“Toast” is based on Nigel Slaterโs autobiography โToast : The Story of a Boyโs Hungerโ at Richmond Theatre and it is by turns charming, chilling and challenging. Part pantomime, part musical, part suburban sit com, this is a funny, engaging […]
With a lavish Downton Abbey set and costumes and featuring a star-studded cast, including Roy Hudd, Liza Goddard, Isla Blair, Katy Stephens and Mark Meadows and with direction from the outstanding Dominic Dromgoole this production of Oscar Wildeโs social comedy […]
“Admissions” will be coming to Richmond Theatre from Monday 27th May – Saturday 1st June. Currently playing in the West End, it is reviewed below by John O’Brien:- “Admissions” appropriately for a play about white power is currently playing at […]
The Picture of Dorian Gray is currently on at Richmond Theatre, adapted and directed by Sean Aydon and reviewed below by John O’Brien:- Oscar Wilde (1854 โ 1900) wrote his only novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray” in 1891. It […]
I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy “Widows”, it sounded a little too violent. It is violent. I sat shrinking in my seat for a significant period of the film with my hands over my eyes willing the nasty […]
Really fascinating play. “Pressure”, written and starring David Haig is a โthriller about the weatherโ. Itโs about James Stagg (David Haig) the weather forecaster for D-Day, Monday the 5th June 1944. He averted a catastrophe and saved 80,000 lives by […]
My friend John O’Brien reviewed “The Weir” at Richmond Theatre for the blog last night:- “The Weir”, written By Conor McPherson in 1997, when aged just twenty five, is a gem. It is on all this week at the Richmond […]
“Duet For One” is currently playing at Richmond Theatre. My test of a play is would I go again? In the case of “Duet for One” the answer is an emphatic “yes!” Donโt be put off by the pretentious title, […]
As the summer holidays draw to an end and the prospect of a long hard slog until Christmas beckons fear not – consolation is at hand in the utterly delightful and uplifting “The Railway Children” at Richmond Theatre. This production […]
The Buddy Holly Story at Richmond Theatre is Buddy Brilliant… Two things everyone knows about Buddy Holly is that he wore glasses and that he died young in a plane crash. The Buddy Holly Story is on all this week […]
So disappointed not to have been able to make this play – it’s one of my all time favourites, but my trusty fellow reviewer John O’Brien went in my place so here is his review of Abigail’s Party currently on […]
Below is The Crucible Review at Richmond Theatre, written by my friend John O’brien who went in my place:- Thank God for the Richmond Theatre. In this age of dumbing down and scrambled restless superficiality, we are lucky to have […]
