Arts REVIEW: Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf@Harold Pinter Theatre, London 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 By Kat Pope • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: A Midsummer Night’s Dream@Young Vic 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. By Kat Pope • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Mentalists – Wyndham’s Theatre 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. By Kat Pope • 3 min read
Reviews THRILLER LIVE: Lyric Theatre, London: Review Kat Pope hates Michael Jackson so what the hell is she going to make of THRILLER LIVE’s 2000th performance? Prepare to be surprised… By Kat Pope • 11 min read
Comedy BRIGHTON COMEDY FESTIVAL Kat Pope goes in search of a laugh at the Brighton Comedy Festival, and is surprised at just what makes her chortle By Kat Pope • 9 min read
Comedy RUSSELL KANE: Brighton Comedy Festival@Dome: Review Kat Pope overcomes her prejudices and finds much to love in a leggy Sugar Kane By Kat Pope • 2 min read
Arts ALEXEI SAYLE @Brighton Comedy Festival: Corn Exchange: Review Kat Pope is so old she remembers Alexei Sayle the first time round. Is his second coming just as good? By Kat Pope • 3 min read
Arts ROOTS : Donmar, London: Review 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 By Kat Pope • 2 min read
Comedy BRIGHTON COMEDY FESTIVAL OPENING GALA: Brighton Dome: Review The Brighton Comedy Festival opens this week. Kat Pope went down to the Opening Gala to sample the fare on offer. By Kat Pope • 4 min read
Reviews KAT CALLS 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 [ By Kat Pope • 14 min read
Music NEW JERSEY NIGHTS: Congress, Eastbourne: Review 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. By Kat Pope • 3 min read
Reviews THARK: Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, London: Review Kat Pope visits Thark in Finsbury Park. Oh, the larks! By Kat Pope • 4 min read
