Daily Echo | Stage Reviews

REVIEW: Romeo and Juliet, The Nuffield

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:23:28 +0000

IT’S the tragedy of star-crossed lovers that we all think we know.

REVIEW: Sleeping Beauty, The Russian State Ballet of Siberia, The Mayflower

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:49:58 +0000

FROM the opening of the ballet at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre last night visitors were transported into a fairytale world.

REVIEW: Invisible, Salisbury Playhouse

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:33:54 +0000

FOR thousands of years people have migrated in search of a better life. In 2000 an estimated 175 million migrants, refugees and asylum seekers were living beyond their homelands.

South Pacific, The Mayflower

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:20:47 +0000

AS FUNNY and tender as it is dark, it is easy to see why the spectacular South Pacific has picked up so many awards since its revival.

Peter Pan, The Anvil

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:48:21 +0000

FROM the moment the dastardly Captain made a spectacular X-Factor style entrance on stage, complete with beacons of fire, I was hooked.

Let's Misbehave, Salisbury Playhouse

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:32:43 +0000

COLE Porter wrote more than 800 exquisitely crafted songs, many featuring in more than 40 theatre productions between 1916 and 1956.

That'll Be The Day Christmas Show, BIC

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:30:21 +0000

AS a freezing wind cut through Bournemouth a Salvation Army band warmly welcomed the crowds in the BIC foyer to a wonderful Christmas show.

Hansel and Gretel, Berry Theatre, Hedge End

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:28:39 +0000

‘I GIVE it 10,000 per cent’ my son announced and, mathematical accuracy aside, I have to agree that the first Christmas show at The Berry Theatre is simply first class.

Cinderella, Theatre Royal Winchester

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:01:20 +0000

IT WAS difficult to believe as I watched one of the first performances of Cinderella at Theatre Royal Winchester that the pantomime had not been running for weeks.

Peter Pan, The Mayflower, Southampton

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:13:17 +0000

DO YOU remember what it felt like to believe in fairies and honestly think you would never, ever grow up?

Beauty and The Beast, Ferneham Hall, Fareham

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:15:52 +0000

AN UNLIKELY double act were the stars of the show at Ferneham Hall’s annual panto offering this year.

Jack and the Beanstalk, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:15:40 +0000

A LOVEABLE cow, men dressed as women, women dressed as men, corny jokes, slapstick routines involving ice cream, goodies and villains, plus the inevitable shouts of “It’s behind you!”.

Bill Bailey, Bournemouth International Centre

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:08:19 +0000

It doesn't get much better than seeing Bill Bailey dismantle Akons 'Smack That' in a thick West Country Accent and hearing him play Metallicas 'Enter the Sandman' on a collection of French horns.

The Borrowers, The Nuffield

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:02:17 +0000

ON reflection I would quite like the idea of living the life of a Borrower.

Stephen Merchant, BIC

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:06:39 +0000

HE’s mostly known for being the ‘sidekick’ of Ricky Gervais but Stephen Merchant seemed to dominate the stage and the crowd during this performance.