In what is a heavily-contested field, The
Tempest is one of Shakespeare’s craziest plays.
Despite a mafia-themed opening this
production of Shakespeare’s comedy owes more stylistically to a Hitchcock
thriller than the Godfather.
The rise and fall of Norfolk’s railways – or rather the people that used them – are at the heart of this charming community theatre piece.
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Miller’s classic tragedy of lust and betrayal is given a bold and confident reworking in this stylish Maddermarket production.
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The superficially wispy plot of this Noel Coward play hides a darkly comic and sharp take on ageing and the lives we live.
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Love drives people to strange actions in this accomplished performance, at the Maddermarket Theatre, of a rarely seen Agatha Christie adaptation.
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There can be a risk that period pieces wrenched from their context lose their power. That isn’t the case with W Somerset Maugham’s For Services Rendered.
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This is the story of a man who wants everything, and is willing to sell his soul to the devil to get it – and it’s a production that has high ambitions too.
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This stupendously silly spy thriller is a delight from start to finish.
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It’s not quite pantomime season, but this pacey and curious production has the warmth, absurdity, and frequent cross-dressing to almost qualify for that dubious label.
Explore MoreStaging one of Shakespeare’s most well-known plays is always a dilemma: play it straight or attempt to reinvent? This youth theatre production mostly keeps it simple, allowing some great performances to take centre stage.
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Dario Fo’s famous farce leaves a unavoidable impression in this lively production by the Sewell Barn Company.
Explore MoreIt can be difficult to imagine that much
of Norfolk was once spotted with the rural communities depicted in Keith
Dewhurst’s Lark Rise, but this creative and delicate production brings those
past years back to life.
With so many plays to pick from it remains a mystery to me why groups so regularly turn to Alan Ayckbourn’s playbook. This production of Taking Steps provides no answer.
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What happens when two near strangers spend too much time together? That’s the crux of Robert Farquhar’s two-hander about a lonely man and woman who throw the dice on a weekend in rainy Blackpool.
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