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August 21, 2018 Susan Elkin

The Merchant of Venice (Susan Elkin reviews)

  society/company: Illyria (professional) (directory) performance date: 07 Aug 2018 venue: Tonbridge Castle and touring It’s an interesting change to see The Merchant of Venice played mostly for...

August 21, 2018 Susan Elkin

The Pirates of Penzance (Susan Elkin reviews)

★★★★★ Gilbert & Sullivan. Produced by Illyria Theatre society/company: Illyria (professional) (directory) performance date: 11 Aug 2018 venue: Coolings Garden Centre, Knockholt, Kent (part of UK...

August 8, 2018 Susan Elkin

Broken Wings (Susan Elkin reviews)

Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Based on Kahlil Gibran’s 1912 novel, this curiously old fashioned (traditional?) musical is touching without...

July 29, 2018 Susan Elkin

The Meeting (Susan Elkin reviews)

CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE At the heart of this production is some fine exceptionally fine acting especially from Lydia Leonard as Rachel and...

July 29, 2018 Susan Elkin

Mr Stink (Susan Elkin reviews)

Mr Stink continues at the Chickenshed Theatre, London until 4 August 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This show is the sort...

July 17, 2018 Susan Elkin

Special Measures (Susan Elkin reviews)

Theatretrain, Sadler’s Wells Theatre Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Styling itself “the company that loves to perform”, Theatretrain is a...

July 17, 2018 Susan Elkin

Me and My Girl (Susan Elkin reviews)

Chichester Festival Theatre It was one those ovation-for-the-understudy nights. Earlier in the day Matt Lucas, due to play Bill Snibson, had seen...