Monthly Archives: March 2016

Look Back in Anger – Derby Theatre

  This is a very special presentation . Not only is it a 60th anniversary production, but John Osborne also worked at Derby Theatre, lived locally, and set the play in the locality. Legend has it that it was written … Continue reading

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Party Piece- Grange Players, Grange Playhouse, Walsall

**** Although author Richard Harris is relatively unknown to the general public, his writing has figured in numerous hit television series and stage shows. For television, he was a regular contributor for forty years, from 1960 to 2000, writing for … Continue reading

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Visitors, Sutton Arts Theatre

     Sutton Arts company is as inspired in its sourcing of new work to perform as it is in producing it. Having unearthed the little known gem “Mind Games” by Anthony Horrowitz last year, this year they have found … Continue reading

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Bouncers & Shakers, Dudley Little Theatre, Netherton Arts Centre, Dudley

**** Dudley Little Theatre (DLT) are in their 62nd year of performing, and this production, one of four a year they stage, was a shrewd choice. Written by John Godber in 1977,  it has been subject to a number of … Continue reading

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Figaro Ges a Divorce, WNO – Birmingham Hippodrome

Birmingham on a cold, early Spring Thursday night tends to offer a languid indifference to the world as it prepares for the weekend. But this Thursday offered something special. After a week in Cardiff, this was only the second auditorium … Continue reading

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