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Polly Teale’s adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s Mermaid plunges us into a dark, poignant and troubling tale. This refreshingly original performance portrays a coming of age story about the little mermaid, played by Sarah Twomey, who longs to swim above the waves. When she turns 16, she falls deeply...

Depicting the unlikely friendship between two young boys at the heart of the Holocaust, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas follows German born Bruno as he and his family are relocated to the outskirts of Auschwitz after his soldier father is deployed there. Meeting at one of the now...

After the hilarity and all-round entertainment of the RSC’s previous instalment, Love’s Labour’s Lost, it was obvious it would be difficult for Love’s Labour’s Won to match its predecessor’s success. But match it it did, retaining Shakespeare’s sparkling wit, albeit combined with a much more sinister tone. Unlike Love’s Labour’s Lost, Love’s...

Musicality’s long-awaited production of The Producers opened tonight at the Nottingham Arts Theatre. The musical concerns two Broadway producers who scheme to get rich by cheating money out of a bunch of old, wealthy ladies. As the story unfolds, humour and sass leave the audience laughing with tears and clapping with joy....

It is certainly an accomplishment when a cast of two is able to hold an audience’s attention for almost two hours. Despite a slow start with miming, that slightly dragged and wasn’t necessarily essential in setting the scene, from the first duologue the chemistry between the characters was apparent....

It is not uncommon to see the works of esteemed playwrights, such as Arthur Miller, revived and revamped, attempting to put a new spin on plays which have been performed countless times. However, Touring Consortium Theatre Company present what feels like a very traditional production of A View From...

Perhaps the first year English ‘Drama, Theatre and Performance’ module has set my standards too high, but what Let’s Just Pretend had on offer left me slightly disappointed. Whilst a homely set is well created, it is difficult to see why a tree stems from the middle of a...