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…
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.…
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…
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…
“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…
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,…