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Review: 'They Don't Pay? We Won't Pay!'
FIVE STARS: "Very, very funny. A brilliant night of mayhem and hilarity, with a satirical thread running through it" Read more
Review: 'The Habit of Art'
5 STARS: "An evening of absorbing theatre by a master of the medium: thought-provoking, moving, funny, witty, sharp and highly enjoyable." Read more
Fantastic Fiction: Best-Selling Author Kate Mosse
"With women, it was slightly more nuanced. It wasn’t that they were invisible – it was more that their works were being seen as something niche rather than literature.” Read more
Joan Armatrading On How She Stays Inspired
"I was born to write, that is why I'm here" Read more
Review: 'Teechers'
5 STARS: You have until September 29 to see this, otherwise, Oggy will be round to see you… Read more
Review: Twelfth Night at the Yvonne Arnaud
5 STARS, Aug 31 – Sep 1. Don’t miss a glittering, fast-paced romp of a performance by this talented group of players and creatives from Oxford, at the Mill Studio this week Read more
The ballad of Dónall Dempsey
Poetry is alive and well in Guildford thanks to Dónall Dempsey who runs a monthly open mic night for aspiring poets. Suzanne Antelme visits The 1000 Monkeys at The Keep and discovers a thriving community of scribes Read more
Folk Mistress: Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega has been a music icon for 30 years. Ahead of this month’s Surrey gig she talks to Fiona Adams about self-belief, touring and the English summer Read more
Review: Anne Boleyn by Howard Brenton
5 STARS, July 25-28. A brilliant evening of riveting theatre; thought-provoking, witty and beautifully staged in a stunning landscape, says Janice Windle Read more
Review: Love's Labours Lost by the Guildford Shakespeare Company
5 STARS, July 13-28. An atmospheric setting, beautiful costumes, lovely songs, hilarious clowning and Shakespeare’s eloquent wit throughout make this performance an unmissable summer evening's entertainment, says Janice Windle Read more
Review: An Evening With Sinatra at the Guildford Fringe Festival
4 STARS. Ol’ Blue Eyes lives on in an intimate cabaret setting for the Guildford Festival Fringe, says Andrew Morris Read more
Review: Talking Heads at the Guildford Fringe Festival
5 STARS, July 6. Go to the beautiful Clandon Wood Natural Burial Reserve to see a wonderfully innovative performance of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads in a unique setting, says Andrew Morris Read more
Sex is Another Language at the Guildford Fringe
5 STARS, July 6. Make sure to get yourself down to the back room of Guildford's Star Inn tonight to see an unbelievable piece of original theatre, says Janice Dempsey Read more
Review: Bugsy Malone at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
5 STARS, June 29-30. An absolute cream pie to the senses, The Yvonne Arnaud Youth Theatre's production of Bugsy Malone is a toe-tapping, splurge gunning, gangster grilling musical spectacular, says Alan Long Read more
Review: Robin Hood by the Guildford Shakespeare Company
4 STARS, June 14-30. You know summer has truly begun when the GSC starts its season of open-air theatre. This year they perform Robin Hood and Alison Hunt finds plenty of merriment to be had in Sherwood Forest/Rack's Close chalk quarry Read more
Review: The Producers by the PPA
3 STARS, June 5-9. While there are plenty of enjoyable moments in the PPA’s amateur production of The Producers, Richard Davies finds it a strange choice of show for a graduation performance Read more
Local talent at the Guildford Fringe
The Guildford Fringe returns for another year of incredible entertainment. William Gadsby Peet meets the Surrey locals performing at the festival this year Read more
Battle lines
From sneaking into Iraq with George Galloway to dodging Russians in Afghanistan, Paul Moorcraft’s life has never been dull. William Gadsby Peet hears a war tale or two Read more
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