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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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SPOTLIGHT ON... BENJAMIN PEEL
This week, we interviewed playwright Benjamin Peel... Q. Where in Lincolnshire are you based, and what was your first ever live...
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Feb 265 min read
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REVIEW - Dick Turpin, Heckington Players, 7th - 22nd February 2025 - ***
A bold, but ultimately misguided, reinvention of the Dick Turpin story provided the premise for Heckington Players' latest pantomime....
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Feb 244 min read
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SPOTLIGHT ON... JEZ ASHBERRY
We caught up with the fantastic work of Jez Ashberry , a director, actor, producer and board member for Common Ground Theatre Company. ...
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Feb 177 min read
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SPOTLIGHT ON... SUE TWILLEY
This week, we caught up with Scunthorpe Little Theatre Club trustee, Sue Twilley... Q. Where in Lincolnshire are you based,and what was...
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Feb 64 min read
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REVIEW - The Snow Queen, Lindsey Rural Players, Friday 24th January - Sunday 8th February 2025 - ****
Eric Idle could be forgiven for thinking there’s a Spamalo t/Monty Python revival happening in Lincolnshire this winter, what with three,...
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Jan 264 min read
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SPOTLIGHT ON... LAURA TURNER
Our third instalment in the 'Spotlight On...' series throws light on writer, producer and actor LAURA TURNER. Headshot: Laura Turner (c)...
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Jan 215 min read
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REVIEW - The Pillowman, Caxton Theatre, 18th-25th January *****
Premiering in London in 2003, Martin McDonagh’s multi award-winning play The Pillowman is a part-parable, part-portmanteau, politically...
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Jan 192 min read
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SPOTLIGHT ON... STEPHEN LABOURNE
Our second interview is held with experienced actor and director Stephen Labourne ... Q. Where in Lincolnshire are you based, and what...
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Jan 142 min read
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REVIEW - Dick Whittington, Louth Playgoers, 10th-19th January 2025 - ****
You have to give it to Louth Playgoers - one of the most ambitious local theatre groups in the Lincolnshire area. Though this particular...
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Jan 113 min read
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SPOTLIGHT ON... RICHARD PRECIOUS
Welcome to the first blog of our regular ' Spotlight On... ' feature, where we'll be interviewing Lincolnshire based creatives, and...
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Jan 86 min read
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