Articles...
Jul 3 2008
THERE’S been a lot of anticipation about this one, the first ever musical staged at the Playhouse and a musical about the infamous Adelphi hotel, to boot....
Jun 18 2008
THE stage version of Misery is the first serious turn for the Royal Court, an ambitious two-person play based on the Stephen King book about novelist Paul Sheldon, who awakens from a car crash seriously injured and being cared for by his “number one fan”, who is not all she appears to be....
Jun 11 2008
“THERE must be someone in this room who knows who goes with who”, a character earnestly sings at one point of Aspects of Love....
Jun 5 2008
THIS unusual and ambitious play is brand new, having premiered in Newcastle just last week before making its way to the Everyman as part of a short national tour by Yellow Earth Theatre, which promotes British East Asian productions....
Jun 4 2008
PERIOD comedy of manners London Assurance had a tough act to follow, taking to the Playhouse stage days after the success of Roger McGough’s adaptation of Moliere’s Tartuffe....
May 28 2008
STANDING radiant in white, Louise Dearman deserved the standing ovation. If you believe you’ve been to see Evita before on stage – then think again....
May 15 2008
THE magic of the movies worked not only on screen but off in Hollywood. It was where spurious biographies were produced for stars and gimmicks could get you to the top...
May 15 2008
BIRKENHEAD Operatic Society Trust (BOST) really are a cut above the rest – and I don't just mean that because they have a guillotine on stage....
May 15 2008
I’VE always tied my tie in a full Windsor. But when Hugh Hughes was tying his, I knew something didn’t look right....
May 14 2008
THERE are times when a critic is redundant and last night was one. There is absolutely nothing to criticise about Tartuffe at the Liverpool Playhouse....
