Ben Kavanagh

Festen

ANNA ISAAC finds a play which discusses some controversial issues with flair and sensitivity.

Not About Angels

MATILDA WNEK gets happy about a play that is as well performed as it is crafted.

Footlights Smoker

MAX UPTON pays tribute to the Footlights graduands, standing up for the possibility of a 5-star smoker.

All My Sons

The high intensity of this faintly simian production makes ABI BENNETT cry. In a good way.

Platinum Tabs – Guide Dog Awards Lent 2011

THE THEATRE GUIDE DOG honours the worthiest shows and thespians of Lent 2011, as voted by you. We’ve even got a new curtain.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

ANNA SHEINMAN has a laugh, with caveats.

Review: Steel Magnolias

LOUISE RIPLEY-DUGGAN: ‘Go and see it if you’re up for a bit of a girly time – you know, laughing, crying that sort of thing – and you have two hours to kill. ‘