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Mar 7, 2017

The Lock In

THEATRE REVIEW The Lock In by Joseph Cullen at The Vaults, London SE1 “ The atmosphere fizzes as people jostle to find the right theatre...

Feb 1, 2017

Writing Plays For Theatre

The mist snaked round Francisco’s legs. It fused with his own breath, settling on the damp castle walls. All was tense, quiet and cold....

Jan 17, 2017

Antic Disposition's John Risebero

Interview with John Risebero of Antic Disposition Last year, the award-winning theatre company Antic Disposition toured a production of...

Jan 12, 2017

Abigail

THEATRE REVIEW Abigail by Fiona Doyle at The Bunker, London SE1 “ ...it is a bleak representation of relationships and love” As soon as...

Dec 11, 2016

Benighted

THEATRE REVIEW Benighted by JB Priestley at The Old Red Lion Theatre, London “...moody lighting simply isn’t enough.” As soon as...

Nov 30, 2016

Scrooge and the Seven Dwarves

THEATRE REVIEW Scrooge and the Seven Dwarves by Sleeping Trees "manic, madcap, marvellous" You know it's panto time when the theatre...

Nov 28, 2016

Sweet FA

Paul Vates, Frost Magazine’s doyen of all things theatrical, had a great time with Sweet FA, and the fact that it was raising money for...

Oct 15, 2015

It's All Kicking Off

So, the saga continues. Trying to show how one ‘puts on a play’ creaks ever onwards. At a secret venue, which for the purposes of...

Sep 2, 2015

A Director In Search Of An Actress

Pity the poor director who raises his head above the parapet and publicly proclaims ‘Is there anyone interested in playing Nora?’ If...

Aug 12, 2015

The Play What I Read

You may recall, from a previous article, how I read many different versions of Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House, all in aid of staging...