Simon Ward reviews Two Cities…Half the World Away at the Old Red Lion Theatre Nicky Allt is a Liverpool-born playwright who has written often about the cultural and sociological significance of football. This hilarious and heart-warming play is no exception. Directed by Callum O’Brien it places two diehard […]
Simon Ward reviews Ghost Stories For Christmas at the Old Red Lion Theatre Writer and performer Matthew Wood founded Edwyrdian Tales as a response to lockdown in 2020, to provide an online version of the show that he had been bringing to heritage sites such as the Tower […]
Simon Ward reviews Cellular at the Old Red Lion Theatre Cellular is the latest play from writer-director Dean Stalham. Its punning title refers, of course, to the confined quarters shared by Marj (Jane Gull) and new cellmate Veronica (Vanessa Koster-Goodliffe), but also, perhaps, to the deep visceral damage […]
Simon Ward reviews Scar Tissue at the Old Red Lion Theatre Lilwen Faulkner’s thought-provoking new play is a reminder that the early traumatic events of our lives never really leave us, and may even ripple through to future generations. As writer and director, Faulkner shines a spotlight on […]
Lynne Hague reviews Where Do Little Birds Go? Camilla Whitehill’s one act play builds a vivid picture of one teenage girl’s experience of life in the mid 60s. In a strong performance by Jessica Butcher we follow the story of 24-year-old Lucy Fuller, who recollects how she left […]
The title If We Could Get Some More Cocaine I Could Show You How I Love You will win no prizes for brevity and does rather shout ‘fringe theatre’ but the play itself deserves to be seen by as wide an audience as possible. It is a moving, […]
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