Arts
Staunton continues to wow the West End in this stunning production. Given the calibre of casting and of writing, could director James Macdonald have gone wrong with this new production of the classic Edward Albee 1962 play of that oh so thin line between love and hate? Well, I suppose he could, but
Arts
With the whole cast of 14 on stage for the full two hours of this production, and with it taking place on a stage full of mud, you’d be forgiven for thinking this play was set on the last day of Glastonbury.
Arts
It’s rare that you can see in an actor’s face a look of “I know very well this is tripe, but I’ve just got to go through the motions,” but it is written all over Stephen Merchant’s gormless face from the very beginning of this revival of Richard Bean’s The Mentalist.
Reviews
Kat Pope hates Michael Jackson so what the hell is she going to make of THRILLER LIVE’s 2000th performance? Prepare to be surprised…
Comedy
Kat Pope goes in search of a laugh at the Brighton Comedy Festival, and is surprised at just what makes her chortle
Comedy
Kat Pope overcomes her prejudices and finds much to love in a leggy Sugar Kane
Arts
Kat Pope is so old she remembers Alexei Sayle the first time round. Is his second coming just as good?
Arts
Three stars The intimate Donmar stage is the perfect setting for this kitchen sink drama from Arnold Wesker, the middle part of his trilogy of ground-breaking post-war plays, and the most often performed. Beatie (Jessica Raine from Call the Midwife) is on a visit home to her farming family deep in t
Comedy
The Brighton Comedy Festival opens this week. Kat Pope went down to the Opening Gala to sample the fare on offer.
Reviews
You find me still chasing my own tail, short on time, short on sanity, and short on patience with PC World. Very little new there then… SID IS AN IDIOT Now, summer wouldn’t be summer without a lovely outdoor Shakespeare (that’s half my readers lost), and Sid and I headed over to Worthing in plenty [
Music
So, you’ve seen Jersey Boys but still need a bit of a Valli fix? Then New Jersey Nights might be the very thing for you. Kat Pope walks like a man to the Congress to find out.
Reviews
Kat Pope visits Thark in Finsbury Park. Oh, the larks!