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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 3, 20254 min read


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 27, 20254 min read


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 26, 20253 min read


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 24, 20253 min read


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 14, 20253 min read


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 13, 20254 min read


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 9, 20253 min read


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 5, 20253 min read


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 21, 20254 min read


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 14, 20253 min read


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 14, 20254 min read


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 29, 20255 min read


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 27, 20253 min read


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 24, 20253 min read


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 22, 20255 min read


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 11, 20253 min read


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 10, 20253 min read


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 28, 20253 min read


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 25, 20258 min read


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 17, 20255 min read
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