Theatre – Page 26 – Ipswich24 Magazine

Review: A Midsummer’s Night Dream

29/07/2015

Wendy Cook reviews Red Rose Chain’s summer offering in a woodland setting.

Review: Sid & Hettie

25/07/2015

I’ve long been a fan of the Eastern Angles for their thought-provoking productions, but I have to admit they have surpassed themselves this time. Sid & Hettie is a beautifully written piece, it’s a story of love and life, heartache and laughter. Sid is an old soldier in the latter days of his long life,…

Review: Little Shop of Horrors

01/06/2015

In the world of musicals there are some that you can see over and over and still enjoy. Those that are the must-sees, ones that have almost cult status and The Little Shop of Horrors is certainly in that category. The current version is running at Colchester’s Mercury Theatre and is a joint-production with The…

Review: Fawlty Towers

15/05/2015

As an hotel to stay at I cannot think of anywhere worse than Fawlty Towers. But watching other people’s misfortune is sometimes funnier and this is certainly the case with The Two Rivers Theatre Company’s latest production. Director Mark Watts has chosen three of John Cleese and Connie Booth’s scripts for the company to perform…

Review: Noises Off

11/05/2015

Anyone who can remember the 60s and 70s will be familiar with the Brian Rix Farces, complete productions of confusion, unfortunate situations and lots of trouser dropping and pretty girls running around in skimpy clothing…. and all in the best possible taste. Noises Off by Michael Frayn is a homage to the likes of Brian…

Review: Feed The Beast

08/05/2015

On the night of the General Election I was watching the trials and tribulations of the Prime Minister – no I was not a fly on the wall at Number 10 but actually sitting in the New Wolsey Theatre to see “Feed The Beast”. This political drama transforms the audience right into the rooms of…

Review: World Factory

27/04/2015

World Factory by Metis brilliantly tells the story of our clothing. From factory to high street, meet the people involved in making the items that you wear and discover the story of the garments that are hanging in your wardrobe. World Factory offers a unique theatre experience, with a powerful hidden message. The audience become…

Review: Oysters

22/04/2015

Oysters, beautifully written by the talented Ivan Cutting, tells the story of Mo, a former boat builder at a busy yard in Essex, who is restoring an old oyster smack that has been recovered from the mud of the river bed. Helping Mo is Angie, a hard-working apprentice who is willing to learn the old trades….

Review: The History Boys

24/03/2015

The History Boys is highly-regarded as Alan Bennett’s finest work, it’s a tale of schooldays but not of the Waterloo Road kind. Having spent time at an all-boys school myself I found Bennett’s characters extremely lifelike, you’ll find many that you’ll remember too. The teacher with the off-beat teaching methods (Hector played magnificently by Richard…

Review: Different Buttons

13/03/2015

Every now and then there’s a piece of theatre that really grabs you, tugs on your heart strings and leaves you speechless – Different Buttons is one such piece. Performed by Red Rose Chain in their fabulous Avenue Theatre and written by the amazing Joanna Carrick, Different Buttons tells, not one but five, stories about…