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June 12, 2019 Susan Elkin

Sister Act (Susan Elkin reviews)

performed by students from the Associated Studios Performing Arts Academy at the Vaults Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩...

June 9, 2019 Susan Elkin

Suffering for art? No thanks

It is, of course, a fashionable theatre-going requirement to admire, and feel empowered by, the scruffy “edginess” of improvised venues. I don’t....

June 2, 2019 Susan Elkin

Watching careers build up

One of the greatest pleasures of being an education journalist with a foot in the performing arts camp is meeting young actors...

May 30, 2019 Susan Elkin

Lucas Elkin: On planning

Another in the series of drop-in guest blogs. This time it comes following an over-nighter in London to do some bits and...

May 29, 2019 Susan Elkin

Our Town (Susan Elkin reviews)

Our Town – ★★ By Thornton Wilder. society/company: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre performance date: 25 May 2019 venue: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Photo:...

May 29, 2019 Susan Elkin

Tom, Dick and Harry (Susan Elkin reviews)

Tom, Dick and Harry By Ray Cooney and Michael Cooney society/company: Theatrecraft performance date: 23 May 2019 venue: Playhouse Whitstable, 104 High Street, Whitstable, Kent....

May 29, 2019 Susan Elkin

Vincent River (Susan Elkin reviews)

Vincent River – ★★★★ By Philip Ridley performance date: 21 May 2019 venue: TRAFALGAR STUDIOS (2) 14 WHITEHALL, LONDON SW1A 2DY   Louise Jameson...

May 26, 2019 Susan Elkin

Disability access: O Brave New World

As many readers will know from my weekly Alzheimer’s blog, my husband, is ill and declining fairly rapidly. His walking is very...