This was the first production from new society MADDS in Maldon. Undertaking your first show is always a challenge and their first...

Agatha Christie is perhaps our best-known murder mystery writer, having brought Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot to the masses through her...

Bringing an iconic Disney show to the stage in Chelmsford is no small feat and Springers AOS have risen to the challenge. This show is a...

13 – CYGAMS Written by Jason Robert Brown this coming-of-age musical, is the perfect vehicle for a teenage cast under the expert...

On entering the Brentwood Theatre auditorium, we saw a striking set of the inside of a spaceship. This all felt very reminiscent of a...

Based upon the true story of the Rylstone and District WI who in 1998 created a tasteful nude calendar to raise funds following the death...

Guest Reviewer - Christine Davidson Photography Credit: Wild Bear Photography Coming to visit WAOS is always a pleasure; the warmth of...

Photo credit: Pamela Raith This is a new adaptation of Dario Fo’s ‘Don’t pay Won’t pay’. Originally set in Italy in the 70’s, it tells...

Photo Credit: Richard McNeill By Guest Reviewer - Christine Davidson It is always a pleasure to come and review shows produced by WOW....

Set in 1920’s prohibition, where cream/foam replaces the ammunition, this musical comedy is a pure parody of gangster rivalries in New...

What a blast of fun and fresh air this production is. It is guaranteed to blow away any post-Christmas blues. This was a slick show...

This show is a personal favourite of mine, and I am delighted it is now back available for amateur societies to perform. On entering the...

Credit: Mark Senior Just like a tin of sweeties at Christmas, the Mercury Theatre panto this year gives us our favourite flavours as well...

Guest Reviewer: Christine Davidson I can remember a conversation I had with Stewart Adkins over four years ago, when he told me of his...

Photograph -Pamela Raith When you know a production comes from the halloed halls of ‘The Play that Goes Wrong’ you have a certain...

What a high octane, energetic production CO2 brought to the Mercury Theatre this autumn with Fame. Putting on a show about young...

Having seen Kinky Boots in the West End a few years ago, I was filled with some trepidation as to how any amateur society might do this...

Photographer: Pamela Raith What a blast!!! What a way to celebrate the 50th Birthday of the Mercury Theatre. This is one of Shakespeare’s...

Guest Reviewer: Christine Davidson, 31st April Having seen this musical a few years ago I was, at that time, really not impressed, so it...

I understand this was a youth premier of the show which was originally written for 10 adults, playing all the young roles, so taking the...