review was originally published in the Egremont 2Day in April 2016 This new play based on the bestselling book by James Rebanks and adapted for the stage by Chris Monks, is a bold venture for Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake. With puppets and local volunteers taking important roles, big risks were taken with this… Read More Theatre Review: The Shepherd’s Life
Review originally published in the E2D August 2015 Come on in and join the party! It should be fun – for this is the party from hell. There are many reasons for the ghastly nature of this party, well-directed by Ian Forrest: Mike Leigh’s classic play is set in the late 70s when fashion and… Read More Theatre Review: Abigail’s Party by Mike Leigh
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