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Apr 30, 20192 min read
The Hired Man - The Queens Church, Hornchurch
Based on the Melvyn Bragg play The Hired Man, it tells of northern working class life in bleak Cumbria in the early twentieth and the...
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TheatreLife
Mar 28, 20193 min read
Bonnie & Clyde - SODS, Palace Theatre, Southend
I was quite excited to see this production as I had listened to the soundtrack but had yet to see it performed. Telling the story of...
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TheatreLife
Mar 20, 20192 min read
Ain't Misbehavin' – Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Wow! Just wow! I am struggling to find a more cohesive description for the show I saw tonight. I admit I knew a few of Fats Waller's...
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TheatreLife
Mar 2, 20192 min read
Kiss Me Quickstep, The Queens Theatre – Hornchurch
Being a Strictly Fan and having friends who compete on the amateur Ballroom Championship circuit I was interested to see what Amanda...
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TheatreLife
Feb 26, 20192 min read
My Fair Lady – CAODS, Civic Theatre, Chelmsford
My Fair Lady is a traditional musical which has been performed over and over again by so many societies. As an award winning society it...
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TheatreLife
Feb 18, 20193 min read
Thoroughly Modern Millie, WOW! - Witham Public Hall
Guest Reviewer - Christine Davidson WOW never fails to deliver strong performances and their latest show is no exception. Directed by...
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TheatreLife
Feb 18, 20192 min read
The Mousetrap, The Mercury Theatre, Colchester
As one of Agatha Christie’s longest running and probably best known plays it is credit to the writer herself that after over 66 years it...
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TheatreLife
Jan 26, 20192 min read
Aladdin, IMOG – Ingatestone Musical and Operetta Group
Guest Reviewer - Michael Gray Burns Night, and a late entry in the Panto stakes – a good traditional Aladdin from IMOG in Ingatestone...
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TheatreLife
Dec 1, 20182 min read
Jack & the Beanstalk - The Queens Theatre, Hornchurch.
This is a charming traditional pantomime which certainly gives us all the ‘Fun of the Fair’. Set in a fairground with a cast of nine...
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TheatreLife
Nov 30, 20182 min read
Jack and the Beanstalk – Mercury Theatre, Colchester
This Pantomime has heralded in the beginning of Christmas for many and as our first major panto of the season we were sure as always that...
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TheatreLife
Nov 6, 20182 min read
Les Misérables, CYGAMS – Civic Theatre, Chelmsford
When Les Misérables first opened in 1985 it received some very negative reviews from the critics, but the audiences loved it – which just...
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TheatreLife
Nov 3, 20182 min read
Haunting Julia - Queens Theatre, Hornchurch
This is one of Alan Ayckbourn’s lesser-known plays and a real departure for him as most of the laughter is because the audience nervously...
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TheatreLife
Oct 4, 20182 min read
Once - Queens Theatre, Hornchurch
Once first appeared on stage on Broadway in 2012 where it won numerous Tony awards so this is a relatively, new musical which was based...
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TheatreLife
Oct 3, 20182 min read
Moll Flanders – Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Entering the world of Daniel Defoe was certainly a fascinating and exciting one tonight at the Mercury Theatre. On entering the...
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TheatreLife
Sep 14, 20182 min read
Wizard of Oz , CO2 – Mercury Theatre, Colchester
When you think of Wizard of Oz you often think of Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr. So, these are big shoes for the...
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TheatreLife
Sep 6, 20182 min read
Abigail's Party – Queens Theatre, Hornchurch
Abigail's Party although first performed in 1977 has many of the trademarks of a contemporary piece of theatre. The seventies shades of...
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TheatreLife
Aug 4, 20182 min read
Babe, The Sheep Pig, The Mercury Theatre, Colchester
by Guest Reviewer Sarah Miles The Mercury Theatre is once again offering a summer production aimed at children and families. Babe, The...
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TheatreLife
Jun 18, 20182 min read
The Rise and Fall of little Voice – Reject Theatre Company, Headgate Theatre, Colchester
Up in her room Little Voice, is a quiet as a mouse Northern lass-next door who barely speaks but roars to life whenever she plays the...
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