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Dreamboats And Petticoats : Theatre...

Dreamboats and Petticoats is a high energy musical, a walk down memory lane for some with plenty of great tunes from the late 50s and early 60s that you can sing along to, coupled with a surprisingly ...

The Woman In Black, Theatre Royal B...

Susan Hill wrote the novel and the late Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of it brought the most spine chilling and eerie tale off the page and onto the stage. There are all the best ingredients of a t...

Wife After Death, Theatre Royal, Ba...

Wife After Death, written by Eric Chappell whose comedy credits include Rising Damp and Duty Free to name but two, is a return to the great tradition of British comedy/farce as only he can do it. I a...

Stop Messing About, Theatre Royal, ...

Stop Messing About is the resurrection of the 1969 radio show which starred Kenneth Williams, the outrageously camp comedian probably best known for his performances in the Carry On films, together wi...

Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime : Theatr...

Oscar Wilde’s intriguing story of the fate Lord Arthur Savile, whose palm is read by an unscrupulous chiromant (palm reader to you and me) in which he predicts Lord Arthur will commit a murder and suf...

Present Laughter, Theatre Royal, Ba...

Present Laughter is Noël Coward at his witty and vituperative best; the play is full of acid rejoinders and memorable one liners and the excellent cast make the most of their comedic value by imp...

Haunted : Theatre Royal Bath

 Edna O’Brien’s play revolves around a love triangle in suburbia, a childless husband and wife, Mr and Mrs Berry played by Brenda Blethyn and Niall Buggy, and Hazel a fragile young gi...

The Secret of Sherlock Holmes, Thea...

 Peter Egan and Philip Franks once again bring their considerable talents to the roles of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson respectively in a play written by Jeremy Paul, which tells the story of the...

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