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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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7 days ago3 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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REVIEW - The Father, Common Ground Theatre Company, Broadbent Theatre, 10th - 12th April 2025 - ****1/2
Written by French playwright Florian Zeller, and translated into English by Christopher Hampton, The Father  can be described as many...
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Apr 113 min read
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REVIEW - Aladdin, Riverhead Rep, Louth Riverhead Theatre, 9th - 13th April 2025 - *****
It’s an onslaught of unadulterated magic, mayhem and big belly-laughs at the Louth Riverhead Theatre this week. Supposedly the theatre’s...
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Apr 103 min read
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REVIEW - The Importance of Being Earnest, 26th - 29th March 2025 - ***1/2
Laura Griffin’s whirlwind production is a high-spiritedly satisfying night, in this tasteful, traditional adaptation of arguably Wilde’s...
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Mar 283 min read
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SPOTLIGHT ON... LAURA GRIFFIN
This week, we caught up with an almighty all-rounder in theatre - Laura Griffin. Q. Where in Lincolnshire are you based, and what was...
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Mar 258 min read
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SPOTLIGHT ON... JANE GABBUTT
This week, we've thrown the spotlight on Events Leader and Volunteer Trustee, Jane Gabbutt... Q. Where you're based in Lincolnshire, and...
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Mar 175 min read
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REVIEW - The Vicar of Dibley, Louth Playgoers, 11th - 15th March 2025 - ****
For directors Sarah Elliott and Jamie Harris, when it comes to staging this seminal sitcom, there are more hurdles than usual. What the...
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Mar 123 min read
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REVIEW - Macbeth, Dickens Theatre Company, Grantham Guildhall Arts Centre, 6th & 7th March 2025 - *****
Dickens Theatre Company, founded in 2015, is a company specialising in optimized classics, who are on something of a winning streak with...
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Mar 72 min read
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REVIEW - The House of Bernarda Alba, Caxton Theatre, 1st - 8th March 2025 - ****
Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba, posthumously linked with his previous works Blood Wedding (1932) and Yerma (1934) to form a “rural...
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Mar 63 min read
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REVIEW - Dracula, Blackeyed Theatre, 27th & 28th February 2025 - **
Is there room for another retelling of Dracula among the well-loved, but more often than not, dubious, collective of current versions,...
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Feb 283 min read
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