Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Review - The Rise and Fall of Little Voice - Royalty Theatre
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Review - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - People's Theatre
Monday, September 23, 2024
Preview - Witness for the Prosecution - Royalty Theatre
Centenary Season Opener at The Royalty
Witness For the Prosecution by Agatha Christie
“Once more the Christie conjuring trick has come off. Once more we have been led down the garden path. Apart from being a clever puzzle, this is an extremely actable play.” - THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
“The play has all the usual advantages of Counsel in conflict, agonised outbreaks in the dock, and back-answers from the witness-box. To these are added an ingenious appendix; the jury’s verdict is only the beginning of a story that has as many twists as a pigtail.” - THE OBSERVER
Directed by Lee Wilkins and with a cast that includes such Royalty regulars as Tom Kelly, Jamie Lowes, John Appleton and Beth McAneny, it promises to be a cracking start to their Centenary Season.
Witness for the Prosecution runs from Tuesday 24th to Saturday 28th of September.
Tickets cost from £8.50 to £10 and can be purchased online from Ticketsource or from the box office on the night. (Please note a small fee applies to online bookings.) Curtain up is at 7.30pm and doors open at 6.30pm giving you plenty of time to grab a drink in the bar before you go in!
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Review - The Railway Children - People's Theatre
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Preview - The Railway Children - People's Theatre
A beloved children’s classic pulls into the People’s Theatre next week!
Friday, July 5, 2024
REVIEW - ALL WHITE EVERYTHING BUT ME - LIVE
Watching from the intimately, immersive
position of front row cabaret style tables, this production had me gripped from
the outset.
Chalk dust hanging in the air over a white
minimalistic set, was the perfect backdrop to this tale of not only the journey
to the championships but so much more.
This compelling piece written & performed by Kemi-Bo Jacobs was stunning in its delivery. She gave a flawless performance in this one woman show, shifting effortless from one character to the next. With the aid of projection the audience are transported back to the dreams of a little girl who wanted to ‘be remembered’. From South Carolina to Harlem and then on to the lofty heights of Forest Hills & Wimbledon we follow the career of Althea Gibson. From a child who survived by talking with her fists to the pioneer of sport who became Wimbledon champion n 1957, this is not only a story of greatness, it is a story of pure grit determination & a desire to escape.
Tennis coaches, tournament wins, titles,
foreign tours & a lost love are Althea’s life as success beckons BUT there
is always this undercurrent of racism. This is 1950’s America where Althea is
the underdog, is second class & is allowed to play in prestigious
tournaments only if she doesn’t attend the pretty, see & be seen social
events that come along with it. Incredulous to believe but sadly true.
Kemi-Bo Jacobs packs fact, pathos & wit into her script & we come out rooting for the lady who was once the fore runner of her time but is often overlooked.
A special mention must be made to Becky Morris for her wonderful direction of this production, which brought it alive.
This was a great production that captivated
the audience from start to finish. You don’t need to be a tennis fan to enjoy
this. Go see it!
*Photo credit: Matt Jamie
Plays until Sat 6 July.
Tickets £15 online at
https://www.live.org.uk/whats-on/all-white-everything-me
or from Box Office on (0191) 2321232.
Alison Stanley
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Review - The Girl On The Train - Royalty Theatre
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Review - All My Sons - People's Theatre
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Review - Cheshire Cats - Little Theatre
The Moonwalk is an actual event which takes place every year in London to raise money for cancer charities. Gail Young wrote the play after walking the walk herself with a group of friends, and encourages productions to help raise money for the Walk the Walk charity - in keeping with this there is a collection at the end of the performance. The cast and crew here deserve to make bucketfuls!