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Tag Archives: Fisher Theatre

Oh, yes they did: Dick Whittington and his cat, Ben Crocker

The Fisher Theatre has developed an enviable reputation over the last few years for putting on an excellent pantomime at Christmas, and I’ve seen tired London theatregoers light up when…

December 23, 2017 in Children's, Theatre.

Seriously angry birds: Suddenly Last Summer, Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams’ view of humanity, in terms of dead-eyed, disillusioned despair, can give even Ibsen and Thomas Hardy (neither famed for their rosy-tinted outlook) a serious run for their money.…

November 26, 2017 in Theatre.

The Doctor will see you now: The Curse of the Black Death, UpShoot Theatre Company

Bungay boasts several natural blessings when it comes to the arts. The town itself is of storybook prettiness; its Georgian theatre, sensitively restored in recent years, still has some original…

October 31, 2017 in New writing, Theatre.

Halloween shivers: Ghost Stories from M.R. James, Simon Michael-Morgan

The Suffolk coast, though dotted with pastel-painted beach huts and gracious Edwardian esplanades, can also be unnervingly bleak – and eerie. So many East Anglian villages have slipped under the…

October 28, 2017 in Theatre.

“I was made for destruction;” Wilde at Heart, Patrick Marley

The last time I saw a one-man show which an actor had personally researched about the life, times and trials of his lifelong hero, it was Simon Callow’s brilliantly vivid…

October 19, 2017 in Theatre.

Anglian Mist, Tim Lane & Cordelia Spence

Stuff of Dreams Theatre Company first performed Anglian Mist in a site-specific, immersive performance on Orford Ness itself in June. Written by Tim Lane and Cordelia Spence, who also directs,…

October 9, 2017 in Theatre.

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