Reviews

Excellent performances ensure first rate entertainment in village play

Simon Maris, Bryn Koenig, Kyle Lawrie, Jill Price. Photo by Simon Eley. Runs in the Family written by Ray Cooney presented by Kineton...

The value of nothing and the price of everything: Wilde thumbs-up for one-man shaggy dog story

The Duke, Shon Dale-Jones. Photo courtesy of the author. The Duke, Warwick Arts Centre, 19 November 2024. Review by Annette Kinsella....

Ruby Wax - Dealing with Depression and Other Stories

Ruby Wax, photo courtesy of the Royal Spa Centre. Ruby Wax : I’m not as well as I thought I was, at the Royal Spa Centre & Town Hall, for...

Never Forget: new book launch brings life to Coventry Blitz

Grace Bullingham at Earlsdon Library. Remembering Blitz Night, talk at Earlsdon Library, by Grace Bullingham, author, on 14 November...

Maths meets Magic: the secret formula for storytelling

A Mathematical Journey Through Literature: Sarah Hart was a Resonate Festival author event, at Warwick University on 13 November 2024....

The Red Shoes Danced the Night Away

Nikki Cheung as Karen. Photo by Manuel Harlan. The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen - a new version by Nancy Harris. The Royal...

London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

British Motor Museum L2B Finish Line. Photo courtesy of the BMM. This year’s famous RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run,...

Family Fun at Daventry Comic Con

Organiser Zoe Crofts (R) and Lucy Watts (L). Photo by Ann Evans. There was a friendly, family feeling at the Daventry Comic Con...

Hormones and Menopause - the Great Debate

Dr Louise Newson: Hormones and Menopause – The Great Debate, Warwick Arts Centre, Saturday 9 November. Review by Hilary Hopker Dr Louise...

Bibbity, Bobbity Book!

Cinderella cast at the Abbey Theatre. Photo courtesy of the Abbey Theatre. Masqueraders Theatrical Society presents Rodgers &...

A Refreshing Burst of Sparkles

Everybody's Talking About Jamie. Photos by Simon Coates Photography. Everybody's Talking About Jamie, presented by the Coventry Youth...

True Life Crime Thriller at the Talisman

L-R: Ben Ionoff as Richard Loeb, Julien Rosa as Nathan Leopold. Photography Robert Warner & Peter Weston. True Crime Thriller ‘Never...

Old Herbaceous - A Nostalgic Monologue of a Life Well Lived

Giles Shenton in Old Herbaceous. Photo by Mark Turner of Mark Makes Photos. Old Herbaceous. Produced by Giles Shenton Productions....

Wonderfully written and performed one-man show combines Shakespeare with village life.

Mark Carey. Into the Breach. Photo by Giles Shenton courtesy of Mark Carey. Into the Breach. Performed at The Bear Pit Theatre,...

Balance - Thought-provoking dance.. with a giant tongue, Zorb ball and no added sugar!

Balance - Keneish Dance Company. Photo credit Chris Nash. ‘Balance’ ThinkTank, Birmingham. Showing from Monday 28 October to Friday 1...

Sharing is Scaring!

Shock Horror: A Ghost Story. Photo courtesy of Macready Theatre. Shock Horror: A Ghost Story. A Thunder Road Theatre Company production...

Surrealist Comedy is a Bright (Purple) Ray of Sunshine

The Noise Next Door. Albany Theatre, Coventry, for one night only Saturday 26 October. Review by Annette Kinsella. What the world needs...

Firecracker of a Social Drama is Not To Be Missed

Daniel J.Car ver as Malcolm. Photo by Nicola Young Photography. Revealed by Daniel J Carver. Directed by Jay Zorenti-Nakhid. At the B2...

A Culture Clash with The Addams Family

Cheryl Ryan, Kathryn Nikols, Jimmy Suther, Ruth MacCallum, Jon Andrews and John Tweddle. Photo by Steve Vent. The Addams Family,...

90's Nostalgia At Its Best

Jacqui Dubois and the cast of Ghost The Musical. Photo Credit Alastair Muir. Ghost The Musical. Book and lyrics by Bruce Joel Rubin,...

Shakespeare's Words are Centre Stage in Pared-Back Production

The Company of Othello. Photo by Johan Persson. Othello by William Shakespeare, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon,...