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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 12, 20253 min read


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 7, 20252 min read


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 6, 20253 min read


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 28, 20253 min read


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 26, 20255 min read


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 23, 20254 min read


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 17, 20257 min read


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 6, 20254 min read


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 26, 20254 min read


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 21, 20255 min read


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 19, 20252 min read


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 14, 20252 min read


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 10, 20253 min read


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 8, 20256 min read
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