When I heard that Harry Hill was behind a new Tony Blair rock opera, I confess I was sceptical. How wrong I was. Hill’s book and Steve Brown’s music and lyrics combine to create a riot of an evening, with something in it for everybody. This show has been honed through multiple workshops and a … More TONY! [THE TONY BLAIR ROCK OPERA] – REVIEW – RICHMOND THEATRE
The Beekeeper of Aleppo began life as a novel by Christy Lefteri in 2019, a fictional tale based on the author’s experience working in refugee camps in Athens. Those same camps feature in this story, as we follow Syrian refugees Nuri and Afra across the Mediterranean, through Europe, to the UK. As yet another refugee … More THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO – REVIEW – RICHMOND THEATRE
Adapted exclusively for the stage, Peter James’ Wish You Were Dead is the latest thrilling installment of the Grace Series – the most successful modern-day crime stage franchise since Agatha Christie. It’s currently performing at the beautiful Richmond Theatre as part of its UK tour. Detective Superintendent Roy Grace (played by George Rainsford) and wife … More WISH YOU WERE DEAD – REVIEW – RICHMOND THEATRE
The original Quality Street play, written by J. M Barrie (writer of Peter Pan) premiered in 1901. A sweet (pun intended) romantic comedy in which our heroine Phoebe (brilliantly played by Paula Lane) tries to survive when the love of her life leaves for the wars, only to return 10 years later and not recognise … More QUALITY STREET – REVIEW – RICHMOND THEATRE
Based on the true story of the chart-hitting sensation, Fisherman Friends: The Musical shows the journey of how an unlikely group of Cornish fishermen go from singing shanties in their local pub to ending up on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. The show centred around a group of fishermen, their families, and friends in this … More FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS: THE MUSICAL – REVIEW – RICHMOND THEATRE
Blood Brothers tells the story of Mrs Johnstone (played by Niki Colwell Evans), a working-class mother in Liverpool who discovers she is having twins. Struggling to care for the children she already has, she makes an agreement with Mrs Lyons (played by Paula Tappenden). A wealthy woman who cannot have children, she convinces Mrs Johnstone … More BLOOD BROTHERS – REVIEW – RICHMOND THEATRE
Have you ever felt the urge to know what goes on behind closed doors at Netherfield and Pemberley? Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) is Isobel McArthur’s hilarious and modern take on the well-known classic. Framed as a tale told by the invisible staff of the main characters’ various estates, this play has everything the original … More PRIDE AND PREJUDICE* (*SORT OF) – REVIEW – RICHMOND THEATRE
Inspired by true events, When Darkness Falls is set on the island of Guernsey on a stormy night. A young paranormal expert (Thomas Dennis) and a skeptical history teacher (Tony Timberlake) sit down to record the first of a series of podcasts inspired by the island’s folklore and paranormal history. In this deeply descriptive delve … More REVIEW – WHEN DARKNESS FALLS – RICHMOND THEATRE
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice is an Oliver-Award winning comedy-drama play by Jim Cartwright. The story has been described as a Northern fairy tale, with a mother and daughter at the heart of it. Little Voice (LV) is quiet, unassuming and seeks comfort from her record collection of musicals icons. Her mother, Mari, … More REVIEW – LITTLE VOICE – RICHMOND THEATRE
