The Lichfield Players’ latest offering is about one of those Cluedo-type detective thrillers that have been the staple of West End and regional theatres for ever, plus of course,
I’ve seen a fair amount of modern dance over the years but this powerful evening was a new one on me – a work based on the premise that the
Along with a lucky audience of Garrick first-nighters I dropped in to see the new production of Amanda Whittington’s updated hit play Satin n’ Steel and I must
Phil Preece visits the Lichfield Garrick to talk to the stars of Amanda Whittington’s showbiz drama Satin ‘n’ Steel…
It’s always nice to hear the story behind any
There’s nothing better on a cold late winter/early spring evening than a nice warm thriller, preferably with a cosy murder or two thrown in. And that’s exactly
A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to see Richard Edmonds’ brilliant A Gentleman of Rome about the harrowing last days of the tubercular poet John Keats told
One of the most fascinating things about reviewing is that no matter what it looks like on paper, you can never guess ahead how a show’s actually going to
The Garrick’s pantos have always been good value since the theatre’s artistic director Adrian Jackson took them in hand, but this one tops the lot.
As music supremo
Sir Peter Wright’s Nutcracker was created in 1990 as a gift to the City of Birmingham for welcoming the Birmingham Royal Ballet in its first year. I’ve seen
The Rep Studio is fast becoming one of my favourite small theatre spaces in the midlands and its latest production confirms this view bigtime. Because with Solomon and Marion it’
This is definitely a new one on me – two plays running simultaneously in two different areas of the same theatre, but sharing one cast. Difficult enough you might be forgiven
There was a gala feeling about this Birmingham Royal Ballet triple bill even before it began, a buzz of anticipation which proved to be spot on.
I always look forward
