512 stories by "Caroline Hanks-Farmer"
Have you heard the story of the Johnstone twins…….? Sometimes as a reviewer, you finish watching a show thinking this is going to be the easiest review I've ever written and then you sta…
American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist and novelist Ben Hecht was justly honoured not only with the first Oscar awarded for a screenplay in 1927, but in a career s…
For those that haven't seen the 1997 film, this is set in 1980's Sheffield, the home of steel and hit by Thatcher's governmental reform leaving desperation, depravity and heartache in its w…
IMPOSSIBLE, the most dangerous show the West End has ever seen, will launch at Southampton's Mayflower Theatre from 3-6 February 2016 before embarking on its inaugural UK tour. The show feat…
As Christmas is now next month, this is the first of my family fun listings: shows, around the country, to be enjoyed by all the family, complete with website links and age recommendations. …
As subject matter goes, you don't get a lot darker than death row (especially when the story's set in Texas). In Epsilon Productions' The State vs John Hayes, a woman convicted of murdering …
I'll be honest, I was a bit nervous about this one. The description of fanSHEN's Invisible Treasure reads: 'No actors. No plot. But there's you.' That's a scenario that fills a risk-averse i…
How many shoes do you get through as the West End's Lord of the Dance? Just one of the questions Caroline Hanks-Farmer posed to Michael Flatley's protege, James Keegan...
A darkly comic tale of tragedy set amid the parks of London, populated with misfits from all corners of British society. Peter Hamilton's seventh Fringe play is worth a visit for its clever …
The evenings may be getting colder, but inside the King's Cross Theatre there's a heatwave going on, in more than one sense. In the Heights was a word-of-mouth hit on Broadway before arrivin…
Welsh National Opera Visit – Sweeney Todd On Tuesday 6th October I was extremely fortunate to be given the opportunity to visit the Welsh National Opera‘s (WNO) home in Cardiff […
Shakespeare liked to play around with ideas of male and female. From cross-dressing to multiple identities, appearances are never quite what they seem on his stage. So it's fitting then, tha…
Two stories of disappointment and loneliness come together in the first UK revival of The Window and Blank Pages, single-act plays by playwright Frank Marcus (perhaps best known for his play…
This is a review I've been pondering for a week or more now: where to start was my biggest issue. The epic proportions of this show are hard to comprehend, namely because, when you think abo…
I'd heard great things about the Regent's Park Theatre production of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. The media and star ratings had led me to believe I was in for a great evening of th…
A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY WITH MUSIC & LYRICS BY IRVING BERLIN BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH STUDIOCANAL
DIRECTED BY THOM SOUTHERLAND STARRING LIZA GODDARD & BRIAN CAPRON THE SMALLEST SHOW…
Never Ending Night - The Vaults Waterloo
★★★
By Terry Eastham @Terry_Ea
"if you have never been to immersive or promenade theatre before then this is a lovely way …
This harrowing story written by Frank McGuinness tells the tale of three men taken hostage in the Lebanon. Someone Who'll Watch Over Me first premiered in 1992 and took the theatre world by …
THE WHITE FEATHER - Union Theatre Until 17th October
★★★★
By Terry Eastham @Terry_Ea
“The White Feather” is an intense and emotional musical with…
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL - TOURING
The Mayflower Southampton until 19th September
★★★★★
By Caroline Hanks-Farmer
As we take to our seat we see an open stage where Stephen Wight (Lee) cuts an isolated and tortured figure, pacing the stage, lost in his thoughts almost as if obsessive compulsive tendenci…
This was my first visit to the Jermyn Street Theatre and what a lovely, unusual and intimate space to perform an exciting new show in.
A set of three pieces written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa…
"“Only Forever” is a play that doesn't end when the curtain comes. A true piece of great theatre."
The King's Head Theatre present their October season - NOBODY’S BUSINESS and the ★★★★★ acclaimed 5 Guys Chillin’ “Interesting and complex; it&…
CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE ANNOUNCES WINTER 2015 SEASON A compelling mix of drama, family shows, comedy and music will feature in Chichester Festival Theatre’s Winter 2015 seas…
