Norfolk Bookworm

My top play of 2013 was The Globe's version of Richard III, I wasn't expecting this to be the case but it blew me away on both vie...

People, Lyttleton Theatre at the National Theatre, London. February 2013 Due to the Writing Britain exhibition and week of events I a...

Writing Britain: The Broads Effect, Norwich, February 2013. This is going to be a terribly indulgent blog post as yesterday was the off...

The Magistrate, National Theatre Live (Encore), Cinema City, Norwich. January 2013. Thank heavens for the continuation of the National T...

The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls by Anton DiSclafani Way back last November I attended a Reading Agency development day held in Pe...

Acropolis Now, The Blakeney Players, Blakeney. January 2013 The first theatre outing of the year and one that didn't need a journey...

Better late than never... Due to my Christmas lurgy I'm later than I planned in posting my personal top 10s from the last year. ...

Richard III, Apollo Theatre, London. December 2012. I'm a bit late in getting this review up, I can't blame the pressures of th...

Sunday Double Bill, Lyttleton Theatre at the National Theatre, London. December 2012 I think that the general feeling was that Rebecca ...

6 Years in a row! Whilst the headline in this news article is very depressing the fifth paragraph has made me and a lot of other peopl...

One Man, Two Guvnors, Norwich Theatre Royal. December 2012. Norwich is getting some great London shows at the moment (and next year...

Strange Meetings by Harry Ricketts ... well this is a book review post to shock my dad (and many others that know me) I think I...

Staging the World, The British Museum, London. November 2012 Before our recent trip to the ancient Rome at the theatre Rebecca and I mi...

Berenice, Donmar Warehouse, London. November 2012 Now the nights are longer and the days colder the early starts and late finishes that...

Heffers Classic Festival, Cambridge, November 2012. While theatre and Shakespeare appear to be my new favourite things my love of Greec...

Timon of Athens, National Theatre Live, Cinema City, Norwich. November 2012 Thank heavens for whoever had the wonderful idea of broadca...

Fantasia: Live in Concert, Royal Albert Hall, London. October 2012 I think I am a bad influence on my family as this was an outing to t...

My reading is more eclectic than usual at present and I am loving the experience. In addition to the challenges being presented by the t...

Julius Caesar, Theatre Royal, Norwich. October 2012. Trips to the theatre continue apace at present but for once this one didn't ne...

Twelfth Night, The Globe, October 2012 I'm a little behind (again) with reviews but this time I have two excuses - I came home from s...