Production poster for Beauty and the Beast Pantomime at Malvern Theatres

Beauty and the Beast Pantomime at Malvern Theatres: Review

Are you looking for a family friendly pantomime with plenty of laughs, lots of recognisable songs and some acting stars? Oh yes you are! Malvern Theatres Beauty and the Beast Pantomime for the 2022/23 season promises to deliver. Mark James is back to star as Louis La Plonk, with Melanie Walters (Gwen from Gavin and…

Belle and the Beast in Beauty and the Beast at the Old Rep Birmingham standing together with a rose

Beauty and the Beast at The Old Rep Theatre Birmingham: Review

Not fitting in at school or being accepted by the popular crowd is a familiar tale. In difficult times, we are often reminded to look for the helpers. At school, that help often comes in the form of a teacher. This story of Beauty and the Beast is no different. A group of children struggling…

Molly-Grace Cutler as Carole King in Beautiful at Malvern Theatres

Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Malvern Theatres: Review

Carole King was only 17 when she wrote her first number 1 hit. Based on the story of her remarkable rise from singer-songwriter to music legend, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical takes audiences back to the heart ofKing’s landmark 1971 album ‘Tapestry’. Through the medium of King’s music, Beautiful tells the story of her…

Diversity Connected tour image of the troupe each in separate but connected boxes

Diversity Connected at the Alexandra Theatre Birmingham: Review

Light, dark, props, music, water, confetti, incredible choreography and a whole heap of raw talent exploded onto the stage at the Alexandra theatre, Birmingham. Diversity are back. Bigger, brighter, louder and stronger than before. And this time, they’ve got a message for us all. About Diversity Connected at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham When covid hit,…

THE HOMECOMING Keith Allen (Max), Mathew Horne (Lenny) & Geoffery Lumb (Joey) © Manuel Harlan

The Homecoming at Malvern Theatres: Review

In a small town like Malvern, it is always fantastic to see star-studded casts performing in the local theatre. This week, it is the turn of Harold Pinter’s 1960s masterpiece, The Homecoming. Widely accepted to be his greatest play, the Theatre Royal Bath production currently touring has an appropriately brilliant cast. About The Homecoming Harold…

Actors Janie Dee and Griff Rhys Jones pictured in a set designed as a living room playing Laura and Peter in An Hour and a Half Late currently showing at Malvern Theatres

An Hour And A Half Late at Malvern Theatres: Review

There is something rather comforting about understated comedy. No grand comedic gestures, elaborate set changes or huge cast to hide behind. Just two people, one set and an hour and a half of gentle entertainment. Think of it as an upmarket version of the Royle Family. Nobody goes anywhere, nothing dramatic happens. We are simply…