“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 Trafalgar Studios in the very heart of political power […]
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 – 1900) wrote his only novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray” in 1891. It has been adapted for the stage by Sean Aydon who […]
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 bits to be over. But I have to say that […]
Really fascinating play. “Pressure”, written and starring David Haig is a “thriller about the weather”. It’s 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 persuading General Eisenhower (Malcolm Sinclair) to delay the invasion, against […]
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 Theatre and is directed by Adele Thomas. They have a […]
“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!” Don’t be put off by the pretentious title, for “Duet for One” is that rare achievement – a […]
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 of Edith Nesbit’s 1905 children’s classic is a show that […]
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 at The Richmond Theatre and tells Buddy’s story in a […]
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 at the Richmond Theatre and I couldn’t have said it […]
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 a space where serious grown up drama can still be […]
I watched with great interest “A Child Of Our Time” last night because I too have a child born in 2000 who is also sixteen. To be honest, I didn’t learn a thing, but I suppose that is because I have been there, done it, got the grey hairs, the […]
A wonderfully uplifting and joyous night of nostalgia and community singing last night at the Richmond Theatre last night. A full house for the marvellous tribute to the legendary folk band The Dubliners by Ged Graham , Danny Muldoon, Billy Barton, Paddy Ryan and Conor Elliot. Over the course of […]
