Festive Review: The Borrowers, The Dukes, Lancaster
Five minutes in and I was ready to loathe this production. But once I got over the fact that The...
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Theatre Review: Peter Pan, The Dukes, Lancaster
I should have known this was going to be no ordinary Peter Pan. Director Sarah Punshon’s Williamson Park show this summer was no ordinary Three Musketeers, what with the cross-cross-dressing and the talking horse. So, are you...
Read MoreReview: Educating Rita, The Dukes, Lancaster
“I want to be a woman who knows the difference between Jane Austen and Ethel Austin.” Presented by The Dukes and New Vic Theatre, Educating Rita, starring Andrew Pollard as Frank and Lauryn Redding as Rita, is another triumph...
Read MoreReview: Hard Times, The Dukes, Lancaster
It’s hard to imagine a Dickens novel as a stage play. Aren’t they just interminable? Didn’t he string them out to fill the magazines he published them in? The Victorians could do a cracking box set, yes, but a night out? But...
Read MoreReview: Aladdin, The Dukes, Lancaster
The Dukes’ annual festive performance has arrived, and this year it’s the magical tale of Aladdin. Although many of us know the tale of Aladdin, The Dukes does what it does best and presents the audience with a clean...
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