Author: Martin Gray
Review – Birds of a Feather
It’s 15 years since Birds of a Feather fluttered off TV screens at the end of a nine-year run as one of the BBC’s most beloved sitcoms. Now it’s back and on stage, with original stars Linda Robson, Pauline Quirke and Lesley Joseph.
Rocky Horror Show
★★★☆☆ Warp Factor 40:
Celebrating 40 years of sweet transvestites from transsexual Transylvania, the Rocky Horror Show rolls back into town.
Driving Miss Daisy
Atlanta, 1948. At 72, Daisy Werthan has become too old to drive safely and no company will reinsure her. Rather than see her write off another car or, worse still, get hurt, son Boolie arranges to pay for a chauffeur, African-American Hoke Colburn.
Review – Save The Last Dance For Me
When the pre-curtain announcer pipes up at the beginning of Save The Last Dance For Me there is none of the usual ‘please turn off your mobile phone’ message. Instead, it is to say that the performers are singing live, and if we want to join in, feel free.
Review – Agatha Christie’s Go Back for Murder
Emigrant Carla Le Marchant is back in the UK from Canada to tie up some business before she weds – who killed her philandering father? The Agatha Christie Theatre Company presents a production of the queen of crime’s classic Go Back For Murder.
Review – Cats
More than 30 years since Webber put music to TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, Cats hasn’t atrophied, it’s achieved classic status, enchanting audiences old and new, and this touring production feels as fresh as a playful kitten.
Review – A Christmas Wish
The student body of MGA Academy of Performing Arts wowed a packed Usher Hall in Edinburgh on Saturday night with A Christmas Wish. Martin Gray was lucky enough to be there.
Review – The Talented Mr Ripley
The American High School Theatre Festival come up trumps with a gripping production of The Talented Mr Ripley, according to guest reviewer Martin Gray.
Review – The Producers
★★★★★ Confident:
If you wanna be a producer, there are easier options than this Mel Brooks musical. The story of shyster Max Bialystock and accountant Leo Bloom’s bid to make a fortune by staging a Broadway flop, it could easily fall flat itself.
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