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REVIEWS


A Love Story to Coventry - and other buildings: Living With Buildings VII
Godiva Clock. Photo by Rob Tysall Pro Photography. Living With Buildings VII at Priory Visitor Centre, March 12 Review by Annette...


Oliver Twist: The Play
Oliver and company. Photo by Gwyn Davies. Talisman Youth Theatre Presents ‘Oliver Twist: The Play’, at the Talisman Theatre, Kenilworth...


Top Dog!
Crufts Best in Show Miuccia with handler Giovanni Liguori. Photo credit BeatMedia/The Kennel Club. It was a dog lover’s paradise -...


It's good to be different!
Connor Clemons as Donkey with Matt Everitt as Shrek. Photos by Helen Ashbourne. Shrek the Musical at the Royal Spa Centre, Leamington....


Thought-provoking show weaves seafaring folklore with modern family dynamics
Brothers Mark (James Westphal) and Tiny (Jerome Yates). Image by Tommy Ga-Ken Wan. Thickskin and Pentabus present Driftwood by Tim...


Novel presentation of The Hound of the Baskervilles kept the irregulars engrossed
The setting for Jonathan Goodwin's performance. Photo by Charles Essex. Hound of the Baskervilles, performed at The Albany Theatre,...


Get ready for a steamy night of passion in New Orleans
Hollybeth Gourlay as Stella, Chris Allen-Mason as Stanley, Mia Ballard as Blanche. Photo by Martin Pulley. A Streetcar named desire by...


Door to the past that won't stay shut: Honest Lies at the Albany.
Honest Lies, photo courtesy of Smiling Eyes Theatre. Honest Lies by Jenny Stokes & Dawn Butler, directed by Alison Belbin, A Smiling Eyes...


A Bloody, Muddy Triumph!
Daniel Evans as Edward II. Photo by Helen Murray. EDWARD II by Christopher Marlowe, directed by Daniel Raggett at the Swan Theatre...


Pub Night Out with your funniest friend - Iain Stirling
Comic Iain Stirling. Photo courtesy of George on a Boat. Iain Stirling at Warwick Arts Centre, Sunday 2 March 2025. Review by Annette...


Blooming Nightmare - Belgrade show puts grind of new motherhood in the limelight
(the) Woman by Jane Upton. Belgrade Theatre B2 Stage. 27 and 28 February. A New Perspectives Theatre Company production. Tour dates on...


See Blenheim's Family Treasures
See more of Blenheim's family treasures. Photo courtesy of David Fisher. UNESCO World Heritage Site, Blenheim Palace has launched a new...


Conflict and rivalries boil up as village pageant becomes a battleground
Adam Schumacher [centre] chairing the committee. Photo courtesy of The Bear Pit. Ten Times Table by Alan Ayckbourn at The Bear Pit...


Romeo and Juliet - As you've never seen it before
Montague and Capulet. Photo (c) Nicola Young Photography. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare at the Belgrade Theatre until 8 March...


Constellations - A Love story that transcends time
Leonie Slater as Marianne and Ted McGowan as Roland. Photo (c) Richard Smith Photography. Constellations, by Nick Payne at Leamington’s...


Ladies Unleashed at The Priory
Jaren Evans, Emma Marshall and Ruth Macallum. Photo (c) Steve Vent. Ladies Unleashed by Amanda Whittington, performed at The Priory...


Elkie Brooks - A powerhouse of vocals!
Elkie Brooks in concert. Photo courtesy of the artist. Elkie Brooks, The Long Farewell Tour, at Royal & Derngate Theatre Northampton on...


Photographic Exhibition Success
Leopard Sisters Drinking by Joy Herbert. Four members of Leamington Spa Photographic Society beat entries from around the world to have...


Birmingham Royal Ballet's Cinderella - The most beautiful thing I've seen on stage
Cinderella BRB. Photo (c) Johan Persson. Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Cinderella at Birmingham Hippodrome until 1 March. Review by Ellie...


The Saints reveal the magic of books!
Ava-Simone Tasker as Harriet and Michelle Williams as Margie. The Enchanted Bookshop by Tedd Wallinger, performed by The Saints Drama...


The ship’s the thing in which we will tilt the conscience of the king!
Anton Lesser (Ghost of old Hamlet) and Luke Thallon (Hamlet) Photo (c) Marc Brenner. Hamlet, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre,...
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