Stage Reviews

Hilarious trials of am-dram group

Hilarious trials of am-dram group

Friday, June 14, 2013

STAGE REVIEW THERE is nothing better than having a good laugh and the players of Spotlight IW provided them by the bucket load with their latest show.

Young group in Les Mis triumph

Young group in Les Mis triumph

Friday, June 7, 2013

STAGE REVIEW TALENTED young performers of Ventnor Theatre Group made their stage adaptation of Les Miserables the company’s tour-de-force.

School puts on a dream of a show

School puts on a dream of a show

Friday, June 7, 2013

STAGE REVIEW PUPILS from Christ the King College, Newport. defeated the wind and rain to create A Midsummer Night’s Dream over half-term.

So, what exactly was Penelope saying?

So, what exactly was Penelope saying?

Friday, June 7, 2013

STAGE REVIEW FROM the opening scene of Penelope, in which a man struts around a sparse set, wearing only Speedos and sunglasses, it was obvious the audience was in for a bizarre evening.

Three people in this Island marriage

Three people in this Island marriage

Friday, May 24, 2013

STAGE REVIEW A PLAY set on the IW has come to the Apollo Theatre, Newport.

Witches cast their spell with some wicked magic

Witches cast their spell with some wicked magic

Friday, May 24, 2013

STAGE REVIEW THERE could not have been a greater contrast between the double header of short plays served up by Cowes Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society.

Double delight by new talent

Double delight by new talent

Friday, May 3, 2013

STAGE REVIEW South Wight Youth Theatre delivered comedy and tragedy with a double bill of one-act plays, staged at the Quay Arts’ Anthony Minghella Theatre.

Prescription for fun

Prescription for fun

Friday, April 26, 2013

STAGE REVIEW A SPARKLING cast and a whodunnit that keeps you guessing right up to the end, is the perfect recipe for a decent night out at the theatre.

A dark deed with a comic lighter side

A dark deed with a comic lighter side

Friday, April 26, 2013

STAGE REVIEW MURDER, madness and passion came together last weekend for the Pepperpot Players’ production of Black Widow at Whitwell Village Hall.

It’s space, rattle and roll

It’s space, rattle and roll

Friday, April 26, 2013

STAGE REVIEW THE Trinity Theatre left Cowes on Thursday night to fly light years away for CAODS’ latest production, Return to the Forbidden Planet.

Marple magic

Marple magic

Friday, April 19, 2013

STAGE REVIEW EVERYBODY’S favourite busybody and amateur sleuth came to the Island in the Newchurch Drama Group’s spring production of Agatha Christie’s A Murder is Announced.

Lies, families and black humour

Lies, families and black humour

Friday, April 19, 2013

STAGE REVIEW MATILDA Liar, RedTIE Theatre’s latest offering, was a vicious black comedy about a troubled teenager and her family.

Dramatic life of a star brought to life in musical

Dramatic life of a star brought to life in musical

Friday, April 19, 2013

STAGE REVIEW IT WAS never going to be easy telling the story of the life of Doris Day through drama and song in just a couple of hours — but Curtain Up more than managed that with their tribute show, Que Sera.

The sound of a musical triumph

The sound of a musical triumph

Friday, April 5, 2013

STAGE REVIEW IT’S a brave theatre group that stages Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Sound of Music.

Fall under witch’s spell

Friday, April 5, 2013

STAGE REVIEW IF YOU’RE looking for a romantic comedy with a touch of magic, you could do a lot worse than the latest production by the Apollo Players.

‘Late in life’ playwrights take the stage themselves

‘Late in life’ playwrights take the stage themselves

Friday, March 1, 2013

STAGE REVIEW The Apollo Theatre hosted an unusual double bill of home-grown theatre in aid of the Earl Mountbatten Hospice last Wednesday.

It feels like a family having a good time

It feels like a family having a good time

Friday, February 22, 2013

STAGE REVIEW PERFECT pantomime-prince hair, sparkling costumes, cross-dressing dames and Gangnam style all went together for the Wight Strollers’ latest production, Sleeping Beauty, at the Medina Theatre.

Farce translates well from Italy to Island

Farce translates well from Italy to Island

Friday, February 15, 2013

STAGE REVIEW There is still time to see the Apollo Theatre’s latest production, Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!

Luxury liner steams in with musical delight

Luxury liner steams in with musical delight

Friday, February 15, 2013

STAGE REVIEW FINDING the perfect leads for Ventnor Theatre Group’s saucy production of Cole Porter’s classic Broadway musical, Anything Goes, must have been a dream come true for director Anthony Wright and producer Bobby Oddy.

Mean, moody, magnificent

Mean, moody, magnificent

Friday, February 1, 2013

STAGE REVIEW ST LAWRENCE Village Players’ production of A Christmas Carol provided a delightful post-Christmas tonic last weekend.