THARK: Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, London: Review
Kat Pope visits Thark in Finsbury Park. Oh, the larks!...
View ArticleNEW JERSEY NIGHTS: Congress, Eastbourne: Review
So, you've seen Jersey Boys but still need a bit of a Valli fix? Then New Jersey Nights might be the very thing for you. Kat Pope walks like a man to the Congress to find out. ...
View ArticleKAT CALLS
You find me still chasing my own tail, short on time, short on sanity, and short on patience with PC World. Very little new there then… SID IS AN IDIOT Now, summer wouldn’t be summer without a lovely...
View ArticleBRIGHTON COMEDY FESTIVAL OPENING GALA: Brighton Dome: Review
The Brighton Comedy Festival opens this week. Kat Pope went down to the Opening Gala to sample the fare on offer....
View ArticleROOTS : Donmar, London: Review
Three stars The intimate Donmar stage is the perfect setting for this kitchen sink drama from Arnold Wesker, the middle part of his trilogy of ground-breaking post-war plays, and the most often...
View ArticleALEXEI SAYLE @Brighton Comedy Festival: Corn Exchange: Review
Kat Pope is so old she remembers Alexei Sayle the first time round. Is his second coming just as good?...
View ArticleRUSSELL KANE: Brighton Comedy Festival@Dome: Review
Kat Pope overcomes her prejudices and finds much to love in a leggy Sugar Kane...
View ArticleBRIGHTON COMEDY FESTIVAL
Kat Pope goes in search of a laugh at the Brighton Comedy Festival, and is surprised at just what makes her chortle...
View ArticleTHRILLER LIVE: Lyric Theatre, London: Review
Kat Pope hates Michael Jackson so what the hell is she going to make of THRILLER LIVE's 2000th performance? Prepare to be surprised......
View ArticleREVIEW: The Mentalists – Wyndham’s Theatre
It’s rare that you can see in an actor’s face a look of "I know very well this is tripe, but I’ve just got to go through the motions," but it is written all over Stephen Merchant’s gormless face from...
View ArticleREVIEW: A Midsummer Night’s Dream@Young Vic
With the whole cast of 14 on stage for the full two hours of this production, and with it taking place on a stage full of mud, you’d be forgiven for thinking this play was set on the last day of...
View ArticleREVIEW: Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf@Harold Pinter Theatre, London
Staunton continues to wow the West End in this stunning production. Given the calibre of casting and of writing, could director James Macdonald have gone wrong with this new production of the classic...
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