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Making waves at this year’s International Youth Arts Festival is a musical retelling of Tony Bullimore’s dramatic brush with death in the Southern Ocean. Rosanna Greenstreet catches up with the nautical hero
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Review: For Services Rendered at Riverhouse Barn
4 STARS, July 20-22. A post World War I play that shines a torch on those that fought and survived and those that must live with the consequences more
21 Jul 2017 14:20 Theatre/Arts
What lies beneath
5 STARS, July 20 – August 20. Jane McGowan enjoys a fabulous new adaptation of the classic children’s story The Borrowers at Wimbledon’s Polka Theatre more
20 Jul 2017 14:23 Theatre/Arts
Review: The Tempest at York House Gardens
4 STARS, July 17-22. An enjoyable Tempest in a beautiful setting – just remember your umbrella! more
20 Jul 2017 12:26 Theatre/Arts
Review: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
5 STARS, July 14-29. An absolutely brilliant open air experience in the University of Law's gorgeous gardens, says Alan Long more
18 Jul 2017 12:27 Theatre/Arts
Dean Whiting
Review: Fabulous 50 ... Half a Century of Musicals and Memoirs
4 STARS, July 18-22. Students from the Guildford School of Acting manage to hit the high notes in a mesmerizing medley of musical theatre, says Judith Conyers more
18 Jul 2017 10:57 Theatre/Arts
Review: Nell Gwynn by Guildburys Theatre Company
5 STARS, July 27-29. Two and a half hours of sheer delight, playfulness of a high order, says Jessica Swales more
17 Jul 2017 10:43 Theatre/Arts
Review: Heroines at the Guildford Fringe
3.5 STARS. A comic and incisive imagining of Shakespeare's Heroines in modern life by a promising young cast, says Brooke Theis more
12 Jul 2017 11:18 Theatre/Arts
Review: The 39 Steps ... I Counted Them at the Guildford Fringe
4 STARS. High jinks, high energy and a highly enjoyable night with the British Comedy Company, says Jane McGowan more
11 Jul 2017 10:37 Theatre/Arts
Amy Skillman
Review: Ladies in Lavender at the Theatre Royal
3 STARS, July 4-8. Jackie Bryans enjoys a delightful escape to rural Cornwall in a play that pulls at the heartstrings more
6 Jul 2017 11:40 Theatre/Arts
Review: Alice's Adventures Underground
4.5 STARS, until September 23. Performed underground at the Vaults in Waterloo, this is a unique and immersive adaptation of Lewis Carroll's masterpiece, Jackie Bryans enjoys a trip down the rabbit hole more
5 Jul 2017 15:41 Theatre/Arts
Review: A night at the (German) opera
3 STARS. From Wagner’s Twilight of the Gods to Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio, Richard Davies finds much to praise at the Opera Foundry’s one off evening of German opera more
5 Jul 2017 11:23 Theatre/Arts
Bryan Allman
Surrey & South West London's Pantos and Christmas Shows 2017
As the festive season approaches and we start to dig out our winter coats, many of us will be asking ‘Where’s the best pantomime in Surrey and South West London this Christmas?’ It’s behind you! Well, actually, it isn’t - it’s in the list below more
Review: The Wind in the Willows at London's Palladium
3.5 STARS, July 3 – September 9. Light, bright and a lot of fun – Jane McGowan enjoys an evening spent in the company of Ratty, Mole and a very boisterous Mr Toad! more
4 Jul 2017 11:39 Theatre/Arts
Review: Wuthering Heights at Windsor's Theatre Royal
4 STARS, 27 June – 1 July. A fittingly tumultuous rendition of Emily Bronte’s masterpiece, Wuthering Heights, says Clare Roberts more
29 Jun 2017 11:20 Theatre/Arts
Review: The Scarecrow's Wedding
4 STARS, June 23-24. This is an entertaining tale with a fun rustic charm that's sure to keep the kids entertained, says Sharon Wallace more
26 Jun 2017 10:48 Theatre/Arts
Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream at Omnibus Theatre
5 STARS, June 16 - June 30. Alexia Lavender enjoys an enchanting treasure-hunt adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Omnibus Theatre, based in and around Clapham Common. more
26 Jun 2017 10:20 Theatre/Arts
©Tristram Kenton
Review: Terror at the Lyric
2 STARS, June 23 – July 15. Richard Davies votes for an early exit from Terror at the Lyric Hammersmith, the play where the audience gets to choose the ending. Booking until 15 July more
23 Jun 2017 10:47 Theatre/Arts
Review: Dial M for Murder at Windsor's Theatre Royal
3 STARS, 20-24 June. A ‘perfect’ murder devilishly delivered by Windsor’s own summer repertory company, bringing to life Frederick Knott’s classic Dial M for Murder more
23 Jun 2017 10:34 Theatre/Arts