REVIEW: Chopped Liver and Unions
By Gary Murray “History is made by the women you push too far.” Sara Wesker was one of those women and she is brought to life in this Blue Fire Theatre production, which takes this position as its starting point. You may recognise the name Wesker. Sara was the aunt of famous playwright Arnold Wesker, […]
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REVIEW: Just Between Ourselves
By Gary Murray The London Classic Theatre touring company bring their production of this Alan Ayckbourn play to the Devonshire Park Theatre this week. Just Between Ourselves was written one bleak Scarborough winter during the 1970s. Like many of Ayckbourn’s plays, there is a great deal going on beneath the surface … Dennis spends much […]
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REVIEW: Snow White
By Gary Murray They’ve done it again! Oh yes they have! The team that regularly presents the Devonshire Park Theatre’s annual panto has pulled off yet another cracking show. From the opening Oasis number, through the spectacular first-half finale and beyond, you know you’re in good hands. Leave your troubles at the door and you’ll […]
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REVIEW: Dracula
By Gary Murray As part of an extensive tour, Blackeyed Theatre brought their production of Dracula to the Devonshire Park Theatre last night. Like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Dracula is one of the classics of Victorian literature. Count Dracula resides in a castle in Transylvania, modern-day Romania. He is about to purchase some property in England […]
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REVIEW: The Makings of a Murderer 2 – The Real Manhunter
By Gary Murray With the success of podcasts such as Serial and many dramas and documentaries, the true-crime genre is extremely popular right now. The ‘Makings of a Murderer 2’ tour, very much designed to appeal to that audience, arrived at the Royal Hippodrome in Eastbourne last night for one performance. Detective Chief Inspector Colin […]
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REVIEW: Murdered to Death
By Gary Murray Spoof crime thrillers are all the rage at the moment. Murdered to Death, one of a trilogy, came to Eastbourne last night: it’s a parody of the Agatha Christie country house genre. A variety of characters assemble in the drawing room. It’s 1936 and the hostess Mildred, along with her prim niece […]
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REVIEW: Grease – The Musical
By Paul Bromley A profusion of ‘Pink Ladies’ poured into the Congress Theatre for a stylish and colourful production of Grease – The Musical. Some of the audience members were mature enough to remember the film first time round; others seemed too young to be familiar with the story of Danny and Sandy at Rydell […]
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REVIEW: The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company
By Gary Murray The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company’s summer residence in a big top tent in Helen Garden has become a regular fixture of the Eastbourne summer scene. The Rudes, as they are affectionately known, specialise in a highly visual type of theatre incorporating elements of the Italian theatrical form of commedia dell’arte plus several […]
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REVIEW: The Hound of the Baskervilles
By Paul Bromley If you’ve ever been to one of Eastbourne Theatres summer productions before, you’ll know what to expect. If you’ve never been to one of Eastbourne Theatres summer productions before, you’re about to experience the unexpected. The Hound of the Baskervilles follows in the footsteps (or rather pawprints) of previous shows such as […]
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REVIEW: Dangerous Obsession
By Gary Murray Dangerous Obsession, a taut thriller, is the third production in the Summer Playhouse season at the Devonshire Park Theatre. Author N.J. Crisp wrote mainly for television, notably The Expert, a series about a forensic scientist, and boardroom drama The Brothers, both big TV hits during the 1970s. However, when Dangerous Obsession was […]
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