______ 26 August 2024 ______ 4**** ______ With his 1972 play, ‘Absurd Person Singular’, Alan Ayckbourn had his first real hit. Far from being a straightforward comedy, the story is full of many layers and is, at times, far from obviously funny. Three sets of couples (and one you never get to meet) meet on […]
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______ 19 August 2024 ______ 3*** ______ Peter James’ thrillers have been something of a phenomenon, they sell by the bucketload and have been successfully adapted for TV in the form of the series ‘Grace’. In the recent past they have also made their way on to the stage, ‘Looking Good Dead’ is the third
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______ 12 August 2024 ______ 5****** ______ Since first appearing on stage in 1977 and subsequently on television soon after, Mike Leigh’s play ‘Abigail’s Party’ has become firmly entrenched in British theatrical heritage. An exploration of the developing strata of class and the materialistic society of the time is brought to life in an excruciating
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______ 4 August 2024 ______ 4**** ______ The story of Arnold Ridley is extraordinary. Known to millions from his portrayal of Private Godfrey in the (still) enormously popular TV series ‘Dad’s Army’ and as author of one of the most popular plays in the English language, ‘The Ghost Train’, this new biographical play is engrossing,
