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Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever (Theatre Royal, Brighton)

I had a really bad cold and a high temperature last weekend and was quite feverish, so it was a really funny coincidence that only days later I should have gone to see Saturday Night Fever.

Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother or whether you’re a pensioner or whether you’re a llama, I’m sure you’d enjoy this exciting production based on the film, ...

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Dead Simple – it’s Dead Good!

Dead Simple (Theatre Royal, Brighton)

Reviewing the play Dead Simple is dead simple: it has to be the best play I have ever seen anywhere – and Robert Powell (who played Jesus on TV) wasn’t even in it. If he was he was unrecognisable, which just goes to show how professional he is.

I have always enjoyed the P.D. James novels featuring Adam Dalgleish, so it is a joy to see her ...

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The History Boys

The History Boys (Theatre, Royal, Brighton)

When I went to see The History Boys by Alan Bennett at Brighton it was one of the most exciting evenings I have ever had!

As we all squeezed into the foyer waiting for the doors to open, the lovely front of house manager Ian (who’s always good for an extra strong mint if you have a tickly throat) beat a path through the throng followed ...

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Arcadia

Arcadia (Theatre Royal, Brighton)

It doesn’t seem that long ago since we were watching Tom Stoppard on countless TV talk shows discussing health and medicine alongside Magnus Pyke and David Bellamy.

Nowadays he is much better known as a playwright, though I wouldn’t have minded going to see him talking about health matters as I had a nasty cold and had to suck on several Fishermen’s Friends during the performance.

Arcadia is a ...

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The Full Monty (Theatre Royal, Brighton)

There’s nothing I like more than a proper English breakfast. When I go to so many hotels these days they fob you off with a nasty “Continental breakfast” which is really just an excuse to serve you up an expensive croissant, coffee and a piece of fruit.

For me, there’s nothing to beat a couple of meaty sausages, fried eggs, tomato, black pudding, mushrooms, fried bread, bacon, baked beans and hash browns. So I was thrilled to ...

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Miracle on 34th Street (Theatre Royal, Brighton)

I went along to Brighton to see the stage musical Miracle on 34th Street and came out believing in Father Christmas.  I have always been a bit sceptical about Father Christmas ever since I saw mummy kissing Santa Claus underneath the mistletoe one Christmas, but I can honestly say my faith has been well and truly restored by this brilliant musical.

It is the best thing I have ever seen at Brighton’s Theatre ...

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Cole Porter in Hollywood: The John Wilson Orchestra (The Dome, Brighton, November 10th 2014)

Well, did you evah – what a swell concert this was! I started my review of the John Wilson Orchestra playing Cole Porter with that line because that’s the name of a Cole Porter song from the musical High Society, and it was included in the concert.

Anything goes when it comes to the John Wilson Orchestra playing Cole Porter. Actually it doesn’t, but that’s the name of another Cole Porter musical.

All I can say ...

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Gypsy (Chichester Festival Theatre, October/November 2014)

When I was very young I used to be taken into Brighton for a day at the seaside. One of the highlights, apart from the candy floss and the penny arcades, was to visit the small stripy tent belonging to the renowned fortune teller, Gypsy Rose Lee.

Little did I realise at the time, but my palm was being read by the great American Bawdyville entertainer who was the inspiration for one of the great American musicals – Continue Reading →

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Murder on Air (Theatre Royal, Brighton)

I always enjoy seeing a good drama by that criminal dame Agatha Christie so it was a nice surprise to see not one but three thrillers presented as part of Murder on Air at Brighton.

It was really clever, because the company pretended to be actors and they were recording the three plays for radio in the 1950s. If it had been much earlier they wouldn’t have been doing it because radio hadn’t been invented, so thank goodness for ...

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Annie Get Your Gun (Theatre Royal, Brighton)

There’s no business like showbusiness, and if anyone should know the truth of that statement then it’s Annie Oakley, who got her gun and her man – even though she claimed you couldn’t get a man with a gun, so that was a bit confusing.

It’s always pleasing to see these big musicals on stage because they don’t show them at the cinema any more, and when you watch them on TV it’s not anything like them being live ...

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