Here and Now  is a new jukebox musical based on the music by Steps. Currently on tour, I was invited to see it at New Theatre Oxford. I hadn’t read much about this show in advance, and I can’t claim to know the entire Steps back catalogue, so I went in with few expectations. The instant view of a storefront on stage set the scene for the evening, and on sight of this I did wonder how you could create a show set in a supermarket of all places. Later this set (Tom Rogers) expan

I was invited to review Modern Romance at the Drayton Arms Theatre the week before Valentine’s Day. Described as comedy that makes you reflect, for people who are tired of heart-shaped cliches, I went along to find out more. Written by Giles Fernando and directed by Penny Gkritzapi, Modern Romance  is a sequence of discussions by twelve couples revealing how they first met, half of the couples appearing on stage and the others on a screen. Olivia Cordell and Manzur Mawla in M

Everything and Nothing  is a production by Never Over Theatre, and I was invited to review it, having already pencilled it into my diary to go and see. So, of course, I gladly went along to review. The first thing I noticed as I walked into the performance space at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre was the beautifully crafted backdrop (Aurelie Freoua), which was instantly recognisable as Amsterdam. Later, this changed to also depict London and Copenhagen. The use of this artwork w

The Woman in Black  (written by Susan Hill and adapted for the stage by Stephen Mallatratt) has always been a show I’ve been unsure about wanting to see, due to the anticipation of it being terrifying, (which is strange even to me, as my favourite books are psychological thrillers).  When I was invited to review the play at Oxford Playhouse, I decided to face my fears. I went in without any knowledge of the play whatsoever, just a sense of anxiety due to whispers I’d heard ye