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Admittedly, sketch shows aren’t something I’ve ever considered my cup of tea. Imagine my surprise, then, when presented with a smart, but not alienating, series of short, comedic sketches suspended by pleasantly self-aware actors with a great rapport.  Sketchy Characters, the second show in New Theatre’s Fringe season, makes...

Gus Herbert’s production of Miller’s famous play A View From The Bridge does justice to this tragic tale of flawed and helpless characters navigating their way through a sinister, gritty world. Captivating the audience throughout, the play leaves its viewers questioning and reflecting after the last bows have been...

Like most sixteen-year-olds across the country, I studied An Inspector Calls at GCSE level, and four years ago I saw the play performed on stage in London.  Walking into the Theatre Royal this evening, therefore, I felt more than prepared to turn my critical eye towards the performance.  Although...

Classical musicians and orchestras are often ignored by students who believe they are pompous and unwanted in modern society. This opinion isn’t hard to sympathise with, when the likes of Andre Rieu prance about our TV screens, smirking whilst playing his violin with about as much musicality as a...

From the first minutes you can feel Sex Cells working. We open with individual spotlights on four women speaking dryly into headsets answering inquiries concerning sex dolls and dildo sizes (“They come in small, medium and liar”) before the lights rise on the beautifully designed office set of the...

“If you want Britain to stay pure you’re two thousand years too late!” Neal Foster’s closing utterances may at first appear somewhat inapt for a predominantly juvenile audience. However, the Horrible Histories franchise rarely misses a beat. Having firmly established itself as a household name for all things of...

It is set to disturb. Part of Nottingham Playhouse’s Conspiracy Season, The Duchess of Malfi is ready to stir and shake an audience, which is exactly what this production does. Although the term “disturb” may not allude to your typical conceptions of a brilliant production, it is exactly that...