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SPOTLIGHT ON... John Hewer
The ever-busy John Hewer took time out to chat to us about his current projects... Q. Where in Lincolnshire are you based, and what was...
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6 days ago6 min read
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REVIEW - Calendar Girls, The Asylum Players, Blue Room Theatre, Thursday 31st July - Saturday 2nd August 2025 - ****
The Asylum Players’ summer 2025 production of Calendar Girls , directed by Stephen Gillard, is a resounding, heartfelt triumph. The...
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Aug 13 min read
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SPOTLIGHT ON... SALLY ROUSSEAU & SARAH WARD
A slightly different 'Spotlight On...' as we interviewed actors Sarah Ward and Sally Rousseau ahead of their upcoming, titivating...
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Jul 314 min read
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REVIEW - Pygmalion, Caxton Theatre, 19th - 26th July 2025 - ****1/2
Arguably George Bernard Shaw’s seminal play Pygmalion  has become somewhat eclipsed by the evergreen success of Lerner and Leow’s stage...
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Jul 243 min read
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SPOTLIGHT ON... PHIL JONES
We're heading over to West Lindsey, and an in-depth chat with local creative Phil Jones ... Q. Where in Lincolnshire are you based, and...
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Jul 185 min read
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REVIEW - STOP!... You're Killing Me, July Tour - *****
Quick-fire comedy, of the kind that is ripe in spoofs Airplane! , The Naked Gun and also in the majority of Mel Brooks’ films, is often...
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Jul 34 min read
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REVIEW - Dressing Rooms, Louth Riverhead Theatre, Friday 27th June 2025 - **
Jed Spittle ’s sprawling production points to not only bigger, but better, things. This is a fairly novel, and potentially very gripping,...
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Jun 284 min read
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SPOTLIGHT ON... WOLDS WORDFEST
An exclusive interview with Ellen, and the exciting WordsFest coming to market towns across the Lincolnshire area... Q. Where in...
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Jun 263 min read
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REVIEW - Dad's Army Radio Show, South Holland Centre, Thursday 20th June 2025 - ****
From a distance of approaching sixty years since the first broadcast, it’s extremely difficult to conjure up the title of another sitcom...
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Jun 243 min read
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REVIEW - Cats, LAODS, Lincoln Arts Centre, Friday 13th June 2025 - *****
To re-stage the magnitude and effervescence of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats  strikes me as a haunting challenge. The feline-shaped ghosts...
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Jun 143 min read
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SPOTLIGHT ON... JED SPITTLE
Ahead of the premier of his own musical, we caught up with Jed Spittle ... Q. Where in Lincolnshire are you based, and what was your...
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Jun 134 min read
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REVIEW - Spirit Level, Caxton Players, Caxton Theatre, 7th - 14th June 2025 - ****
Pam Valentine’s Spirit Level  is an entertaining hybrid of the seminal Blithe Spirit  and also classic, cosy traditional sitcoms, which...
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Jun 93 min read
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REVIEW - Bakkhai, Stamford Shoestring Theatre Co., Tuesday 3rd June 2025 - ***.5
A Greek tragedy might seem like an odd selection for an amateur theatre company; however, Stamford Shoestring have proven themselves to...
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Jun 53 min read
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SPOTLIGHT ON... REBECCA DYER
We recently talked to theatre advocate and performance teacher Rebecca Dyer... Q. Where in Lincolnshire are you based, and what was your...
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May 214 min read
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REVIEW - The Canterbury Tales, Scunthorpe Little Theatre Club, 14th - 17th May 2025 - ****
Alex Hall’s rendering of The Canterbury Tales  will undoubtedly kickstart conversations among audience members over the chiming legacy of...
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May 153 min read
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REVIEW - Can't Stop Carrying On!, Blue Orange Productions, 7th May 2025 - *****
Love ‘em or hate ‘em (though most of us are probably somewhere in-between), the Carry On films are about as steadfastly British as you...
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May 144 min read
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SPOTLIGHT ON... JAMIE HARRIS
Louth Playgoers promise another stirring production in May 2025, so we chatted to LPS guru Jamie Harris to find out more... Q. Where in...
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Apr 295 min read
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REVIEW - Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show, Hambledon Productions, Embassy Theatre Skegness, Thursday 24th April 2025 - *****
Let's be brutally honest. When it comes to tribute shows, the strength of any production depends on just one thing: whether the performer...
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Apr 273 min read
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REVIEW - If I Were You, Caxton Theatre, 19th - 26th April 2025 - ***
Thought-provoking, and startlingly topical, Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy-drama at the Caxton Theatre struggles to deliver many genuine big...
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Apr 243 min read
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SPOTLIGHT ON... LUCY COOPER
We had a chat with Lincs-based actor (and recently turned producer and writer) Lucy Cooper ... Q. Where in Lincolnshire are you based,...
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Apr 225 min read
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